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14 Nov 2017 - a dark day that moved Zimbabwe to another level of suffering and oppression
I remember - as if it were just a few hours ago - waking up as usual at dawn on the morning of 15 November 2017, then routinely checking my WhatsApp, only to be greeted by a barrage of messages to the...Published: 2 hrs ago | 407 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZAPU statement on the nursing recruitment saga
ZAPU has been seized with a fact finding mission for the past 4 weeks following an outcry from the citizens of this country over the recruitment of student nurses. The loudest protestations were from ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 728 | by ZAPU Presidency
Two Mozambicans nabbed for poaching in Mbire
TWO Mozambicans were arraigned before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday for unlawfully entering Zimbabwe and reportedly possessing two elephant tasks weighing more than 10 kilogram...Published: 3 hrs ago | 341 | by Simbarashe Sithole
2 years after Mugabe ouster in a coup: Zimbabwe in an abyss
"Following the address we made on November 13, 2017, which we believe our main broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and The Herald were directed not to publicise, the situation in our co...Published: 9 hrs ago | 999 | by Staff reporter
Decentralise Command agric inputs distribution, govt told
COMMAND agriculture programme beneficiaries in Mashonaland Central province on Wednesday asked Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro to address challenges they were encountering in accessing inpu...Published: 9 hrs ago | 130 | by Staff reporter
Councils demand garnishee powers
LOCAL authorities are seeking garnishing powers to deal with defaulting ratepayers who are reluctant to pay their bills in the absence of such authority.This was highlighted at the Urban Counc...Published: 9 hrs ago | 142 | by Staff reporter
Cross now smelling the coffee, but....
IN the Bible, there is a story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and squanders t...Published: 9 hrs ago | 673 | by Amos Mazambani
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: 9 hrs ago | 172 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructural development key to woo investors, says Mangwana
ZIMBABWE needs to focus more on local infrastructure investments and industrialisation in order to woo investors and boost the crumbling economy, a top government official has said.Ministry of...Published: 9 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar and the quest for redemption
A NEW currency is in town and this week we witnessed its physical manifestation exactly four-and-a-half months after its official return. Since February, however, the near-return was almost predictabl...Published: 9 hrs ago | 90 | by Respect Gwenzi
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: 9 hrs ago | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zesa struggles to service ring-fenced clients
Zesa Holdings says it is shovelling 400 megawatts towards ring-fenced customers, mainly exporters, but cannot guarantee supply agreements due to depleted capacity to generate or import power. ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 80 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs to be punished after 2020 budget presentation boycott
INDEPENDENT MP Temba Mliswa on Thursday demanded Parliament takes disciplinary action after all MDC legislators boycotted Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's 2020 Budget presentation in their continued di...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2296 | by newzimbabwe
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: 18 hrs ago | 3916 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reduces VAT and corporate tax
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube marginally cut corporate tax (24% from 25%), VAT (14.5% from 15%) and increased the tax free threshold to $2 000 from $700 with effect from Janua...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Let's give the MPC time to deliver
The newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had its inaugural meeting on the 28th and 29th of October 2019. This was another milestone for the Central B...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 12:41hrs | 1500 | by Nathan Chikara
Mnangagwa to abolish VP post reserved for Ndebeles in Zimbabwe govt?
The toxic politics of tribalism and clanism continues unabated in Zimbabwe as the process of "de- Zezurunisation" and "Karanganisation" of government and all sectors which begun when Mnangagwa (Karang...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:38hrs | 9168 | by Israel Dube
'G40 a threat to nation'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared G40 an enemy of the State, warning any Zanu-PF members interacting with its members would be dealt with.Addressing journalists after a Zanu-PF politbu...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:37hrs | 2926 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to present a pro-productivity budget today
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube presents the 2020 National Budget this afternoon that is expected to help create a fiscal environment that will emphasise production an...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:34hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
New notes, coins hit Bulawayo
EXCITED depositors yesterday flocked to their banking halls in Bulawayo to withdraw new notes and coins following the cash injection on Monday into the formal system by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (R...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:33hrs | 1967 | 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 | 519 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans fitting of new electric geysers
Government has outlawed the fitting of new electric geysers, but existing geysers can continue to be used. Owners of electric geysers are encouraged to switch to solar, while new solar geysers can hav...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:27hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU shuts down St Anne's hospital nursing school
Opposition political party, ZAPU, Tuesday forced the temporary shutdown of the St Anne`s Mission Hospital nursing school in Matabeleland South following an outcry from villagers that locals were being...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 19:43hrs | 3067 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University lecturers boycott exams
Lupane State University (LSU) lecturers have reportedly boycotted their invigilation duties demanding that the university management pay them their outstanding salaries.Last month the lecturer...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 19:42hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter
New notes and coins won't cause inflation, RBZ
Bank notes and coins introduced early this week to satisfy legitimate demand for coins and small notes will not fuel inflation, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya has said....Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 16:58hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Is Biti crafting the US Policy on Zimbabwe?
A well placed source close to Tendai Biti has revealed that the MDC Co-Vice President actually crafts US policy on Zimbabwe.According to the source, the US Embassy regularly consults Biti on w...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 11:59hrs | 2426 | by Felix Kundishora
Business Executives can change the political fortunes
Now that the President of Zimbabwe has reshuffled the cabinet. There is a lot of hullabaloo who should have been included, but the truth of the matter is, he can only choose and work with the crop of ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 10:31hrs | 1066 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chamisa drops Mnangagwa legitimacy challenge
NELSON Chamisa's opposition MDC has dropped a key demand questioning the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, paving the way for possible talks between the chief political rivals to resolve Zim...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:52hrs | 10034 | by Staff reporter
Parly summons minister over doctors' strike
Parliament has demanded a ministerial statement from Health minister Obadiah Moyo explained the state of the country's health delivery system after government fired over 280 doctors recently. ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
'Soft genocide underway in Zimbabwe'
A ZIMBABWEAN living in the diaspora has castigated government's move to fire nearly 300 medical doctors from their jobs.Netsai Makarichi, a Zimbabwean based in the United Kingdom, said the mov...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter
Armed gang bags US$20 000
A FILABUSI businessman lost US$20 660, R72 300 and $1 100 among other valuables to four men armed with pistols who stormed his home in a pre-dawn raid, police confirmed yesterday. Matabeleland...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Huge demand for cash
Depositors, who formed long queues at banks and building societies, were withdrawing new coins and notes yesterday after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) released the first $30 million on Monday, bu...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
New perks on the table for doctors
Government and striking doctors will meet tomorrow to discuss a proposed package of improved working conditions that includes accommodation, transport and food, as authorities seek to bring normalcy t...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe coup announcer admitted to SA hospital
Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo was on Tuesday admitted to a South African hospital for a "scheduled operation", days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government okayed a process of firing a third ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 18:09hrs | 8864 | by ZimLive
Government to meet doctors on 14 November
Government is set to meet the striking doctors of the 14th of November to discuss how to resolve the impasse that has seen the doctors not attending work for more than months. Doctors are dema...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:12hrs | 2945 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa allies go for the kill
Former MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is under the cosh within the country's main opposition, with the party revealing yesterday that it would initiate disciplinary proceedings against him tha...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 08:35hrs | 9962 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader faces disorderly conduct charge
THE Zanu-PF Masvingo province youth deputy chairperson, who picketed Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) offices together with party activists on Tuesday last week, was on Friday brought before magist...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:29hrs | 964 | 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 | 1733 | by Learnmore Zuze
NSSA rot sucks in another minister
FORMER Public Service minister Sekai Nzenza allegedly ordered State pension manager, National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to pay $1,8 million to a group of local experts she handpicked to unpack ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:27hrs | 5090 | by Staff reporter
'Don't read much into by-election results'
ZANU-PF and MDC have been warned against using by-election results as a harbinger of the 2023 election outcome, though the outcomes' psychological impact on the respective parties support base cannot ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:25hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces mealie-meal shortage
ZIMBABWE faces mealie-meal shortages after government cut maize supplies to local millers by 40% citing funding constraints.Millers get maize from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) although gove...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:24hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government deluded about doctors
This has been one of the most deluded period for the Zimbabwe government – even by its own inherently schizophrenic standards — firstly claiming that providing low salaries to workers was economic...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1083 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Pair jailed for stabbing & robbing cop
TWO men from Bulawayo have each been sentenced to 60 months in prison for stabbing a police officer seven times all over the body with an okapi knife before robbing him of his wallet and a cellphone. ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:16hrs | 181 | 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 | 370 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Parliament resumes sitting today
Parliament resumes sitting today after a three-week break during which parliamentarians were involved in preparations for the 2020 National Budget that is expected to be presented by Finance and Econo...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Mafikizolo promoter fails to pay local artistes
ORGANISERS of the flopped Mafikizolo Back in Town Concert held on Friday at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) in Harare are being accused of failing to pay local supporting acts their ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 20:30hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
'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 | 2800 | by Wilbert Mukori
Police ban MDC rally
Police yesterday banned an MDC rally that was set to be held in Mabvuku, Harare, resulting in the opposition party vowing not to notify the law enforcement agency of future activities. This is...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:49hrs | 3814 | by Staff reporter
Violence rocks Chamisa MDC
The divisions that have been ripping apart the MDC since its much-respected founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai died from colon cancer in February last year are showing no signs of letting up. T...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:48hrs | 2300 | by Staff reporter
Let's embrace new Zimbabwean dollar notes
WE welcome the roll out of the new Zimbabwe dollar five and two dollar notes, which begin circulating today and urge the nation to embrace them as the country takes another major step in its currency ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
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