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Sector priorities for NDS implementation
Zimbabwe launched its new 5 year economic blueprint called the National Development Strategy (NDS-1) on 16 November 2020. The new plan succeeds the Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) that ends...Published: 19 hrs ago | 549 | by Victor Bhoroma
Civil servants cannot be Zanu-PF leaders
THERE has always been speculation that civil servants are deeply involved in Zanu-PF politics. Now citizens wonder no more! We hear headmasters and teachers, who are supposed to be in the civil servic...Published: 21 hrs ago | 900 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira finally confirms that 5th Brigade targeted Ndebeles only
"We have heard lies being thrown around in the media. They are saying we have been captured to white-wash the gukurahundi reburial. Well let me make it clear that is not the case. Only Chiefs from Mat...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 10:18hrs | 5321 | by Israel Dube
Mwonzora ready to work with Mnangagwa, Chamisa
INTERIM MDC secretary general Douglas Mwonzora, says he is willing to work with both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his former ally-turned rival, Nelson Chamisa, to help end Zimbabwe's myriad and de...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:22hrs | 12208 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants wade into Zanu-PF politics
JOSTLING for top positions in the ruling Zanu-PF party has gone into full swing ahead of the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections on December 5 and 6, with some bigwigs fearing being kicke...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube US$100m for Sovereign Wealth Fund
AN equivalent of US$100 million has been set aside in the National Budget to operationalise the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), established about five years ago to build reserves for long term savings, F...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aims his guns at Zanu-PF land barons
IT HAS emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa blew a gasket on Wednesday after he learnt that some Zanu-PF bigwigs were allegedly land barons who were using the proceeds of their ill-gotten gains t...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 16:00hrs | 2737 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga camps clash over G40
Outbursts by a top ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa declaring that G40 elements remain firmly within Zanu-PF's top levels have heightened fears in the party that the president's loyalists are targ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 7280 | by Staff reporter
War vets snub Matemadanda
Defence and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemedanda was yesterday forced to cancel a scheduled address at a meeting of former liberation war fighters in Marondera after a rival group organised...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 5217 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to cut loose errant Zanu-PF bigwigs
A LIVID President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Zanu-PF bigwigs to be loyal to the party or risk being cut loose, as he bids to contain growing divisions in the former liberation movement.Addr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:18hrs | 6353 | by Staff reporter
Govt moots downsizing stands in low-density areas
GOVERNMENT is considering cutting the sizes of stands in low-density suburbs to create room for more human settlement saying there was a lot of space which was underutilised.The move, which is...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:22hrs | 1603 | by Staff reporter
MSU degrees chaos divide government
THE discontinuation of the Midlands State University (MSU) media programme has reportedly divided government with stakeholders alleging that the move was political, ill-advised and meant to weaken the...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:19hrs | 3150 | by Staff reporter
High Court bars ex-minister from evicting white farmer
FORMER Foreign Affairs deputy minister Edgar Mbwembwe has been ordered by the High Court to stop evicting a white farmer, Simon Ross Worsley-Worswick, after he was declared the rightful owner and occu...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:44hrs | 1526 | by Staff reporter
Only Matabeleland and Midlands chiefs to be used for Gukurahundi genocide cover-ups
Chief THE President of the Chiefs' Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira has said only chiefs from Matabeleland and Midlands provinces whose people were affected by Gukurahundi will participate in reburia...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
'Khupe, Chamisa mindless quarrel must end'
MDC bigwig, Elias Mudzuri, says the mindless bloodletting consuming the party is making it difficult for the opposition to engage with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF meaningfully, to help en...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:43hrs | 2200 | by Staff reporter
Fears over 2020 Exams
EDUCATION stakeholders have expressed fears that the teachers' strike could compromise this year's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) results for Ordinary and Advanced level candidates....Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:39hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Need 'very hard-working' ethics back to fix Zimbabwe - no, need thinking caps on
The root cause of Zimbabwe's economic and political rot is that Zimbabweans have lost their work ethics, Dr Simba Makoni, former Zanu PF Minister of Finance during Mugabe's days, told Trevor Ncube. ...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1186 | by Nomusa Garikai
Matemadanda 'poisoned' as Zanu-PF infighting escalates
TENSIONS are high in Zanu-PF following the alleged poisoning of national commissar and Defence and War Veterans deputy minister Victor Matemadanda by rivals unhappy with the party's restructuring exer...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:52hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for the influential positions will take place soon af...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2174 | by Staff reporter
US elections expose flaws in Western democracy
AMERICANS love to promote the myth that they have the corner on government by and for the people, but the latest brouhaha at the polls suggests otherwise.Despite the cheers ringing around the ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:39hrs | 254 | by Steven Friedman
Commercial and personal fiber internet advantages approaching Zimbabwe
Following the completion of a large linking project from TelOne in 2019, Zimbabwe is finally seeing moves into commercial fiber viability. Made possible through a $98 million loan from the China Exim ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 12:49hrs | 932 | by Staff Writer
Setting the record straight about King Mzilikazi The Mthwakazi King
THIS narrative that King Mzilikazi subjugated other tribes and forced them to join his Nguni tribe to form the Mthwakazi nation is as false as falsehood itself. The narrative is refuted by both eviden...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 1274 | by Reinford Khumalo
'Trump promised an elixir for their racial anxiety' said Obama - Thank God and democracy Trump lasted only one term
"It was as if my very presence in the White House had triggered a deep-seated panic, a sense that the natural order had been disrupted," CNN quoted an excerpt from former US President Barack Obama upc...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 08:15hrs | 2581 | by Wilbert Mukori
Cabinet Minister 'divides' Zanu PF
Energy minister Zhemu Soda has been accused of dividing Zanu PF members in Muzarabani district on their social media group.Soda who is constesting on District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chai...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 16:37hrs | 7368 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Khama starts on the bench
WARRIORS posterboy, Khama Billiat, will start from the bench when Zimbabwe host Algeria in a 2021 AFCON at the National Sports Stadium this afternoon.It's only the second time Billiat has star...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 18:04hrs | 5332 | by Staff reporter
Govt pay offer divides civil servants
LABOUR unions representing civil servants were yesterday divided over the 40% pay offer by government following a prolonged salary dispute with their employer.Some said negotiations had failed...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 3806 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi buried with a fortune
LIVING in a multimillion-dollar mansion, driving expensive cars and flashing money, the late socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure went on to be buried with a fortune in Nyamande villag...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 11505 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF completes DCCs vetting process
ZANU-PF said it has completed the nomination process of candidates that would contest in the party's district co-ordinating committees (DCC) elections with the list of successful candidates now awaiti...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
'Dirty war' erupts in Khupe camp
The MDC-T yesterday expelled one of its top officials as one of the contestants for the party's presidency warned that the race to succeed Morgan Tsvangirai has left the group deeply divided.A...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:28hrs | 2827 | by Staff reporter
Thugs in Zanu PF soiling the good name of the party
In this time of DCC elections, a lot of hero-worshipping and name dropping within the party is rife. Many people are abusing the name of the president in order to gain momentum. Some in provinces are ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 13:04hrs | 975 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Where wildlife produces medical doctors
In Africa, some communities still don't have a single person who has graduated as a medical doctor. The reasons are many. It could be a lack of funds for brilliant children to further their ed...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1897 | by Emmanuel Koro
Chamisa, Khupe and Mnangagwa must leave politics; the people shall govern
Failed politicians must pack and go! What a breath of fresh air to read your todays article "No single or individual group can stage a revolution on its own".An Alliance of Democratic ...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 4900 | by Nomazulu Thata
Over the moon Trump lost 2020, his 'America (cum Trump) first' divided free world - folly to tempt providence again
It was not until Friday evening 6th November 2020, three full day after the voting date, that it was finally clear Joe Biden had won the USA presidential election. I was over the moon with joy and, li...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 08:14hrs | 2397 | by Wilbert Mukori
Lawyer refutes Mubaiwa 'clothes dumping' claims
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's lawyer says reports that military personnel were used to dump his estranged wife's property at her house in Eastlea were not only misleading, but a vain attempt t...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 05:30hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
BV partners with TWAA, innovative digital female-driven mentorship platform in support of women in business in Africa
Empowering women in leadership using innovation to boost development "There is no limit to what we, as women, can acco...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 09:43hrs | 695 | by Agencies
Chiwenga says 'Youths key to attainment of Vision 2030'
Youths in the agriculture sector were yesterday honoured for their contribution towards the economy, food and nutrition security and employment creation with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga pledgi...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:48hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Zimra demands US$7m fuel import duty
DIRECT Fuel Imports Group Zimbabwe (DFIGZ), a grouping of small-scale fuel procurement firms, is seeking a relief order from the High Court that will nullify demands by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:55hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans back idea of another GNU
MANY Zimbabweans have welcomed the push by the MDC to hold talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, with a view to forming a new government of national unity in a bid to end the country's ...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:25hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants reject 20% salary hike
CIVIL servants yesterday rejected government's additional 20% salary offer that would have seen the highest paid worker getting $16 430 per month.The disgruntled civil servants have been deman...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 06:03hrs | 3963 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU mobilises for mass protests
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has threatened to roll out a nationwide strike to press for United States dollar-based salaries and better working conditions.ZCTU president Peter ...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 2317 | by Staff reporter
Touts using city parks as toilets
TOUTS operating in Bulawayo have been accused of using the city's recreational parks as toilets.Bulawayo City Council's housing and community service officer Thulani Magagula last Saturday sai...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts push Econet losses
DIVERSIFIED telecommunications group Econet Wireless suffered exchange losses in excess of $6 billion in its financial year and reeled under rolling power cuts that hit the country last year.I...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:35hrs | 344 | by Staff writer
Teachers review salary demands downwards
STRIKING teachers have reviewed downwards their salary demands amid no learning in most public schools as the month-long work stoppage by the educators continues, the Daily News reports.The te...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 06:50hrs | 5184 | by Staff reporter
Leadership renewal divides Zapu
ZAPU old guards are allegedly resisting plans by party members to renew and rebrand the opposition party soon after the death of its leader Dumiso Dabengwa for fear that they could lose influential po...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says, 'Zimbabwe has reached tipping point'
ZENGEZA West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala celebrated his 48th birthday on Friday. The politician was recently arrested and charged with inciting violence ahead of the abortive July 31 protests. He...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Tensions high at Zanu-PF PCC meeting
TENSIONS ran high at the Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial co-ordination committee (PCC) meeting yesterday over failure by party bigwigs to announce names of candidates that had successfully submitted the...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:40hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's secret meeting divides teachers
A secret meeting between President emmerson Mnangagwa and the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has divided unions, who are pushing the government to improve working conditions for their members....Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:34hrs | 5549 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF infighting continues to mar run-up to divisive DCC polls
So bad is the political climate within Zanu-PF at the moment that its secretary for security in pictured, readily admitted to the Daily News yesterday that senior the deepening infighting within the r...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:30hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council buys farms to set up new suburbs
THE Bulawayo City Council is in the process of buying farms on the outskirts of the city to expand the boundaries and meet the accommodation needs of the growing population.The move, Sunday Ne...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:22hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
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