Search / Diaspora
Mnangagwa threatens to seize more black-owned farms, offers them to diasporans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to seize farms from locals he accused of underutilising them.He said the farms would be handed over to those living in the diaspora.He was b...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:58hrs | 2116 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges Diaspora
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to self-introspect and do something to develop their country while still living abroad.Highlighting achievements and opportunitie...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
There's absolutely nothing Pan-African and Anti-Imperialist about oppressing one's citizens and looting nation's resources
In all my 48 years of existence on this planet Earth, there has always been one thing that has always thoroughly vexed my intellect - as I have greatly struggled to fathom how something that appears s...Published: 26 May 2022 at 21:13hrs | 449 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Panic as fuel shortages loom in Zimbabwe
A FUEL crisis is looming as major dealers say they are struggling to stock up because of foreign currency shortages, which they say are threatening their viability.Fuel dealers say they may be...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 2214 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa condemns superiority complexes
AS the continent celebrates Africa Day today, President Mnangagwa has condemned injustices, superiority complexes, and xenophobic elements dogging the world.In a pre-recorded speech to mark Af...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to compensate 160,000 more war veterans, ex-detainees
The Zimbabwe government plans to pay one-off gratuities and monthly pensions to a new batch of 160,000 war veterans, war collaborators and ex-political prisoners who missed out during the first round ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:15hrs | 4512 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean UK mayor pledges to scout for investment
Zimbabwean high achiever Mr Tafadzwa Chikoto, who was recently elected Mayor of Corby, a steel town in the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday met President Mnangagwa at State House and promised to use his...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:56hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Fake e-passport agents on the prowl
THE Registrar-General's Office has warned the public to be wary of a fake website used by fraudsters to swindle online passport applicants of their hard-earned cash.The account claims to be th...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:53hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, how far diaspora vote?
NOW that Zimbabwe is fast approaching the 2023 elections, it is time we ask tough questions about the diaspora vote.Modalities to allow Zimbabweans in the diaspora to vote should be at an adva...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | 348 | by Chief Chiduku
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 334 | by Bishop
There is no my vote is my secret, 'Death leaves no track record, voters do!' boasted Mnangagwa
"SaBuku pamberi, (Zanu PF) district chairman shure navanhu, councillor aripovo. Kwava kunovota." (Village headman will be in front, (Zanu PF) district chairman behind with the people and the local cou...Published: 14 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1791 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Picking Zimbabwean Sitho Mdlalose as Vodacom SA boss raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwean diaspora seems to ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 07:13hrs | 3806 | by Gugu Lourie
Zimbabwe freezes registration of new NGOs
THE government has frozen the registration of private voluntary organisations (PVOs) and trusts, stoking fears that the President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has begun a clampdown on non-gover...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:29hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa claims Chinese investments will stabilise the Zimdollar
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa claims Chinese investments will help stabilise the Zimbabwean dollar and revive the economy.Speaking at a Medical and Dental Private Practitioners o...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:57hrs | 2379 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League conference kicks off
ALL roads lead to the Harare International Conference Centre today for the 7th Zanu-PF Youth League elective conference, with delegates expected to be seated by 9am.The party's First Secretary...Published: 05 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guarantees media reforms
THE raft of media reforms that the Second Republic is undertaking have been President Mnangagwa's long-held dream that is now coming to fruition.Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and B...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:00hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi challenged over PVOs Bill
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been challenged to provide evidence on political interference by non-governmental organisations and that some charities are conduits for sponsoring terrorism and o...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:02hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Mnangagwa to throw away the Zimdollar
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to throw away the Zimbabwe dollar as a matter of urgency."Stop the auction syst...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
New political party UFP emerges
A new political party, United Freedom Party (UFP) was launched in Harare yesterday with its leader Godwin Zivavose saying their vision is to unite Zimbabweans."The vision of the UFP is to reco...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 12:07hrs | 1597 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa advises government on solving economic crisis
CCC President Nelson has called upon government to abolish the auction system and go for full dollarization in order to stop multiple pricing and bring stability in the market. In a Twitter th...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 08:46hrs | 4837 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RBZ lifts Access Forex suspension
Access Forex is back in the business of local remittances after a few days of suspension due to pending Exchange Control regulatory approvals.This comes after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gave...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:54hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Bard Santner Markets to tap diaspora investment capital
BARD Santner Markets Inc, a new Harare-based international banking and finance advisory firm, has come up with a plan to tap into diaspora investment capital seeking new opportunities in pro...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 18:46hrs | 505 | by Staff Reporter
RBZ gives Access Forex the greenlight on local transfers
THE country's fastest growing domestic and international money transfer platform Access Forex is back in the business of local remittances after a few days of suspension due to pending Exchange Contro...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 18:38hrs | 1255 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean drivers fear being targeted by a xenophobic groups in SA
"I prayed for them to let me live because some who found themselves in similar circumstances, were reported dead," says Richard Mudhara, a Zimbabwean truck driver working in Johannesburg.He wa...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:35hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube holds talks with investors on USD bond
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube last week held a productive meeting with international investors who are keen to participate in the Government's US$100 million bond th...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:49hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in diaspora not cash cows but should have their democratic rights respected!
There was much excitement in the corridors of power when it became apparent that diaspora remittances into Zimbabwe had surpassed the US$1.4 billion mark ...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1339 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt plans to woo diaspora investors
GOVERNMENT has tasked Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava to come up with a diaspora engagement strategy to woo Zimbabweans who work outside the country to contribute towards economic development...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:35hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 5th population census starts Thursday
Zimbabwe will this Thursday begin a 10-day national population census, its fifth since independence from Britain in 1980.Some programs have been put on hold to pave the way for the national pr...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:15hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mining to drive Zimbabwe growth
Zimbabwe's mining industry has "immense" potential to drive socio-economic development and growth of the economy, underpinned by strategies designed to transform the sector to a US$12 billion industry...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:04hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Locally produced goods take over, claims Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing sector is on a solid recovery path with locally produced goods now constituting 70 percent of shelf space in shops due to increased capacity utilisation, President Mnangagwa h...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs diasporans to come back home and 'we build Zimbabwe'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabwean nationals who are outside the country to remain resolute in the face of ‘the many' challenging circumstances they may face in their respective host ...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 18:35hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Econet partners Harare, Capitol for insurance scheme
Econet Insurance, a subsidiary of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe, has partnered with Capitol Insurance Brokers and City of Harare to launch CitySure, a one-stop-platform that allows residents to buy insura...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:57hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic bill, a misplaced priority
There is economic collapse in the country and people are living from hand to mouth. The government should prioritise drafting economic laws and strong eco...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 19:24hrs | 241 | by Leonard Koni
Chief Dakamela households in need of food aid
ABOUT 860 households under Chief Dakamela in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province are in acute need of food aid following the prolonged dry spell, which affected most crops in the region.Chief D...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
The fog has cleared in Zimbabwe, writes Nelson Chamisa
AT the beginning of last year, I wrote an article in which I promised that "the fog will soon clear".The article was at a time when the movement was facing adverse circumstances. It was a mess...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1505 | by Nelson Chamisa
Action, not rhetoric, Sir
DEAR President Emmerson MnangagwaYour Excellency, if truth be told, Zimbabwe ought not have been in a persistent vegetative state. She was the jewel of Africa at independence in 1980. Yet, eve...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 379 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
NetOne constructs new base station in Lupane
THE country's mobile network operator, NetOne, has started constructing a new base station in rural Lupane, which will enhance mobile connectivity in 14 wards.The new base station is located i...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
ZimStats intensifies census awareness campaigns
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) has embarked on roadshows in Bulawayo as it intensifies information dissemination on the national census scheduled for April 21 to 30.Yesterd...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
'Inflation roaring 152%/year give CCC shot in 2023' predicted Prof Hanke – 'It's rigged elections stupid!'
"In Zimbabwe, a new opposition party (CCC) has made significant gains in byelections. With inflation roaring at 152%/yr by my measure, the CCC has a shot at challenging what is little more than a corr...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 16:12hrs | 1173 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa fails to decimate opposition
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) was the biggest winner in last weekend's by-elections, with Zanu PF coming a humble second while the MDC-T performed dismally despite the state pouring money i...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2477 | by Staff reporter
Villagers build community court
VILLAGERS from Fuyana village, Matobo district in Matabeleland South have built their community court to enhance justice delivery in the area.Chief Mayenga Ngwenyama Fuyana told Southern Eye t...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:03hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Sheriff fired
Divorce orders obtained fraudulently by some greedy men with a view to stripping their spouses in the Diaspora of matrimonial property, are now on the increase amid reports that a Deputy Sheriff was r...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:56hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Zimbabweans (PZ) bemoans diaspora vote exclusion
Patriotic Zimbabwe (PZ) president Charles Muchinerepi Mutama has bemoaned the exclusion of diaspora vote in Zimbabwean elections despite the diaspora being a key economic player in the country....Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 18:50hrs | 554 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
As Zimbabwe eyes election, fears grow of a return to dirty tricks
Zimbabwe's general election is still a year away, but pro-democracy activists say they are worried last weekend's by-elections offered a preview of the violence and repression to come.Despite ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 12:28hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says MDC-T 'will rise like a Phoenix'
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora on Monday said his party would "rise like a Phoenix" after suffering a by-election drubbing last Saturday.Running under the banner of MDC Alliance, Mwonzora saw h...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:45hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
'There is nothing called Matabeleland Voter' Leading academic says
United Kingdom based academic Dr. Innocent Batsani Ncube has weighed in on the ongoing debate about the ZANU PF win in Tsholotsho South by-election arguing that the presupposition that Gukurahundi vic...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 10:42hrs | 1202 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Work on Bulawayo, Hwange Thermal plants to start
INDIA remains committed to furthering the warm relations it enjoys with Zimbabwe as evidenced by the extension of a US$468 million loan facility for power projects in the country, a diplomat has said....Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:30hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
PPC sees annual Zimbabwe cement sales up 25%
PPC, Africa's biggest cement company, says cement sales in Zimbabwe grew 25% year-on-year up to March, on better-than-expected demand from individual buyers and government projects.Cement sale...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:00hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
ZimAchievers Awards UK announce Headline Partner as 2022 nominations open
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) UK Edition has announced Express Links Money Transfer as the headline partner for the 2022 edition of the prestigious awards set for June in the United Kingdom....Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 07:24hrs | 336 | by Agencies
Minister frets over Bulawayo's low census figures
BULAWAYO Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube yesterday decried the low population figures in the city each time the country undertakes a population count.Ncube's concerns came amid reve...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
