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Council refuse trucks stuck in SA for 3 years
FIFTEEN refuse trucks bought by Harare City Council in South Africa are stuck there almost three years on as it cannot raise over US$2 million required for their delivery. However, there are conflicti...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
The name Mashurugwi irks the Shurugwi residents
The land of many heroes Shurugwi. The welcoming area and it does not deserve to be labelled as the mother land of these cold blooded criminals.Comrade Matemadanda the National Political Commis...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1086 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiyangwa's strange dream on a cold night
Zimbabweans never cease to amaze me. They have a penchant to blow their own trumpet (kuzvifonera) at every opportunity, but nature has its own humbling ways. Examples abound of people swaggering and b...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:03hrs | 664 | by Cliff Chiduku
Constitutional Amendment Bill being misconstrued and politicised
The Constitutional Amendment Bill which was gazetted by Government on 31 December 2019 has sparked controversy among citizens and a deliberate ploy to influence a bandwagon resistance of the passage o...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 14:38hrs | 1296 | by Ashley Kondo
Existence of Polad confirms that 'We have a problem'
Zimbabweans are deluded from self-immolation. The fact that we have an elephant in the room called "POLAD" is a conformant or a sign that indeed we have an impending matter which is inconclusive. In S...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 13:15hrs | 2227 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa's govt takes plunge to compensate white farmers
ONE of the most interesting developments in the recent budget statement is government's decision to compensate former white farmers after nearly 20 years following the 2000 land reform programme. The ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:39hrs | 168 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Mary Chiwenga's controversy - Winky D prophecy fulfilled?
If you are die-hard music fan, then you probably know at least one singer whose words have turned out to be prophetic. Way back in the 1990s, even before the wool was peeled off our eyes, Thom...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 11:24hrs | 14563 | by Jera
Reflection of Historical perspective: Mashurungwi & August 1 Narrative
There was a paradox of analogue on why Mnangagwa was given security roles ahead of any other roles as a cabinet Minister. Was it a sign of bravery or he resembled the hardline stance which made him to...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 16:14hrs | 670 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
PROPHECY: Two meetings to destabilise Zimbabwe
Prominent Bulawayo Pastor Ian Ndlovu has prophesied that there are going to be two meetings that are going to destabilise the stability of Zimbabwe. In a prophecy issued at his Bulawayo church...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 15:45hrs | 12223 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Timothy Sykes scam and characteristics required for Penny Stock trading
Timothy Sykes Scam has been the most controversial topic on the internet for quite some time now. If you are in the trading world, there is no way you would not be familiar with Timothy sykes a...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 11:27hrs | 934 | by Staff writer
Top gong pits Prince and Josta
IT appears that the battle for the 2019 Soccer Star of the Year will be a shootout between Joel "Josta'' Ngodzo and Prince Dube. The Caps United midfielder and the Highlanders striker were the...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe torments villagers from the grave
CONTROVERSY continues to follow former President Robert Mugabe to his grave, with his neighbours now being forced to relocate their cattle kraals to pave way for the construction of a protective preca...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:22hrs | 3012 | by Staff reporter
Firm faces blacklisting over Zimra scandal
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) has warned that a company that supplies government with vehicles risks being blacklisted if investigations establish that it was involved in smu...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:48hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe does not need new names
A week after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube stirred controversy over his budget allocation for a space project, the government was at it again with an announcement that left many questioning the author...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:39hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Controversy over gukurahundi architect's Bulawayo street name
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni says the local authority was not consulted on the renaming of the city's streets while the opposition MDC denounced the move as gross arrogance by central government....Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:38hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
Come for more cash: RBZ
Banks have to continuously draw cash from the central bank to ensure uninterrupted supply to depositors, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has said.New cash and coins - ...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2006 | by Staff reporter
Biti slams 'amateurish' accounting
Former finance minister Tendai Biti said the omission of Chinese development assistance in the 2020 budget statement was "amateurish" after China made a strong protest on Tuesday.The Chinese e...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:21hrs | 3312 | by ZimLive
Churches crank up pressure for Chamisa, Mnangagwa talks
Churches are cranking up pressure for national dialogue, with the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) setting up December 13 for the launch of the National Convergence Platform (NCP)....Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:37hrs | 2097 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet reshuffle fails to impress
PRESDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's cabinet reshuffle last Friday, where he retained tired and incompetent ministers, including those tainted by corruption allegations, and assigned supposedly fresh minds t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:18hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Denny Mashengele left a 'trail of friendship'
Master of ceremonies Church leaders Family members and all present I am honoured to be one of the people chosen to speak for the friends of Denny Mashengele. Harold Ndl...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 405 | by Strike Mkandla
Is Chamisa a dictator in the making?
Dictators are not born but created by 'we the people' due to political, economic, and social conditions obtaining in a country. In dire economic and political situations, 'we the people' are desperate...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 22:09hrs | 2651 | by Lovemore Sibanda Ph.D.
Joram Gumbo: Charges wont shed light into the ZimAirways scandal
Joram Gumbo, the former Transport minister, has been arrested for his actions around the Zimbabwe Airways controversy. But it tells a story of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's feeble anti-corruption dri...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:40hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets up probe team for Chitungwiza
Government has set up a probe team to investigate allegations of corruption and mismanagement at Chitungwiza Town Council following the controversy that surrounded the recent suspension of town clerk ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:39hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala threatens to unleash violence
MDC-Alliance vice chairman and Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala, who is facing subversion charges, courted more controversy when he threatened to unleash violence on the Government while addressing...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1634 | by Staff reporter
US$14m funding for Chivayo's Gwanda solar project
The 100 megawatt (MW) Gwanda solar project has received fresh impetus after a local infrastructure fund, African Transmission Corporation (ATC) Holdings, agreed to extend US$14 million to finance the ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 3130 | by Staff reporter
How De Jongh has reinvigorated Bosso
WHEN Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh arrived in the country in September to take up the vacant job at Highlanders, he evoked mixed feelings from a number of football stakeholders including journalists with ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1470 | by Staff reporter
China still committed to financing Zimbabwe projects
THE African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (Afrodad), together with the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd), this week held a multi-stakeholder public debt conference to di...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Choppies plans to exit SA, Kenya as regional expansion drive collapses
TROUBLED Botswana-based retail group, Choppies, is set to pull out of South Africa and Kenya, two of the region's largest markets. Its ambitions to become one of the biggest food retailers in sub-Saha...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 06:00hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual wants judge removed in 'desperate attempt' to delay case
A bid by Old Mutual to have the judge presiding over its legal battle with its axed CEO Peter Moyo removed from the case is a "desperate attempt" to prevent the start of the contempt of court hearing ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 17:19hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must step down - Chief Ndiweni
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has stirred new controversy by calling on Zimbabweans to take advantage of the anti-sanctions march tomorrow to call on Presid...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 11:06hrs | 7368 | by Staff Reporter
Shona nurses recruitment controversy - Mpilo Hospital under siege
Mpilo Central Hospital's School of Nursing was temporarily shut down on Monday when activists from the opposition party and hundreds of people looking for a career in nursing thronged the institution....Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1673 | by ZimLive
Oskido on how he discovered Jah Seed, other stars
WHEN the man that had been born Anesu Mupemi in Mbare in 1973, jumped on stage and grabbed the microphone while heavyweight South African kwaito super group Boom Shaka were performing at Palace Garden...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:45hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa itches for clash with Mnangagwa
Opposition MDC party leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the country was drawing to a "tipping point" as shortages of key commodities persist, while the collapse of the local currency and rising infl...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:03hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe obstinate in death as in life
Although the deposed late former President Robert Mugabe was finally buried at his rural home in Zvimba, tongues will continue waging. As I see it, his snubbing the National Heroes Acre, a shrine he i...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:53hrs | 16 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Council seeks garnish powers
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba yesterday appealed to Parliament to make legislative reforms that will give powers to the city council to execute garnishing orders just like the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority ...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:28hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Councils must consider housing provision as core business
SEVEN desperate homeseekers were recently arrested in Marondera after they invaded a farm belonging to the town's municipality. Led by their co-operative leaders, the residents immediately parcelled o...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:51hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents endorse solar farms at disused cemeteries
BULAWAYO residents have said they are not opposed to the setting up of solar farms at disused cemeteries as long as council does not tamper with graves.The residents said this during a Bulaway...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 19:44hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Ugliest man in Zimbabwe set to win a cow
The man adjudged to be the foulest-looking at Mr Ugly Zimbabwe will this year walk away with a cow for that feat as the competition, which was not held last year, makes a return this month.The...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:31hrs | 3411 | by Staff reporter
Kevin Malunga courts controversy, again
Outgoing Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga was on Sunday embroiled in another controversy in connection with the Office of the Public Protector.This after Malunga cried foul at the headlin...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 13:47hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
What next for the Mugabe kids?
Robert Mugabe may be gone, but his children will carry the name, good or bad, in their chosen paths which feature showbiz, farming and mining, for years to come.When Mugabe married Grace, she ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 17:15hrs | 9379 | by Lenin Ndebele
The Mugabe legacy, the ignominy of failed G40 politicking
The controversy and contradiction surrounding the memory of the late former President Robert Mugabe is telling of the extent to which his legacy was abused both in life and in his afterlife.Th...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:06hrs | 64 | by Lewis Matutu
Mystery of Mugabe's 'multiple' caskets unravelled
Although former President Robert Mugabe was buried last week, the story of his caskets has remained subject of much debate, adding to the "controversy" surrounding his burial.Many ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:05hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Roadworks scandal hits Harare
Harare City Council (HCC) is reeling from yet another controversy after an internal audit unearthed a major scandal through which some road contractors engaged to rehabilitate 43 selected roads in the...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:01hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Management squabbles explode at Zimplats as South Africans are appointed to take over
PLATINUM miner Zimplats has been seized with perennial management squabbles resulting in a major shake-up, that saw the demotion of some top managers.Zim Morning Post understands that the rece...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 12:14hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC pushes for ministers' arrest
MDC is pushing for the arrest of deputy Defence minister Victor Matemadanda and his Health counterpart Obadiah Moyo on allegations of abuse of office in connection with the distribution of medicines i...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2701 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zanu-PF thug terrorises court officials
A Zanu-PF youth league member jailed for a spate of robberies in August sent court officials scurrying for cover in Kwekwe on Monday after a magistrate added a year to his sentence.Tichaona Is...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 398 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa halts Mugabe mausoleum construction
GOVERNMENT has stopped construction of what was supposed to be late former President Robert Mugabe's mausoleum at the National Heroes Acre two days after he was buried at his rural Zvimba home, NewZim...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 07:37hrs | 2535 | by newzimbabwe
Council failures rooted in legislative deficits
ZIMBABWE is burning while the central government dithers. For the second time in less than a decade residents in urban areas are feeling the effects of murky local government administration as Preside...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 07:25hrs | 127 | by Cliff Chiduku
Mutodi under siege over Zanu-PF 'dunderheads' tweet
Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi is skating on a thin ice after the youth league in his home province came out against his recent labelling party youths as dunderheads. Provincial you...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:24hrs | 3768 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe's burial place was never negotiable'
Despite weeks of controversy and confusion regarding the burial of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, the decision was finally taken to bury him at his rural village at Kutama in Zvimba distri...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 19:28hrs | 6248 | by Staff reporter
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