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Stanbic named Bank of The Year 2020
HARARE - 3 December 2020 - Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has been awarded the 2020 Bank of the Year 2020 accolade for the second year running by top banking magazine - The Banke...Published: 5 hrs ago | 502 | by Agencies
The day of reckoning shall come
The political events on the ground already indicate what will happen in 2023 when political parties will bid for the occupation of the State House. While the time to prepare for such contestation is n...Published: 5 hrs ago | 907 | by Grace Chekai
One-stop border post to ease congestion at Beitbridge
CONGESTION and long delays have become perennial at Beitbridge due to its high economic activity as the nucleus of regional and international trade, and this requires South Africa and Zimbabwe to upgr...Published: 8 hrs ago | 450 | by Staff reporter
US$300m for Beitbridge Border Post upgrade
THE ZimBorders Consortium has secured nearly US$300 million for the upgrade and modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post, the country's busiest inland port of entry and one of the region's key transit ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scores high on debt management transparency
Zimbabwe has reasonably high ratings in the region in terms of debt management transparency according to the Open Budget Index (OBI). A country's budget transparency score, reflected on the OB...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:14hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Border officials must strictly enforce thorough screening of travellers for Covid-19
ZIMBABWE has today opened its land borders to private passenger vehicles and pedestrians. The borders were closed in March as part of the lockdown restriction measures meant to curb the spread of Covi...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
NGOs pouring substantial amounts of money to unite MDC factions
SOME Western countries are pouring substantial amounts of money through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to unite feuding MDC factions. If efforts to unite the feuding parties fail, the f...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes huge strides in combating HIV/AIDS
Zimbabwe has made commendable progress in reversing the course of the AIDS pandemic through prevention of new HIV infections and the provision of treatment to those infected despite economic challenge...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora remittances up 48% in 10 months, says RBZ
DIASPORA remittances increased by 48 percent to reach US$760 million in the 10 months to October 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ).The...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 19:02hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira finally confirms that 5th Brigade targeted Ndebeles only
"We have heard lies being thrown around in the media. They are saying we have been captured to white-wash the gukurahundi reburial. Well let me make it clear that is not the case. Only Chiefs from Mat...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 10:18hrs | 5464 | by Israel Dube
Mthuli Ncube promises to recapitalise NRZ
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has announced plans by government to recapitalise the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).Ncube visited the parastatal last Friday.This was after the NRZ ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:11hrs | 950 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 increases vulnerability to HIV infection
COVID-19 is said to be increasing vulnerability to HIV infection, increasing the need for Zimbabwe to scale up its fight against the epidemic.This was revealed by the National Aids Council in ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube US$100m for Sovereign Wealth Fund
AN equivalent of US$100 million has been set aside in the National Budget to operationalise the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), established about five years ago to build reserves for long term savings, F...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Sadc waits for signal from Mozambique
Let's face it, any disturbing developments in a neighbouring country have the effect of being contagious if not carefully managed. There is something disturbing taking place in Mozambique in the provi...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 805 | by Ranga Mataire
Black Friday flops in SA
BLACK Friday this year was a flop for South African retailers, early statistics show, with a huge decrease in in-store sales.Retailers expected reduced sales compared to 2019, as shoppers avoi...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:58hrs | 1877 | by Staff reporter
What Zanu-PF can learn from China
(In December 2016, ZimLive editor Mduduzi Mathuthu, then the editor of The Southern Times newspaper based in Namibia, was dragged over the coals and subsequently fire...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1299 | by Ranga Mberi
Fears of deadly second wave of COVID-19 mount
ZIMBABWE risks a more deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak after the festive season with an expected increase in the number of people visiting from neighbouring countries, health experts have w...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:49hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa bid to build school, hospital hits brick wall
Gutu Rural District Council led by its chairman, Nicholas Zambara has flatly refused Nelson Chamisa the MDC A president the chance to build a boarding school and a hospital in his home area in Ward 23...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 17:42hrs | 6574 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA to open B/Bridge amid tight COVID-19 protocols
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was going ahead with the reopening of the Beitbridge border post on December 1 as scheduled but with tight COVID-19 protocols in a bid to control the spread of the virus i...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:24hrs | 3101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, South Aafrica strike border deal
Zimbabwe and South Africa are working flat out to harmonise management and health systems at Beitbridge Border Post so that more people can cross the Limpopo during the festive season without health r...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe keen to rejoin Commonwealth
Government will prioritise rejoining the Commonwealth as a launch-pad to unlock international goodwill and sustain re-engagement milestones already realised through resumption of political dialogue wi...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Imports of old second hand cars banned
Imports of second-hand vehicles more than 10 years old are to be banned to contain the import bill and promote the domestic motor industry, while all vehicles imported from Japan now require prior cle...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:08hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Sadc plots Mozambique rescue mission
SADC yesterday undertook to work on a robust regional response to the growing threat of terrorism and insurgency in parts of Mozambique, which it will put in action once finalised. This came o...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans living in extreme poverty increase to 6 million in 2019
The number of poor people in the country increased to 8.9 million in 2019 - more than half of its estimated population - from 8 million in 2017 while those living in extreme poverty increased to 6 mil...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:31hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
NRZ courting Turkey, Indonesia investors
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is courting investors from Turkey, Russia and Indonesia as it continues with efforts to restructure its operations. Despite demand for its services...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:29hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe meets Motsoaledi ahead of the re-opening of Beitbridge border post
Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe met with his South African counterpart Aaron Motsoaledi in Beitbridge on Friday ahead of the re-opening of the border to normal traffic on December 1.The ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:15hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
Ministers of Home Affairs discuss the fate of Zimbabweans in South Africa
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Kazembe Kazembe are in a closed meeting at the offices of the Musina...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 13:52hrs | 4022 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why it is wrong to draw parallels between Trump and Mugabe
On November 6, after a speech by Donald Trump in which he baselessly claimed the 2020US presidential election was fraudulent, ABC journalist Leigh Sales criticised what she saw as an outgoing ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 08:47hrs | 1914 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe slides deeper into debt distress
ZIMBABWE'S total external debt rocketed by US$106 million to US$8,2 billion at the end of September, throwing the economy into further debt distress, according to Finance minister Mthuli Ncube....Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:05hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Ezra Tshisa Sibanda partner BCC for artistes' crowdfunding
NHIMBE Trust in partnership with the Bulawayo City Council and veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sibanda have come up with a crowdfunding initiative which is meant to serve as a financial mechanism for ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:03hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Govt to centralise control of State firms
THE Government will adopt a centralised ownership model for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to eliminate inconsistencies in governance and ministerial interferences, Finance and Economic Development Mi...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 06:54hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Govt prioritises infrastructure development
The Second Republic has adopted a deliberate strategy to channel more resources towards speeding up key infrastructural development projects such as dam construction in order to ensure food security, ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:06hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Government reviews boarding hostels capacities
Government is reviewing the maximum carrying capacity of all boarding school hostels after 184 pupils at John Tallach School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North, tested positive of the COVID-19 while ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Social impact report disclosure for Batoka Gorge electricity scheme begins
The Zambezi River Authority is embarking on the public disclosure of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the development of the billion-dollar Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government systems among most improved in Africa, says Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Zimbabwe is slowly improving its governance systems according to the latest results from the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) which have seen the country ranked among the five most improved ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 05:59hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to tighten COVID-19 lockdown measures
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced that it would enforce tighter COVID-19 lockdown measures and a curfew after COVID-19 cases soared to 9 308 on Monday.In a post-Cabinet media briefing, Tourism an...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:45hrs | 6980 | by Staff reporter
Only Matabeleland and Midlands chiefs to be used for Gukurahundi genocide cover-ups
Chief THE President of the Chiefs' Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira has said only chiefs from Matabeleland and Midlands provinces whose people were affected by Gukurahundi will participate in reburia...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
SA likely to return to lockdown
South Africa could return into lockdown following an upsurge in Covid-19 infections. Ranked number 16 in the world in infections, the country has the highest number of cases in Africa. Al...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:39hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC plots to burn Zimbabwe Government buildings?
A LEAKED audio recording of a top MDC-Alliance official reveals stunning details of how the opposition party planned a wave of terror that involved burning Government buildings and faking abductions t...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Solving youth unemployment problem in Zimbabwe by leveraging digital economy
Zimbabwe is renowned the world over as a top tourist destination in southern Africa and one of the African countries with a vast natural resource endowment. Tourism and agriculture have been the count...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:24hrs | 200 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe scores high in Africa electricity regulatory rankings
Zimbabwe has recorded an impressive performance in the latest Electricity Regulatory Index 2020 advancing from 21st position out of 34 participants in 2019 to sixth position in 2020 out of 36....Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:38hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally survives Covid 19
Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister, Senator Larry Mavima has become one of the high profile figures to survive the Covid-19 virus after he tested negative to the virus today following weeks in isola...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:37hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Failed economic blueprints
The status of paralysis in which Zimbabwe has slipped throughout the past 40 years might be traced back to the early 1980s.A number of economic policies have been formulated and subsequently i...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 10:27hrs | 1350 | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa's MDC failure-bound foray to the countryside
MDC-Alliance's youth assembly held a national executive council meeting in Bulawayo two weeks ago where it resolved to boost the party's electoral fortunes in 2023 by moving to rural areas to recruit ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:24hrs | 1489 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Remains of Ginimbi's foreign friends repatriated
THE charred remains of Malawian Limumba Karim and Alishia Adams from Mozambique were Saturday repatriated to their respective countries, police have confirmed.Karim, a controversial fugitive b...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:54hrs | 1631 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to the heads of state of SADC nations
More than business as usual needed to save wildlife and people from covid-19 destructionYOUR EXCELLENCIES:We are facing an unprecedented wildlife conservation crisis. With COVID-19 imp...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 14:33hrs | 834 | by Emmanuel Koro
'Finance cops soldiers better'
CABINET ministers in charge of security ministries have pleaded with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to avail more resources to security forces when he presents his 2021 national budget this week, the D...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 4373 | by Staff reporter
More confusion about Cosafa disqualification
A CONFEDERATION of African Football (Caf ) official says being disqualified from the Cosafa Under-17 competition does not imply age-cheating, creating more confusion about Zimbabwe's disqualification....Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:17hrs | 1922 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions MSU Industrial Park
AN industrial park established by Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru was yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, who reiterated the need for all institutions of higher and tertiary educat...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants action against 'dictators'
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa says institutions such as the African Union (AU) must take a tough stance against leaders on the continent that abuse human rights, including killing peaceful pro...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:01hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
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