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Toyota Quantum is getting a new design - and better safety features
For the first time in 15 years, Toyota has revealed a new-generation Quantum van and bus range with advanced safety features, powerful new engines, enhanced ride comfort and increased specification, a...Published: 18 hrs ago | 4583 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa escapes fresh EU sanctions
Zimbabwe's leaders escaped fresh sanctions by the European Union on Monday despite growing repression.The EU Parliament last week called for individual sanctions to be widened against top gove...Published: 19 hrs ago | 12129 | by ZimLive
TjiKalanga now taught at university
LUPANE State University (LSU) has introduced a degree in Kalanga and Community Studies as part of efforts to promote indigenous languages in the country. It is the first university in Zimbabwe...Published: 19 hrs ago | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe situation needs proper strategic development plan
We lack basic fundamentals to fulfil the benchmark of legitimacy and credibility. We need to correct a lot of things on the ground. We have so much potential, we simply need to pass the legitimacy tes...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 16:11hrs | 1212 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Comparative analysis of current political developments in Zimbabwe
It is critical and paramount of importance to do case studies, researches and analysis in any situation, mainly because they curb problems, and act as an indicator and eye opener for future events. Ba...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 14:48hrs | 612 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa targets rights lawyers, doctors
CIVIC society groups and opposition parties yesterday described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's threatened clampdown on last month's human rights defenders as shocking and a direct attack on democracy,...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa touched by Battlefields tragedy
President Mnangagwa has mourned artisanal miners who perished after mining shafts at Cricket No. 3 and Jongwe Mining Cooperative in Mhondoro-Ngezi were flooded on Tuesday. It is estimated that...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel marking will deter smuggling
Energy and Power Development Minister Joram Gumbo says his ministry has requested funding, potentially several millions of dollars from Treasury, to start fuel marking to curtail illegal activit...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Pre-monitory policy statement expectations
Expectations are high as the market awaits the presentation of the first monitory policy statement (MPS) of 2019 by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in the coming days. The bank knows the weight of hyperi...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:58hrs | 1017 | by Victor Bhoroma
Tafataona Mahoso: A man of many hats
Rupise: Poetry of Love, Separation and Reunion 1977-2017; By Tafataona Mahoso; Mutare, Samwasika Heritage Products.136 PagesISBN: 978-1-7706-070-9 (Paperback)INDEED Tafataona M...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 16:09hrs | 1714 | by Staff writer
24 bodies retrieved from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine
Rescue workers retrieved 24 bodies and eight survivors Saturday from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe where officials fear dozens more illegal miners are still trapped, state television reported....Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 4395 | by AFP
Joy, anger as trapped miners are rescued
A visibly shaken Thinkmore Madimutse was the first survivor to be retrieved from a flooded shaft at Silver Moon mine yesterday four days after disaster struck in the gold-rich Battlefields area....Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
How cryptocurrencies can rescue Zimbabwe
On September 17, 2018 media houses were abuzz with the news that the then newly appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was considering cryptocurrencies as an option for Zimbabwe's economic turnaround...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:00hrs | 560 | by Masotsha Charles Matlobo
First private teachers' college opens doors
Zimbabwe is adopting a vibrant education system that imparts knowledge, which is suitable for the exploitation of locally available resources for its transformation towards industrialisation and moder...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:52hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
We remain committed to media liberalisation
I have great pleasure to address you today (February 14) at the close of the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services' Strategic Planning Workshop.It is now four days since...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | 55 | by Hon. Monica Mutsvangwa
Mnangagwa claims that fuel and wheat shortages already fixed
Government has made significant headway in dealing head-on with various challenges affecting the economy, and has since addressed fuel and wheat challenges, while satisfactory progress has been made i...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:41hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
24 bodies retrieved from the Battlefields Mine disaster
24 bodies have been retrieved from the Battlefields Mine disaster as rescue operations continue to search for survivors.They have laboured for 24 hours and the fatigue is showing but they are ...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:30hrs | 4339 | by Staff reporter
Rescuers to begin retrieval of bodies of up to 70 Battlefields mine disaster victims
Rescuers are expected to start retrieving trapped illegal gold miners in Battlefields on Friday, but none are expected to have survived flooding in the shafts and the number of casualties could rise t...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:05hrs | 282 | by Reuters§
Man beats up police officers, throws plate of sadza at them
A tout has been sentenced to 105 hours of community service for resisting arrest and assaulting four police officers at Family Of God (FOG) church illegal commuter pick up point along Robert Mugabe Ro...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:04hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Charles Mungoshi dies
Prolific writer Charles Lovemore Mungoshi has died. He was 72. Mungoshi died in the early hours today after battling ill health for nearly a decade. He had published 18 b...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 19:56hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Human Rights petitions AU over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has written to the African Union (AU) chairperson and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, demanding the regional body to urgently intervene and assist ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:41hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa saddened by Battlefields mine tragedy
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has told of his deep concern as a rescue and recovery effort to free about 50 miners trapped in flooded tunnels underground in Battlefields near Kadoma continues.Resc...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:00hrs | 831 | by ZimLive
Re-colonising Zimbabwe will not work
United Kingdom lawmaker Lord Adrian Palmer's dream of Britain re-colonising Zimbabwe on the ploy of safeguarding the lives of its citizens will never come to fruition in this modern world.Palm...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 12:52hrs | 1096 | by Gift Mashoko
Botswana NGOs condemns Zim army for killings
The Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition for Zimbabwe (BOCISCOZ) has condemned the arbitrary arrest of civil society activist and the violation of human rights of citizens by members of the Zim...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 11:16hrs | 1162 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt mobilises resources to retrieve 23 drowned miners
Government yesterday said it was mobilising resources to help retrieve the bodies of at least 23 miners who reportedly drowned at Battlefields on Tuesday night when Silver Moon and Cricket mines in Mu...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:46hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
Police seek help to identify burnt bodies
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have appealed for assistance from members of the public in identification of five bodies that were burnt beyond recognition in two separate incidents and are bein...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Callistus Ndlovu death shocks Mnangagwa?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended his condolences to the Ndlovu family following the death of former Cabinet Minister and Bulawayo provincial chairman, Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu. ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project comes to life, says Mthuli
A flurry of activity over the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project is expected in the next few weeks amid indications that the updating of feasibility studies would be concluded at the end of the first...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Journalist's 'death' another hoax
Elizabeth Zimunda, the woman identified as a veteran journalist who was allegedly killed by security forces in Chitungwiza during last month's violent protests organised by MDC-Alliance and its associ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:32hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
KFC spreads US$150m wings in Zimbabwe
South African giant Chicken Bird Holdings (CBH), the owners of fast-food Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise in the country, have committed to invest US$150 million in Zimbabwe's agricultural secto...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:32hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Drunk cops in trouble
POLICE have instituted disciplinary proceedings against three Buhera constables facing charges of unprofessional conduct emanating from an incident in which they allegedly quarrelled with members of t...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:30hrs | 562 | by STaff reporter
High Court quashes Hodzi move
THE High Court has quashed an attempt by Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi to prevent it from hearing a case in which chief law officer Chris Mutangadura is challenging his decision to unilateral...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:28hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Ncube, Mangudya policy tussle on monetary policy statement
POLICY efficacy doubts - both fiscal and monetary - in supporting a liberalised foreign currency market, effectively discarding the 1:1 US dollar-bond note/RTGS dollar peg, have arguably been the main...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:27hrs | 506 | by Brett Chulu
Power to empower ...how energy projects are brightening Zimbabwe economic prospects - Mthuli Ncube
In today's world, energy has revolutionised all of our lifestyles. From the palm of our hands we have instruments more powerful than the largest and most sophisticated computers from just a few ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 18:24hrs | 1451 | by Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube
Comparative Analysis of current political Developments in Zimbabwe: Case Study - Shutdown and arrests of opposition officials
It is critical and paramount of importance to do case studies, researches and analysis in any situation, mainly because they curb problems, and act as an indicator and eye opener for future events. Ba...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 15:26hrs | 383 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Unparliamentary language Nduna and Temba must be sanctioned
Parliaments and legislative bodies around the world impose certain rules and standards during any parliamentary business Tradition has evolved that there are words or phrases that are deemed inappropr...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 12:30hrs | 1623 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Regional support thwarts regime change agenda
Zimbabwe has recently been on an onslaught from the West, who have been using local opposition parties and Non-Governmental Organisations in attempts to destabilise the country. The actions of the opp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 10:46hrs | 1336 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Presidential scholarships for 2019 - 2020 academic year
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR The Presidential and National Scholarships De...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:49hrs | 5989 | by Presidential scholarships
All aboard Zupco: Is this a rebirth or stillbirth?
This article is a follow-up to my previous one, Kombi nation: Re-imagining our urban transport system.In that article, I presented a number of options on how we could improve our public transp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1392 | by Mike Murenzvi
US orders Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue
INTERNATIONAL pressure on Zimbabwe's major political players, Zanu PF and MDC to urgently come to the negotiating table to unlock the political logjam continues to grow with the United States (US) add...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe clears IMF debt
The International Monetary Fund, IMF has revealed that Zimbabwe has already cleared all its outstanding debts.Director of Communication with the International Monetary Fund Gerry Rice revealed...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 16:16hrs | 10176 | by NewZimbabwe.com
38 feared dead in flooded mine shafts
38 artisanal miners are feared dead following flooding of shafts at two mines in Battlefields near Kadoma.34 of the miners went underground at Silver Moon Mine and another four at Cricket Mine...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:47hrs | 2841 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Top ZANU PF leader dies
Bulawayo ZANU PF Provincial Chairman Professor Calistus Ndlovu has died. Ndlovu is known for defecting from the Central Committee position of ZAPU to join ZANU PF in 1984 after calling ZAPU a ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 13:41hrs | 18383 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe sanctions' myth - countries with tougher sanctions performing better
When the Robert Gabriel Mugabe regime was toppled in a military coup in November 2017, most people believed that his successor's much touted 'new dispensation' would do away with excuses for the gover...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 13:28hrs | 2106 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe students starving in foreign lands
Zimbabwean students who are on the presidential scholarship scheme are finding it difficult to get by because government is struggling to fund their needs.Thousands of students are on the pres...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:17hrs | 1391 | by Staff reporter
Anger over Sadc, AU silence on Zimbabwe
The silence by the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) on the on-going human rights abuses in Zimbabwe has drawn widespread condemnation from critics and neutrals ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1660 | by Staff reporter
Woman dies in Bulawayo CBD street
A WOMAN suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes collapsed and died outside a food outlet in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon, the second such sudden death in the city within a week. The in...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:54hrs | 5346 | by Staff reporter
Chief Chapoto dies
Chief Chapoto of Kanyemba area in Mbire district has died. He was 71. Chief Chapoto, born Peter Enock, succumbed to prostate cancer at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Monday. He...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:22hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
SADC and AU have the blood of Zimbabweans on their hands
In life there are always those things that one always finds baffling - which never seem to make any sense - and, similarly, I also have two such things in my life.One of those seemingly inexpl...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2681 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa sued over fuel price hikes
PROGRESSIVE Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to reverse last month's 150% fuel price hike made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, arguing that the move w...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:51hrs | 5377 | by Staff reporter
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