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Parental negligence fuelling teen pregnancies
COMMUNITY leaders say the prevailing economic hardships have forced parents to abandon their children, making them vulnerable to sexual abuse.This came out during engagements on gender-based v...Published: 21 hrs ago | 231 | by Staff reporter
How can Zimbabweans be helped when they don't want to help themselves?
There is a popular Chinese adage - 'it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness'.Indeed, as the people of Zimbabwe, we have endure unbelievable untold suffering, oppression and po...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 13:22hrs | 953 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Free land for setting up medical parks in Zimbabwe
Free suitable land must be identified for Zimbabweans wishing to set up medical parks, including those in the diaspora, President Mnangagwa has directed, as the country's medical training facilities n...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges to improve doctors' salaries
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government will improve remuneration and conditions of service for medical practitioners so that their skills are retained in the country.Writing in his weekly...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
39 students arrested at a 'sex' party
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Friday arrested 39 students from various schools in Bulawayo after raiding a Vuzu party in Khumalo Suburb.Vuzu parties are popular secretive indoor gathering...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 17:06hrs | 4094 | by Staff reporter
Gweru businesswoman bags another global award
Barely two months after winning an international business awa rd in the United Kingdom, Gweru-based businesswoman Dr Smelly Dube has bagged another presti...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 07:26hrs | 3178 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga engages diaspora community
ZIMBABWEANS living in the diaspora have been urged to take advantage of numerous business opportunities that are opening up and play a part in creating their wealth as well as grow the economy....Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:23hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'mutilates' Zanu-PF constitution
Zanu-PF president and first secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa has mutilated the party constitution introducing sweeping changes, ostensibly, to remove some provisions that hounded his firm grip to power....Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:44hrs | 2917 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa meets Commonwealth delegation, gives damning report on Mnangagwa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa met the visiting Commonwealth delegation Wednesday and highlighted the continued persecution of political opponents by President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2788 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has made very impressive progress' says Commonwealth team
Zimbabwe has made "very impressive" progress in meeting conditions to re-join the Commonwealth, a top official of the group of 56 mainly former British colonies said after an assessment mission, even ...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rips into Mnangagwa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday laid bare the worsening human rights situation in the country before a Commonwealth team currently visiting to assess its suitabilit...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 2069 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar facing headwinds
For weeks, we have been told that the forex rates from both the official and parallel markets were stabilising and that this would mean inflation would soon follow.But, if the movement of the ...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Sue Nyathi nominated for AU20 Artistes and Writers Residency Programme in Ghana
BULAWAYO-born fiction author Sukoluhle "Sue" Nyathi has been nominated for the AU20 "Our Africa, Our Future" Writers Residency Programme to be held in Ghana from tomorrow to November 28.The Wr...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans target bigger share of UK's £12 billion health and social care industry
ZIMBABWEANS in the UK's health and social care sector can carve out a bigger stake and become a dominant force in this £12 billion industry if they are better organised and work together.This...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
Staff exodus hits State universities
A MASSIVE brain drain has hit the country's State universities with lecturers leaving the country in droves in protest over poor salaries, NewsDay Weekender has learnt.Great Zimbabwe Uni...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diplomats told to engage diaspora
DIPLOMATS posted to various countries should engage Zimbabweans living abroad and use their experiences and expertise to attract investments and create trade opportunities for the country.This...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:25hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers raise nation's flag high
ZIMBABWEANS in the Diaspora continue to fly the nation's flag high through excellence in their professions, a product of the country's education system.In recent months, Zimbabweans, from stud...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda fights in CCC's Jasmine Toffa's corner?
As a political analyst I enjoy following debate and discussions in Parliament. I was perplexed by the events in Parliament last week when the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda exercised his authorit...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:54hrs | 933 | by Regis Charehwa
'Some Zimbabwe embassies so broke they can't afford a flag'
Some of Zimbabwe's embassies around the world are so broke they cannot afford flags to display outside, diplomats said on Thursday.Responding to information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's commen...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Investors to get Zimbabwean citizenship
Deserving investors will be granted citizenship as part of Government efforts to increase investment, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said.The S...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, Zanu-PF oftentimes erupts in annoyance
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, your party, Zanu-PF, exhibited the dearth of its democratic essence by denying the NewsDay crew accreditation to cover the party...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 366 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
SA based Zimbabwean filmmaker walks into a room with a different energy
The Cape Town-based filmmaker's refreshing combination of cool confidence and whimsy comes across even before we've sat for the interview."Hi, can we re-schedule?" a breathless voice says when...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:54hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mobilisation drive in top gear
THE reintroduction of District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) in Zanu-PF structures has injected renewed impetus into the ruling party's mobilisation activities, with the party now on a strong footin...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:41hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash launches Christmas promotion
Zimbabwe's largest mobile money platform, EcoCash, has launched a Christmas promotion to reward customers who transact using its United States dollar (USD) wallet.In the promotion, which start...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:40hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
SADC's foolish tous pour un, un pour tous over sanctions must NOT spill into 2023 Zanu PF rigged elections
Zanu PF is blatantly rigging the 2023 elections and the party knows that there is real danger of SADC and AU condemning the process and deny Zanu PF legitimacy as happened after the 2008 elections. Th...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 22:09hrs | 440 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
9 000 housing, commercial stands for Bulawayo
PROPERTY development and management firm, Radar Holdings Limited, has initiated a project to service close to 9 000 residential and commercial stands in Bulawayo as part of private sector efforts to c...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu under fire over sanctions remarks
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) commissioner Obert Gutu has come under attack from Zimbabweans in the diaspora after suggesting that they will only be allowed a vote if sanctions i...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 3077 | by Staff reporter
Diasporans must fly Zimbabwe flag high
JOHN Wirimai worked for a railway company. His duties were to give warnings at rail and road crossings. Those days many rail crossings were at a low level so cars had to give way to the trains. ...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:38hrs | 158 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's insatiable appetite for power a security threat
There are a number of issues that disturb the security of any nation. A nation's success depends largely on how it is governed. But for many nations in Africa, politics has been the most destabi...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:43hrs | 2083 | by Zanda Shumba
Ethiopian Airlines set to fly into Bulawayo
Ethiopian Airlines is set to fly into Bulawayo for the first time, starting on October 30.The four times weekly service, via Victoria Falls, will bring convenience to Zimbabweans in the diaspo...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:40hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe diasporans are welcome back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government would never abandon its citizens residing outside the country, saying they were welcome back home.Addressing the Zanu-PF politburo at...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, you hold on power through brutality
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, Zimbabwe has long been in socio-economic dire straits. Her citizenry are rendered economic wanderers. Even children of liberation veterans ar...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 786 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Chamisa's attempts to internationalise Sikhala case flops
CCC interim spokesperson, Gift "Ostallos" Siziba and a retinue of other opposition members and other detractors were in the United States for the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that ran f...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | 564 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Diaspora bond can only worsen Zimbabwe's situation'
ANALYSTS have described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's latest attempt to secure investment from Zimbabweans living in the diaspora through a diaspora bond as "day dreaming".Addressing diaspor...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign currency receipts hit US$7,7 billion mark
ZIMBABWE's foreign currency receipts have reached US$7, 7 billion, thereby marking a significant increase if compared to the same period last year.The development indicates the existence of re...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:02hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC feeding Diaspora with lies
The Diaspora recently was fed a glut of fake news on the situation in Zimbabwe.As the CCC and few others calling themselves human rights activists tear the name of the country, portraying a pi...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:10hrs | 119 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
48 000 petition Mnangagwa over Sikhala
SOME 48 000 people comprising Zimbabweans and citizens of other countries have signed a petition calling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's intervention in the continued detention of opposition legisl...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda to retain Central Committee post?
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda's political career faces a tough litmus test as he seeks to retain his ZANU PF Central Committee spot after facing strong challenges from seasoned party cadres and ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 17:01hrs | 572 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe polarisation plays out at UN summit
ZIMBABWE's polarised political environment played out in New York last week at the just-ended United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) when pro- and anti-government protesters were involved in a showdow...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe agricultural land not for sale
AGRICULTURAL land is not for sale and anyone who will be found selling farms allocated to them under the Land Reform Programme will face the music, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing Zimb...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls bond for diasporans
GOVERNMENT is set to introduce a diaspora bond for Zimbabweans overseas as it seeks to raise investment levels in the country.This was revealed by the Finance and Economic Development minister...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is nobody's little boy
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has revealed how the British made a major climbdown after he insisted that he could not sign the book of condolences for the late Queen Elizabeth II because Zimbabwe is under illeg...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa backers hound church leaders
A group of pastors, who claim to be spearheading President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election campaign, are accused of ambushing church leaders across the country as they seek to recruit them to th...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:48hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank raids banks, firms
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Exchange Control Division has raided and penalised top banks and firms for violating exchange control regulations with some companies failing to account for United State...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:25hrs | 1498 | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa, longevity is a treasure beyond measure
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, congratulations on your 80th birthday. Given that for many people, 40 years is a lifetime, you rank among the fortunate remnant who have live...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 406 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
SADC leaders threatened to boycott Biden's US-Africa Leaders Summit
Zimbabwe has been invited to the second United States-Africa Leaders Summit in December – but President Emmerson Mnangagwa cannot attend due to personal travel sanctions for his role in undermining ...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:46hrs | 2620 | by Staff reporter
30,000 petition Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been implored to set aside political differences with some opposition parties and end the incarceration of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala ...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa tackles Joe Biden over Zimbabwe sanctions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday told US President Joe Biden that sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the superpower two decades ago have affected his own country that continues to carry th...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | 2141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers welcome extension exemption permits, call for waivers
Zimbabwean teachers in the Western Cape have welcomed Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi's decision to extend the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP), but they called for the relaxation of visa ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:14hrs | 2876 | by Staff reporter
Qatar, Angola wants Zimbabwe teachers
THE demand for Zimbabwean professionals around the world continues to increase with Angola and Qatar the latest countries that have requested for teachers and other professions to work in the public s...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:25hrs | 2761 | by Staff reporter
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