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Zimbabwe left with 30 days' supply of grain
ZIMBABWE has less than 100 000 tonnes (t) of grain in its strategic grain reserve — enough to feed the nation for only one month, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance S...Published: 16 hrs ago | 852 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to introduce $50 notes
GOVERNMENT will soon introduce $50 notes to address the currency crisis in the short term as the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) continues to devalue, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said.In June 2019...Published: 16 hrs ago | 2317 | by Staff reporter
'Ruling on US$ debt a grand heist'
TUESDAY'S Supreme Court ruling declaring that debts owed in United States dollars (US$) incurred on or before February 22, 2019 should be settled using the Zimdollar at a 1:1 parity will further deepe...Published: 16 hrs ago | 500 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police ban carrying of weapons
POLICE in Bulawayo have banned the carrying of dangerous weapons in public within the next three months citing an increase in serious crimes such as murder, robbery and assault. In separ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 172 | by Staff reporter
Defiant Zifa to attend Cosafa indaba
ZIFA insist they will attend the Cosafa annual meeting in South Africa on Saturday and say the decision to bar them from the indaba is null and void. Joseph Mamutse, the Zifa chief executive, ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1005 | by Nelson Chamisa
Tourism minister visits Tshabalala sanctuary for the first time
Tourism Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu has expressed excitment after visiting Tshabalala sanctuary 10 km out of Bulawayo.In his official Facebook page Ndlovu said "Finally I got to visit...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 09:24hrs | 1167 | by Stephen Jakes
Stray donkeys, scotch-carts a menace in Victoria Falls
THE increase in the number of stray donkeys and scotch-carts in Victoria Falls town has irked residents who have taken the local authority to task to deal with the domestic animals and their owners as...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warriors grouped with Bafana Bafana in World Cup qualifier
TWENTY years after their battle ended in mayhem at the National Sports Stadium, claiming 13 lives of Zimbabwean football fans in a stampede, the Warriors and Bafana Bafana will again clash in a World ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:32hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt dismisses Chamisa speech
Government has dismissed MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's address which he made to his supporters in Harare yesterday as a series of contradictions. Mr Chamisa told a paltry crowd in hi...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:30hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Zifa barred from Cosafa indaba after exposing Chiyangwa funds abuse
THE relentless boardroom battle between ZIFA and their former president, Philip Chiyangwa, has taken another ugly twist with the country's football leaders being barred from attending the COSAFA annua...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'reduces debt by theft' after Supreme Court ruling: lawyers
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a controversial government decree from February 2019 which converted debts accumulated in United States dollars to the local RTGS currency – at a great l...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Things giving Mthuli sleepless nights
Food, power and currency stability are the three things keeping Finance minister Mthuli Ncube awake at night.The southern African country is facing drought for the second consecutive year, wit...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:59hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane in second coming
Government business briefly ground to a halt yesterday after several top officials and Cabinet ministers escorted Acting President Constantino Chiwenga to receive for the second time the Boeing 777-20...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:50hrs | 499 | by Staff rpeorter
AirZim receives new Boeing 777 from Malaysia
AIR ZIMBABWE has received a new plane Boeing B777 in a development that is part of the government's ongoing plans to resuscitate the airline. Three more planes are set to arrive in the following weeks...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 16:53hrs | 6031 | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa plotting a genocide using Mashurugwi gangs'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning a genocide under the guise of crushing the rogue Mashurugwi gang political analyst Dr Dinizulu Macaphulana has said.Mashurugwi gangs have been wreaking...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 10:14hrs | 8557 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe economy to contract by 5.5% says UN
Zimbabwe's economy will register a negative growth of 5.5% and 2.5% in 2019 and 2020 respectively owing to foreign currency shortages, elevated public debt and uncontrolled inflation, a recent report ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1562 | by FinX
Businesses defy Mthuli Ncube on new tax regime
Some businesses are defying Treasury's directive to review downwards the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) to 14,5% levied on certain goods to stimulate aggregate demand.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:15hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi announces drought relief strategies
VICE-President Kembo Mohadi yesterday announced a raft of government drought relief strategies, among them massive mobilisation of grain and an immediate livestock restocking exercise.Mohadi s...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:15hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar has been a disaster for asset values, economy
The introduction of Zimbabwe's own currency, the ZWL, in February 2019 has been a disaster as many economists, as well as ourselves, had predicted. Since it was launched the ZWL has fallen fro...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:14hrs | 557 | by John Legat
Zimbabwe's complex situation requires political will
People continue to die from curable disease in Zimbabwe as the health sector remains paralysed while the country is going through what has been described by the United Nations as a man-made drought. S...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 166 | by Tapiwa Ziviri
We have a full-blown crisis
Phew!What a frenzied week it was as those brats, who are used to hogging TV remote controls or causing unending trouble during holidays, were finally banished to school, where they rightfully ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 240 | by Bishop Lazarus
Mthuli Ncube sticks to his guns
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stuck to his guns, maintaining that the country is going to achieve 3 percent economic growth for 2020 in the face of independent f...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces serious challenges
A bleak outlook characterised by growing expectations to end Zimbabwe's political impasse, a weakening currency, power and foreign currency shortages stare in the face of President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 11914 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF surges closer to its 5 million recruitment target as Chamisa fights to deliver SONA
Never in our lifetime has the choice between the two major parties been so stark. Never has so much been at stake. And never has history seemed so radically open-ended, the opportunity to make a diffe...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:17hrs | 10173 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Trainee lawyer jailed for rape
A Zimbabwean trainee lawyer in the United Kingdom has been jailed for 14 years after he dragged a student to a wooded area and sexually attacked her. Wilfred Marodza (28), from Eastbourne in E...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:39hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on fuel smugglers
Investigations and Special Reports Editor FORTY-TWO local fuel companies have been asked to explain their dealings as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in conjunction with foreign law en...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Let's watch closely how the Zimbabwe military and the judiciary playout in the case of Chiwengas
As believers we now know that if we are grateful for the small things that the universe gives us, it will send its abundant energy to even usher us more gifts than we could ever imagine. Our gratitude...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 1733 | by Nomazulu Thata
Misheck Sibanda in court for delaying to pay Mphoko's benefits
CHIEF Secretary in the Office of the President, Misheck Sibanda has applied for the courts to pardon him after he failed to defend an application filed by former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko seek...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 176 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe gets computer assembling plant
Zimbabwe is now assembling computers and other technological gadgets locally following establishment of the Zimbabwe Technology Company (ZITCO), a joint venture with a Chinese firm. ZITCO is a...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:58hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
'Debt forgiveness crucial for Zimbabwe'
AS the country's central bank and treasury chiefs head to the forthcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week, Imara Asset Management (Imara) says the country is in desperate need of ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo gets CAF post
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo, who has been battling to contain a domestic storm, was smiling yesterday after being appointed a member of the CAF AFCON organising committee.He follows in the f...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Prophet's love potion a hit with women
A self-styled prophet from Masvingo and leader of Miracle Healing and Deliverance (MHD) Ministries Isaac Makomichi has become the go-to guy for desperately single ladies in Masvingo and surrounding ar...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 20:38hrs | 5494 | by Staff Reporter
National railways seeks forex exemption
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has approached Government seeking to be allowed to receive payments in foreign currency from exporters transporting their goods by rail. In ...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1936 | by Staff Reporter
ZIMRA rakes $60m from vendors
ABOUT 16 000 Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) registered to formalise operations of their businesses last year with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) raking about $60 million from the new regis...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:35hrs | 2205 | by Staff Reporter
World Bank forecast 2,7pc growth for Zimbabwe
The World Bank has forecast Zimbabwe's economy to grow by 2,7 percent this year, a growth that almost tallies with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's 2020 National Budget projection of 3 percent. This fo...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 09:28hrs | 1584 | by Staff Reporter
AfDB to upgrade Zimra audit software
Government is working with its strategic partners to improve its capacity to collect revenue, use and account for it, cent-by-cent. In one of the steps to achieve this, a $11,6 million program...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 09:25hrs | 449 | by Staff Reporter
ZC names new captains and selectors
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has named Sean Williams as Zimbabwe's substantive Test captain, while Chamu Chibhabha will lead the one-day international and Twenty20 international sides as interim skipper....Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 12:23hrs | 517 | by Edward Makuzva
FC Platinum's high level of professionalism lured De Jongh
DUTCHMAN Hendrik Pieter de Jongh says the high level of professionalism displayed by FC Platinum lured him to join the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions. He was unveiled as FC Plati...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:55hrs | 2063 | by Staff Reporter
Zapu finally announces congress dates
THE opposition Zapu has finally announced August 27 to 29 as the dates for its congress to elect a new leader following the death of its founder Dumiso Dabengwa in May last year.The congress w...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 1611 | by Staff Reporter
Delta sales fall 48%
Zimbabwe's Delta Corporation, the country's largest drinks maker, reported a 48% fall in half-year lager sales compared with the same period last year after output and distribution were hit by shortag...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 16:05hrs | 2686 | by Staff Reporter
UN pleads for $200M in support for hunger-stricken Zimbabwe
The United Nations has called for increased international support for Zimbabwe as eight million people - or roughly half the population - face hunger.The World Food Programme is planning to do...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 15:11hrs | 2136 | by Fin24
Two wrongs don't make a right
The fact that Mary Chiwenga is alleged to have done something unjust is no justification for the State acting in a similar way .Zimbabwe justice system never ceases to amaze me.Corrupt...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 12:55hrs | 1749 | by A Kadada
Shake-up looms at Zesa
Zesa Holdings has been set tough performance standards and goals in both energy supply and administrative efficiency, with the Government taking an active role in monitoring progress. This was...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 09:57hrs | 5031 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF 28th conference, the last nail in MDC A’s coffin
The 18th Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference in Goromonzi closed after a week of intensive and fruitful deliberations.Participant...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 02:12hrs | 11399 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
A merry-go-round - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
In Britain a merry-go-round suggests an abandonment to joy, cheerfulness and hope - the very spirit of the post-Christmas New Year season. But a merry-go-round can also mean something else: being repe...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 18:04hrs | 632 | by ZimVigil
Is Marry Chiwenga a victim of power?
Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official misconduct", is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 09:52hrs | 9327 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chinese tour Mnangagwa's farm
While Zimbabweans were enjoying Christmas on Wednesday, the First Family was busy at its Pricabe Farm in Sherwood on the outskirts of Kwekwe, hosting a Chinese delegation that wants to invest in the a...Published: 27 Dec 2019 at 10:32hrs | 6009 | by Staff Reporter
British club to visit Bulawayo
DERBYSHIRE County Cricket Club are set to visit Bulawayo in March to play six matches as part of their pre-season preparations for the 2020 County Championships. Derbyshire County Cricket Club...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:07hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga prosecution shows leadership crisis
The day Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga decided to press criminal charges against his wife, Marry, was the day when an otherwise domestic standoff became a national issue. Precisely because this m...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:41hrs | 2381 | by Tawanda Majoni
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