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Chinotimba sued over electricity bill
BUHERA South MP Joseph Chinotimba has been summoned to the High Court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) which is seeking to compel the legislator to settle a $4...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1145 | by Staff reporter
SRC investigate Zimbabwe Cricket
THE Sport and Recreation Commission have set up a three-member committee led by Joseph Mungwari to investigate the affairs of Zimbabwe Cricket following the outcry that followed the country's failure ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 107 | by Staff reporter
SMEs transition key in uplifting the Zimbabwean Economy
The transition of SMEs to big business or corporates is pivotal in any economy in the world. It is actually the relative measure of how well an economy is performing as SMEs are the seed-bed of busine...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:51hrs | 300 | by Victor Bhoroma
Taming government expenditure
Zimbabwe's finance ministry made a bold budget presentation of $5,071 billion in anticipated revenues against a planned expenditure bill of $5,743 billion. The budget deficit is expected to ease to $6...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:34hrs | 252 | by Victor Bhoroma
British loan, compliment China's mega deals, soften Zanu PF vote-rigging - China's new acolyte
The report that StanChart, a British multinational and financial services group, is extending a US$100 million loan facility to Zimbabwean private sector; will be seen as the British are down-playing,...Published: 18 May 2018 at 17:26hrs | 982 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chaos rocks Lupepe's company
DISCORD has hit Bulawayo's Merspin Limited, with the company's owner Delma Lupepe and judicial manager Cecil Madondo at each other's throats over the control and running of the firm's affairs....Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:18hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks to recover US$1bn
ZIMBABWE'S power utility, Zesa, is ratcheting up pressure on its defaulting consumers to cough up more than US$1 billion in unpaid bills by, among other measures, getting into stop order arrangements ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:17hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
AirZim saga: Tale of half-truths, lies and deception
As someone -unknown - once said "if words don't add up, it's usually because the truth wasn't included in the equation".The same can be said of the story of Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), whic...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:14hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
ZESA to cut off businesses
BUSINESSES, including miners and manufacturers, who owe money for electricity risk being cut off by Zimbabwe's power distributor after the lapse of a six months grace period to settle their bills....Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:09hrs | 75 | by Staff rpeorter
Cash crisis in Zimbabwe a crisis of discipline, confidence
The recent BBC HARDtalk session between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and host Steven Sackur opened a lot of debate. The issue has been debated in the newspapers and radio shows on how...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:18hrs | 704 | by David Mhlanga
Mayor blames national policies for bad term in office
THE past five years have not been easy for the Bulawayo City Council due to great strain and a lot of tests that negatively affected the local authority's ability to provide efficient services, Bulawa...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:11hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Zimra urges voluntary tax compliance
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has called on businesses to embrace voluntary tax compliance saying levying penalties on defaulting clients is not an effective instrument.The private se...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
CSC recapitalisation deal almost done
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC) recapitalisation deal is expected to be finalised early next month, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement deputy minister, Davis Marapira has said.Marapira t...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:01hrs | 275 | by Staff Reporter
'Interest rates drop to maximum 12%'
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it continues to engage banks over the cost of borrowing, as directed by Government, but contends that at current prevailing range of 6 and 12 percent; lending r...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:45hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Entumbane High School Bursar wreaks havoc
Mthwakazi Republic Party on Monday the 14th of May 2018 went on a fact finding mission at Entumbane High school in response to the sad outcry of the Entumbane Community and parents of students at the ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 10:26hrs | 7095 | by Stephen Jakes
We are fools if we continue hoping and speculating under a cloud that does not drop any rain
All this jostling, fighting, killing and crossing of roads from one party to the other as we approach the crucial 2018 general elections is only about strategic positioning to continue or join the rus...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | 869 | by Chikuni Gaba
'Zimbabwe Airways planes deal above board'
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo says the $70 million Malaysian plane deal will go a long way in improving the aviation industry and supporting efforts to open up the ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:03hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga sued over $62,000 CBZ debt
Former Zanu-PF youth secretary Kudzanai Chipanga has been taken to the High Court by CBZ bank, which is seeking to recover over $62 000 he obtained from the financial institution through an overdraft ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Parly demands validation of $500m Zisco debt
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development has demanded validation of the $500 million Zisco debt to authenticate the arrears before Government takes over the firm's lia...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:44hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices skyrocket
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has blamed skyrocketing fuel prices on the surge in crude oil prices in recent weeks.Petrol prices have gone up from $1,33 to between $1,39 and ...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:53hrs | 1432 | by staff reporter
Teachers in make or break meeting
Teachers head for tomorrow's crunch meeting with the Apex Council a divided front as the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta), which has the largest number of teachers under its wings, saying it will...Published: 13 May 2018 at 08:32hrs | 719 | by Staff Reporter
Mujuru mine application hits a snag
THE liquidator of Limpopo Mining Resources, also known as River Ranch Mine, previously linked to the late army general Solomon Mujuru, has opposed an application by the mine's majority owners, Rani In...Published: 12 May 2018 at 15:26hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Fake news?:- Zim striker to get $170 000 in outstanding bonuses, salaries
Matthew Rusike has refuted the story in today's State-owned Herald alleging that the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber ruled in favour of Zimbabwean international forward Matthew Rusike to be paid €14...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:25hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
RGM to be removed from Zimbabwe Airways
TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo yesterday said the political plates affixed to the planes - Mugabe (RGM), President Emmerson Mnangagwa (ED) and former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko (PM) were just t...Published: 11 May 2018 at 08:21hrs | 6004 | by Staff reporter
Picketing Hwange workers' wives vow to stay put
WOMEN rights groups in Harare yesterday demonstrated in solidarity with spouses of Hwange Colliery workers, who have been picketing at the company premises since January over their husbands' unpaid sa...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:37hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Gumbo defends Mugabe's son-in-law
TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo yesterday insisted former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore had no shareholding in Zimbabwe Airways which he said was wholly government-owned.Gu...Published: 11 May 2018 at 07:30hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Is president Emmerson Mnangagwa being sincere in his promises?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he will make wholesale changes when he wins 2018 Presidential election and send home those not performing up to standard.The current new political dispensatio...Published: 10 May 2018 at 15:02hrs | 839 | by Leonard Koni
Prophet Makandiwa feels the heat
A HARARE business couple, which is seeking $6,5 million from United Family International Church (UFIC) leader, Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife, Ruth, have approached the High Court seeking dismissal o...Published: 10 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 4580 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa cornered
World football governing body, Fifa has ordered the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to hold elections for a new executive committee "as soon as possible".This comes after the Zifa assembl...Published: 09 May 2018 at 15:28hrs | 2188 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu named in Hwange land grab
The deputy director of Zambezi Gas, Linos Masimura, told Parliament on Monday that part of his company’s coal mining concession in Hwange was unfairly cut and given to their competitor, Makomo Resou...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:55hrs | 3224 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister ordered to pay back $400,000 loan
THE High Court has ordered Labour and Social Welfare minister Petronella Kagonye to settle her $400 000 debt at CBZ Bank or risk attachment of property she surrendered as surety for the loan facility....Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1681 | by Staff reporetr
Zimbabwe Cricket under probe
THE Government has tasked the Sports Commission to carry out an audit of the finances and general corporate governance of Zimbabwe Cricket in the wake of ballooning debts and the outcry that followed ...Published: 09 May 2018 at 07:00hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe left with 1 week's supply of beer
Imbibers and soft drink lovers are headed for hard times as the products are fast running out on supermarket shelves amid revelations that the country's biggest producer, Delta Beverages was left with...Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
Daily Academic Sociology Questions and Answers
Question Assess the extent to which home based, rather than school based factors account for social class based differences in educational achievement (...Published: 08 May 2018 at 23:22hrs | 417 | by Mwiinde Laison (Author, Sociologist and Mentor)
Mutinhiri sued over $54,000 debt
National Patriotic Front (NPF) leader Ambrose Mutinhiri has been dragged to the High Court by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited (ZETDC) for failing to pa...Published: 08 May 2018 at 11:43hrs | 1627 | by Staff reporter
Rugeje in Zanu-PF primaries bribery storm
ZANU-PF national political commissar (NPC) Engelbert Rugeje is being accused of demanding a bribe from one of the contestants in last week's hotly disputed party primary elections.Losing candi...Published: 08 May 2018 at 08:03hrs | 3267 | by Staff reporter
Hwange wives still protesting, 3 months on
Down Coronation Drive in Hwange is a tent that has been a prominent feature in the middle of an island separating the two-way street for a while now.Pitched right opposite the Hwange Colliery ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:23hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament resumes sitting today
PARLIAMENT resumes sitting today following a three-week break with the Electoral Amendment Bill expected to take centre stage as the country looks forward to the harmonised elections to be held later ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
Hwange town up for sale?
The country's oldest coal mining firm, Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), is considering selling the town for $300 million as part of efforts to raise funds to off-set its obligations with a numb...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:13hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF manifesto populist scam'
POLITICAL analysts and residents' associations yesterday described the recently-launched Zanu-PF 2018 election manifesto as jumbled up, unrealistic and contemptuous of the electorate, as most of the p...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
MPs resume Parly business
PARLIAMENT resumes sitting this week amid expectations that MPs will conclude crafting improvements to the Electoral Amendment Act, which they failed to complete in April as most legislators were away...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa plans nationwide tour to sell Zanu-PF manifesto
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon travel around the country to meet people and unpack Government's programmes following the successful unveiling of Zanu-PF's 2018 Campaign and Election Manifesto ...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to engage public on manifesto
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will soon engage with Zimbabweans around the country to unpack Government's programmes following the successful unveiling of Zanu-PF's 2018 campaign and election manifesto in Harar...Published: 07 May 2018 at 06:45hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery back to life, production exceeds 100%
HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) saw production rising by more than 100 percent to 232 000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, driven mainly by the reliability of equipment and improvement ...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:00hrs | 1270 | by Staff Reporter
'Unite, fight corruption and create jobs'
President Mnangagwa yesterday launched a business-friendly Zanu-PF 2018 election manifesto that seeks to promote investment and business growth in line with his vision to transform Zimbabwe into a mid...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:12hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe tables debt strategy
Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) board has approached government with a proposal to assume its huge debt overhang accrued from various quasi-government entities, as the struggling state-owned enterprises moves t...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'adopts' gold panner
First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa yesterday visited Avoca Farm in Bindura to offer assistance to a 16-year-old girl, Manyara Vore, who was featured on a ZBC news story panning for gold in Mazowe River to r...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:14hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Guramatunhu sued over $48,000 debt
Eye specialist Solomon Guramatunhu has been dragged to the High Court after two of his companies allegedly failed to pay $48 000 for products secured from M Wiseman & Company (Zimbabwe) Limited in...Published: 03 May 2018 at 15:56hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
2018 polls could be Zanu-PF's waterloo
In the past few weeks, the chorus has been how good Zanu-PF is at organising and how they have got the rural areas on lockdown.There is a defeatism about it, as activists and some in the media...Published: 03 May 2018 at 07:02hrs | 598 | by Nqaba Matshazi
There is logic in Chamisa's 'madness'
Some people have seen it as madness in Nelson Chamisa's call of kicking the Chinese out of Zimbabwe. There is logic in that madness! "Addressing hundreds of workers commemorating May Day...Published: 03 May 2018 at 06:21hrs | 2726 | by Nomusa Garikai
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