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Mnangagwa's minister caught in messy scandal
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza has been accused of failing to pay back US$8 000 she allegedly took from the corruption-ridden National Social Security Authority (NSSA) under the guise of ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Not yet time for Zimbabwe to go into space
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has often been accused of being far too removed from what ordinary Zimbabweans are experiencing in the wake of economic turmoil that is taking back the country into the d...Published: 7 hrs ago | 157 | by Staff reporter
MDC demonstrates at Warriors match
AFTER being denied a chance to protest by police with the latest being at Thursday's 2020 budget presentation, MDC youths ambushed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime by demonstrating as the country...Published: 7 hrs ago | 341 | by newzimbabwe
Bulawayo residents brace for massive rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council reportedly got no objections to its 2019 supplementary budget and 2020 budget projections and have since forwarded the two to the Ministry of Local Government and Public Work...Published: 7 hrs ago | 125 | by Staff reporter
Zesa disconnects Mnangagwa
Most parts of Bulawayo including the Central Business District woke up on Friday without electricity on the day President Emmerson Mnangagwa was scheduled to address the Urban Councillors Association ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 13:32hrs | 5569 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli's budget a drop in the ocean
The 2020 budget is out but the future of the country still looks all gloom and not inspiring at all.The budget lacks clarity and is full of deception, lies and falsehoods. After austerity meas...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1553 | by Leonard Koni
Victoria Falls teachers boycott ZimSec exam
TEACHERS at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls on Wednesday stayed at home citing incapacitation at a time they were expected to supervise a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordi...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1179 | by Staff reporter
8 Beitbridge bodies face pauper's burial
GOVERNMENT officials in Beitbridge, who are grappling with a mortuary crisis following the suspension of morgue services at the 160-bed Beitbridge District Hospital last week, are seeking authority to...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents plot siege on council offices
RESIDENTS from Gweru's Mkoba and Woodlands Park high-density suburbs have threatened to protest against the city council's failure to provide water to ratepayers and deal with its dumpsite, which is s...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
MDC snubs Mnangagwa to bury cadres
THE opposition MDC yesterday continued with its protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy and snubbed the 2020 national budget presentation over his presence in Parliament.All...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economic crisis breeding ground for human trafficking
Zimbabwe's worsening socio-economic crisis creating a breeding ground for human trafficking, key stakeholders dealing with immigration and human trafficking have revealed. This emerged during ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:21hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Cabinet reshuffle sparks uproar
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)'s cabinet reshuffle has caused consternation in government and Zanu-PF as officials believe it was motivated by the need to consolidate and retain power rather ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Can new Zimdollar relieve the chronic cash crunch?
Gason Mukuvadzi, a lanky man with boyish looks, sits behind a makeshift desk in Mbare's Mupedzanhamo centre. An umbrella canvas shelters him from the blistering sun as he waits for customers looking t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:19hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt warms to Chamisa talks
THE Zanu-PF government has warmed up to dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa following his "conciliatory tone" over President Emerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy, but rejected foreign mediation i...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:42hrs | 8547 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF committing crime against humanity, says Chamisa
Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has pleaded with the donor community to immediately intervene and stop Zanu-PF from capitalising on the humanitarian crisis and using donated food to garner votes....Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Chamisa's councillors
PRESIDENT will today address predominantly MDC councillors in Bulawayo amid divisions in the opposition party over the Zimbabwean leader's legitimacy.T Emmerson MnangagwaIronically, MDC Member...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Once cash economy is taxed, who needs cash
There never was any possibility of keeping the bulk of the new notes and coins out of the informal sector, or at least the bulk of the first batches released to banks, since the main reason why most p...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:28hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Victoria Falls schools
There was chaos on Wednesday when teachers at Mosi oa Tunya High school in Victoria Falls refused to invigilate History Paper 1 because of incapacitation the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbab...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:22hrs | 1341 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BCC tells ratepayers to engage private plumbers
BULAWAYO city fathers have advised ratepayers to engage private plumbers to attend to leaking and burst pipes because the local authority is battling manpower shortages.This came to light yest...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City release toilet flashing timetable?
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has encouraged residents to simultaneously flush their toilets twice a day in the morning (6-6.30AM) and evening (8-8.30PM) as a way of cleaning its sewer and reticulat...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans angered by $300 bank withdrawal limits
Zimbabweans finally got access to new low-denomination currency on Tuesday that authorities hope will end chronic cash shortages, but banks maintained an existing weekly withdrawal limit of $300 (US$2...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 18:08hrs | 3996 | by Staff reporter
ZESA's corruption & incompetence an unwarranted burden on Zimbabweans - need for urgent accountability
As I write this article, we are just seated, or milling around, incapable of engaging in any meaningful productive work. Why? Because there is no electricity - which, we desperately need for our effec...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 1917 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Long queues as Zimbabwe releases new bank notes, coins
New bank notes and coins finally hit the streets of Zimbabwe on Tuesday after a false start the day before, with depositors forming long queues at banks and ATMs. The new notes are part of Pre...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 12:07hrs | 3367 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy of the doctors' crippling strike
It is simple: The tragedy of the over two-months doctors' strike is that Zimbabwe has two finely distinct groups; those who feel (the majority) the impact of the strike and those who talk (the minorit...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1735 | by Learnmore Zuze
Doctors' absence prolongs patients' suffering
ORDINARY citizens whose pockets are not deep enough to afford private medical care continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing stand-off between medical doctors — who have been on industrial action fo...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:19hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Dirty pieces of money ensnare civil servants
When President Mnangagwa embarked on the austerity path that is about to come to an end since the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, he did not seek to sugar-coat the pain that Zimbabweans...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 371 | by Pupurai Togarepi
'Inflation is because TSP failed to factor in drought' - yeah right, sell-out whitewashing Zanu PF tomb
Zimbabwe is well and truly stuck in this hell-on-earth mess! What makes our situation so, so frustrating about it is this is a man-made mess. For the last 39 years and counting the ruling party, Zanu ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 09:06hrs | 2819 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's govt draws fire over currency
The government has been accused of fuelling economic instability through inconsistent currency reforms and too many regulations.Zimbabwe ended a decade of dollarisation in June and readopted t...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:52hrs | 2814 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's money merry go-round
Zimbabwe is trying everything in the book to address a currency crisis that has undermined its productive capacity and threatened its economic sustainability. But its measures so far seem to have had ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:45hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
MPs challenged over Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project
Legislators from across the political divide, who hail from Matabeleland have been urged to unite in rejecting the 2020 budget if it does not address the need to implement the long mooted project to p...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:45hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Saking doctors won't end crisis
The government's decision to fire 211 doctors last week reinforced the narrative that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration does not have any solution to the unfolding crisis in the health sec...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:43hrs | 197 | by The Standard Editorial comment
Zacc probes roads scandal
THE Harare City Council has suspended director of works, Engineer Isaiah Chawatama and finance manager, Mr Godfrey Kusangaya — at a time when the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is invest...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:29hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
MDC leadership meets, charts way forward on key national issues
The MDC national executive met today for seven hours and spent the better part of the meeting deliberating on the deteriorating situation in the country, particularly the worsening plight of t...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2864 | by MDC Communications
Chaos as govt fires over 200 doctors
GOVERNMENT yesterday fired 211 doctors at public hospitals for going o strike to demand better pay, with another 500 at risk.Doctors have been on strike since September 3 demanding salaries th...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Plea for water at rural schools
MATABELELAND South Provincial Education Director (PED) Mr Lifias Masukume is appealing to well-wishers to supply teachers with water at rural schools as water scarcity is crippling school activities. ...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:33hrs | 256 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube under fire over new currency
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube's move to introduce the Zimbabwe Dollar currency has been described as an empty thunder that will not bear any fruits an economic analyst has sai...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 11:44hrs | 8362 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Exit draught enters VP Chiwenga
The vice president of Zimbabwe comrade Constantino Guveya Chiwenga is set to return to Zimbabwe from a hospital in China. This comes after a full recovery of an illness which rumour paddlers have said...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 11:21hrs | 22167 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube silences Zimbabwe soldiers, police
Under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is poised to pump billions of dollars into the coffers of the military and other security clusters when he announced his national budget next week - after ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:22hrs | 15284 | by Staff reporter
Hungry Zimbabwe soldiers spark govt fears
There is growing disquiet within the rank and file of the military over the rising cost of living, poor salaries and difficult working conditions, with government now desperate for solutions to avert ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 3359 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa envisions 7% economic growth
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, presently presiding over an imploding economy, is anticipating an ambitious average national economic growth rate of 7% per annum during his tenure."We shall acce...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:00hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
UN speaks about Zimbabwe sanctions
PRESIDENT of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande says Zimbabwe has struggled to deal with its problems and that sanctions were not solely to blame.This comes as the...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:57hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has all but trashed re-engagement drive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has effectively abandoned its international re-engagement agenda as evidenced by public confrontations with the European Union (EU) and United States, rem...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe scoring own goals'
ZIMBABWE is facing a myriad of challenges, including a huge debt overhang which is a stumbling block to new financing, hyperinflation that has eroded people's disposable incomes, and general economic ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:18hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Diplomats 'disappointed' with Mnangagwa admin
DIPLOMATS attached to Zimbabwe from Sadc, African Union (AU), Europe and Asia are highly disappointed and concerned about the course Zimbabwe has taken under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:15hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to solve fuel crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday met with a special envoy from Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi Minister of Transport and Communication Mr Carlos Mesquita, to discuss a number of bilateral is...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 15:46hrs | 4961 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More doctors to be fired on November 15
The Health Services Board is set to fire more doctors on the 15th of November for defying the court order to return to work and dump the industrial action. Recently government fired 77 doctors...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 08:40hrs | 3487 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe runs out of contraceptives
Public hospital doctors have lashed out at the Health Services Board (HSB) for firing 77 doctors since Tuesday.Addressing Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) members and the media at...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:53hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Delta Beverages lager volumes plunge 40%
Listed beverages brewer, Delta Corporation Limited (Delta) has reported a 48% tumble in lager beer volumes during the half year period ending September 2019, as the bluechip company continues to feel ...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:48hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC defends Victoria Falls opulence
THE MDC has defended its MPs who recently attended a government organised pre-budget seminar in Victoria Falls during which some US$5 million was blown in less than a week.Amid a backlash from...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 18:10hrs | 2244 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe police block public sector unions protest
Police on Wednesday blocked a handful of public sector workers from marching to government offices with a petition demanding better pay, reneging on an earlier pledge to allow the demonstration....Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 18:08hrs | 1848 | by Staff reporter
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