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Former minister's children fight over estate
Former Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Nelson Samkange's children are entangled in a battle over the control of their late father's farm, which has affected Rukoba Secondary School operat...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1143 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa-led Parliament committee dissolved
Parliament's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders yesterday dissolved the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development and is set to unveil a Privileges Committee to investigate...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 23:06hrs | 3517 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe stews in legal bills
FOR over 37 years, former president Robert Mugabe had remained untouchable as many citizens suffered in silence at the hands of the autocratic leader. But when his rule came to a dramatic end nearly t...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:33hrs | 3542 | by Staff reporter
Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora
Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well establi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1387 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Sponsors court Dembare?
HARARE football's fallen giants Dynamos are reportedly being courted by several corporates who are eager to partner them this season in a bid to bring back the glory days of the previous seasons when ...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:09hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Makwavarara's $80m fraud docket to be merged
THE court has ordered that former chairperson of Harare City Council's caretaker commission, Sekesai Makwavavarara, who is accused of awarding a road dualisation tender to Augur Investment Company wit...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Parliament meets over Temba Mliswa bribe
Parliament's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders is expected to meet today and constitute a Privileges Committee to investigate allegations against Norton legislator and three others that they dema...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
CBZ garnishes all Dembare's financial sources?
DYNAMOS' failure to settle a $247 505 debt owed to CBZ Bank, which has seen their accounts at Stewart Bank and BanABC being garnished, could destroy the Glamour Boys' relationship with their principal...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:56hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Jabu features in nasty indecent tape
Studio 263 actor Jabu (real name Denzel Burutsa) successfully stole the limelight from Winky D at the weekend after his indecent-tape emerged and started doing the rounds on social media. Peop...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Minister blasts poor workmanship on roads
GOVERNMENT will not tolerate poor workmanship on road projects and going forward strict adherence to maintenance of quality standards on infrastructural development will be done to save the country mi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:53hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
'Zinara toll fees remain unchanged'
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) will not increase toll fees, but will implement measures to minimise revenue leakages to channel more funds towards road projects in support of Presi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:30hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's January inflation hits 10,75%
The month on month inflation rate in January 2019 was 10,75 percent gaining 1,72 percentage points on the December 2018 rate of 9,03 percent. This means that prices of goods and services as me...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:28hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | 213 | by Victor Bhoroma
CIO dirty secrets exposed
A top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer has accused his bosses in the spy agency of victimising him because they fear he will expose their corrupt activities.Augustine Mutambu, the C...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:17hrs | 3050 | by Staff reporter
Skyz Metro hit by resignations
A restructuring exercise at Bulawayo's first commercial radio station - Sykz Metro FM - has resulted in the departure of two popular presenters amid indications that more employees will ditch the broa...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:00hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Haddon and Sly suspends workers
ONE of Bulawayo's oldest supermarkets, Haddon and Sly Supermarket has suspended 52 workers with immediate effect for participating in what it called an illegal job action last year, it has been establ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:54hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Govt begins receiving applications for voluntary retirement
Government has begun accepting applications for voluntary retirement from civil servants as authorities move to trim its workforce and reduce costs.Voluntary retirement was identified as one o...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:46hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
We remain committed to media liberalisation
I have great pleasure to address you today (February 14) at the close of the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services' Strategic Planning Workshop.It is now four days since...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | 55 | by Hon. Monica Mutsvangwa
Zimbabwe unlikely to renew Bureau Veritas deal
Bureau Veritas's contract is unlikely to be renewed as Zimbabwe's private sector continues to raise consternation over increasing business costs due to the implementation of the Consignment Based Conf...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:44hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's top cop sued over $167,000 electricity debt
FORMER Police Deputy Commissioner-General, Innocent Matibiri, has been taken to court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), which is seeking payment of $167 109 fo...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:12hrs | 4328 | by Staff reporter
More foreigners at Dembare
DYNAMOS' appetite for foreigners is showing no signs of abating with the Harare giants coach Lloyd Chigowe (pictured) yesterday revealing that the club is expecting two more players from Ivory Coast t...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:42hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for Supa Mandiwanzira
A HARARE regional magistrate will today deliver ruling on an application for exception of charges filed by former Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security minister, Supa Mandiwanzira, w...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:41hrs | 1768 | by Staff reporter
Performance contracts for senior Govt officials
Government has started preparing performance contracts for senior officials such as permanent secretaries and directorates and parastatals to measure the extent to which they would have implemented th...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
KFC spreads US$150m wings in Zimbabwe
South African giant Chicken Bird Holdings (CBH), the owners of fast-food Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise in the country, have committed to invest US$150 million in Zimbabwe's agricultural secto...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:32hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
ZPC to start Harare re-powering project
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will commence re-powering project for Harare Power Station (generator number 2) in the first quarter of this year in a development that will add 60 megawatts to the na...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:31hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airways:- Malaysia rejects aircraft deal reversal
MALAYSIAN Airlines has turned down the Zimbabwean government's request to reverse a deal for the purchase of two Boeing 777 planes and threatened to take legal action for breach of contract, insiders ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:22hrs | 3654 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa avails $30m for Matebeleland South roads
Government has availed $30 million for various roads in Matebeleland South Province under the road development programme.The programme was meant to fund the maintenance of roads and other deve...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 17:37hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Court orders inspection at Mugabe son in-law's office
An inspection -in-loco has been set for February 19, at former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simbarashe Chikore's business premises to ascertain the credibility of the Human Resources manager's...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 10:41hrs | 3833 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy plunges into VUCA environment
Business leaders are frustrated with the inability to anticipate and handle the country's fragile and toxic economy which continues to implode, a situation which has left them in distress.This...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:59hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
All aboard Zupco: Is this a rebirth or stillbirth?
This article is a follow-up to my previous one, Kombi nation: Re-imagining our urban transport system.In that article, I presented a number of options on how we could improve our public transp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1404 | by Mike Murenzvi
Chivayo in court over $10 000 ZPC bribe
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing a bribery charge after he allegedly transferred $10 000 into former Zimbabwe Power Company chairperson Stanely Ka...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa ejected from Parliament chambers
Norton legislator, Mr Temba Mliswa was ejected from the National Assembly yesterday for disorderly conduct in the Chamber after he continued rumbling despite repeated efforts by presiding officer to b...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:15hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Bosso kick out 'age cheating' goalkeeper
HIGHLANDERS have severed ties with former Mutare City Rovers goalkeeper, Alfredy Chiname, after discovering that the player falsified his age less than a month after penning a two-year deal. B...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:12hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira wants to delay trial, says State
THE prosecution has opposed former Information, Communication Technology and Cyber Security Minister Supa Mandiwanzira's application for exception, saying it lacks merit. The Nyanga South Nati...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya, Chivayo cornered
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya has been summoned by the police for allegedly evading $22 million tax, while Wicknell Chivayo appeared in court yesterday for al...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo companies do not have required expertise, says Rainbow Hotel
Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel has lamented the lack of qualified personnel to take up employment at the hotel during its massive renovation project.The hotel has closed its doors to the public as it ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 16:32hrs | 4759 | by Cite.org
Mtukudzi memorial concert shelved
Government has postponed the proposed Tuku Peace Memorial concert which was meant to celebrate the life of the late national hero, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi. The concert had been pencilled for this Satur...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:39hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cuts off private land developers
BULAWAYO Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube has said private land developers are giving City Fathers a headache after failing to deliver, hence the local authority will no longer be providing them with la...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:37hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Egodini developer recruits 65 people
BULAWAYO's Egodini Mall developer, Terracotta Private Limited, has so far recruited 65 people to work on the initial stages of the multi-million dollar project. The Bulawayo City Council award...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:23hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp gives away Mliswa's shady deals
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa, who is in the eye of a storm for allegedly soliciting for a bribe from a local businessman, has claimed to belong to very powerful cartels after being cornered by fello...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:12hrs | 6848 | by Staff reporter
'262 million Zimbabwe-bound substandard products rejected'
Bureau Veritas (BV), an international firm contracted by government to undertake consignment-based conformity assessment (CBCA) for imports destined for Zimbabwe, says it has rejected 262 million subs...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:41hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
SRC grilled over $1,2m Potraz loan to Zifa
SPORT and Recreation Council (SRC) director of sport Joseph Muchechetere was yesterday grilled in Parliament over a $1,2 million loan which the SRC sourced from Potraz to fund the Zimbabwe senior nati...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:41hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Discord at Dynamos mirrors national ills
WITH about a month-and-a-half to go before the start of the 2019 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season, there is a lot of excitement generated from the activities in the transfer market, where clu...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | 456 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa eyes 3 major roads per province
Government is targeting to construct or rehabilitate three major trunk roads in each of the country's 10 provinces using public-private partnerships (PPPs) and its own resources, Transport and Infrast...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Zim students in Russia turn to prostitution for survival
Zimbabwe Students in Russia have written a damning Twitter thread exposing how the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has abandoned them in the Eastern European country.The students wh...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3302 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government promises to stop propaganda
The Ministry of Information has announced that it is framing new strategies of disseminating information and dumping the usual method of churning out propaganda. This was announced by the Perm...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 12:55hrs | 5179 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo suspends sale of housing stands
BULAWAYO City Council has suspended the sale of housing stands, citing currency distortions in the country less than two months after residents rejected its bid to sell stands in hard currency....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:56hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Thomas Mapfumo
A former manager of Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo's Blacks Unlimited, Cuthbert Chiromo, has been dragged into the controversial fallout between Mapfumo and his former spokesperson Blessing Va...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:14hrs | 7562 | by Staff reporter
Forex shortage stalls Bubi road projects
ROAD projects in Bubi District, Matabeleland North have been put on hold due to a shortage of foreign currency to procure the necessary equipment, an official has said.Bubi Rural District Coun...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:56hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
More heads to roll at Zesa
SEVERAL Zesa Holdings senior managers face the axe following a damning forensic audit that has unearthed serious allegations of corruption and abuse of office.Last week, the national electrici...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:55hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
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