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Chitungwiza looters are well-known
Facts are and will always be stubborn.Fact one, the people who led last week's riots, particularly in Chitungwiza, were dominantly MDC Alliance youths.Fact two, the youths are well kno...Published: 7 hrs ago | 969 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | 92 | by Brian Kagoro
Zanu-PF responsible for terror, says Chamisa's MDC
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's spokesperson, Nkululeko Sibanda has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga cannot be absolved from the reign of terror that happened in the p...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:21hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Temporary forex relief for companies
COMPANIES facing imminent closure due to lack of foreign currency got temporary respite after government issued letters of credit allowing large corporates to procure raw materials, Confederation of Z...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:16hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
How drug offences can affect your life
If you are someone who has been caught either selling or in possession of illegal drugs, then you might find that your life is negat...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 16:53hrs | 254 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa and Gen Chiwenga responsible for lootings, shootings and terrorism
It is with profound sadness that all the reports that are now coming through to us, NGOs, churches, the courts, among other areas suggest that Mnangagwa and Chiwenga carefully coordinated an attack on...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:33hrs | 5258 | by Dr Nkululeko Sibanda (Presidential Spokesperson)
Chaos and madness sweeping Zimbabwe were easily avoidable - have we finally learned how to
"The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights wishes to share with stakeholders critical information on the unfolding human rights crisis in Zimbabwe following the outbreak of violent protests...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2838 | by Nomusa Garikai
Jonathan Moyo must be puking as Strive Masiyiwa's fortune rises to US$2.3bn
exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo last week made a jibe on telecommunications guru Strive Masiyiwa saying that Masiyiwa is a Bond-note billionaire, a reference to the local currency th...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:25hrs | 2421 | by Staff reporter
Five people feared dead as protests hit Zimbabwe
FIVE people reportedly died while 24 others were injured as police clashed with protesters across the country yesterday as anger over the worsening economic crisis spilled onto the streets with busine...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1555 | by Staff Reporter
Cop collapses after inhaling teargas smoke 'made for elephants'
Two female police officers and two judiciary officials in Bulawayo collapsed as a result of tear smoke while scores of people including one elderly woman walking near the High Court were injured durin...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:52hrs | 3033 | by Staff reporer
Demonstrations to continue until Mnangagwa steps down?
POLICE engaged in running battles with protesters in Bulawayo Monday as the country's second largest city was effectively shut down by angry locals protesting against the government's fuel price hikes...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:24hrs | 1946 | by newzimbabwe
'Mnangagwa should act or Zimbabwe will burst'
Having started the year engulfed with a myriad of problems - from fuel shortages, soaring prices of goods and services, shortages of drugs to labour disputes - the Daily News on Sunday's Assistant Edi...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:38hrs | 5976 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC meets over economic crisis
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will this week meet to discuss the way forward on how to put more pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to solve the current economic crisis.MDC spokesperson Jaco...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:22hrs | 1053 | by Staff repoirter
Threats and blackmail: The real story behind the doctors' return to wards
They stood their ground against government threats, but it took coercion from one of their own to end the junior doctors' 40-day strike.At one time they were fired by Vice-President Constantin...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:40hrs | 4366 | by Everson Mushava
Say no to bullying in school
Despite the 'dry wallet' circumstances most Zimbabweans are facing, the zeal to have their children educated can never be underestimated. With schools opening this week, parents and guardians were all...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:11hrs | 128 | by Thomas Murisa
Growing role of Zimbabwe's Embassy in China
ZIMBABWE and China have excellent relations that date back to the pre-independence era. During the visit by His Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa, in April 2018, relations were elevated to the highes...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:58hrs | 123 | by Mr Chikawa
Zimbabwe forex woes hit ARV procurement
Government has made strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS, which has seen the country reducing the HIV prevalence rate from a high of 27 percent in 1997 to the current 13 percent, but resource constra...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:55hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
National Reclamation:- Against the Perpetuation of a ruling elitist dynasty!
The leadership and general membership of the National Reclamation Assembly are deeply concerned about the current state of affairs in our beloved nation. We would like to categorically state that the ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 16:33hrs | 473 | by Advocate Walter Nyabadza
Mnangagwa under massive pressure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration faces a mammoth task to steady the ship and deliver the goods as pressure mounts from all angles amid massive economic, social and political turbulence wh...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:03hrs | 5476 | by Staff reporter
Growing unrest exposes official posturing
FAILURE by government to address the unrelenting currency crisis has come back to haunt the country as evidenced by widespread unrest triggered by the rising cost of living.Finance minister Mt...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:00hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Blame Zanu PF for the Crisis
It is very easy to blame the MDC for the current economic and political situation we find ourselves in as a country. We want to blame them for participating in an unreformed electoral system but are w...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:32hrs | 761 | by Clement Moyo
Chamisa's MDC should proffer solutions to crises
While it is the MDC's democratic right to demonstrate over the worsening economic situation in the country, we also expect its shadow government to proffer solutions on the on-going crisis.The...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:29hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
ED Mnangagwa will not hatch chickens from fried eggs
President Emmerson Munangagwa managed to openly rig the forgone polls, in a daylight robbery. All his political life after independence crocodile has waited patiently, worked meticulously carving his ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1598 | by Zanda Shumba
Sanctions must go: Zimbabwe's 2019 clarion call
On 21 December 2001 as the sun was directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere during the December Solstice, President George W Bush of the United States of America sealed ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:36hrs | 1131 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa given a 14-day notice
CIVIL servants representative groups announced Tuesday they were all going on strike within the next 14 days if government failed to meet their wage demands.This follows a crisis meeting they ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:16hrs | 3128 | by newzimbabwe.com
Mnangagwa is in office but not in power
Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency is characterised by passiveness, indecisiveness and escalating fuel shortages, looming strikes from civil servants, electricity black-outs and outbreaks of waterborne d...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 11:15hrs | 4789 | by Frazer Muzondo
Zimbabwe doctors still on strike
THE crippling five-week strike by public hospital doctors is far from over after an undisclosed number of medical practitioners have elected to stay at home, arguing that government did not place conc...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | 2084 | by newzimbabwe.com
You have failed Zimbabweans - ED, running a country is more than just mantras!
As I watch children going to school this morning, I can not help but be troubled by how few they are - an indication that a huge number of them will not be attending, due to unaffordable school fees, ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | 3038 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe police wary of upsurge in lethal weapons use
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has noted with concern the upsurge in the use of lethal weapons to commit murder in various parts of the country in the last two weeks. An analysis of the record m...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:12hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
War vets blast striking civil servants
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has blasted civil servants for demanding to be paid in American dollars saying the public workers were ignorant of the challenges the...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:11hrs | 2079 | by Staff reporter
Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe on the rise
Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe has risen as criminal networks groom mules to smuggle packets of hard drugs into the country, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) and ZRP CID drugs and narc...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:08hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers planning paralyzing strike
Zimbabwean teachers are planning a stay away next Tuesday on the first day of the school year due to the harsh economic situation which has resulted in the devaluation of their salaries.In a state...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 19:26hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Trafigura give Zimbabwe more time to pay for fuel
Zimbabwe has reached flexible payment arrangements with some fuel importers that will ensure it stabilises supplies amid a foreign-currency shortage that threatens economic growth.The governme...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:07hrs | 2014 | by Bloomberg
Business slams Mthuli Ncube's forex committee
BUSINESS leaders say the setting up of a forex allocation committee by government will not solve the prevailing foreign currency crisis.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last Friday set up a forex...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1689 | by Staff reporter
Doctors' strike calls for relook into health policy
AS the circus and confusion with regards to the junior doctors' strike continues unabated, it is time government shows sincerity to both the disgruntled medical practitioners and the general public....Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:38hrs | 245 | by Editorial - newsday
'Current economic chaos to define future'
As Zimbabwe hurtles towards into the New Year, the majority of the country's population is bruised economically, socially and politically. The "Daily News on Sunday's Assistant Editor Maxwell ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:55hrs | 605 | by Maxwell Sibanda
Zimra to tax donations
As the broke Zimbabwean government seeks to seize every cent it can lay its hands on, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will tax specific classes of donations to beef up the fiscus.The ta...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:52hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
Valueless bond notes the source of Zimbabwe's problems, say analysts
GOVERNMENT'S promise to avail foreign currency to the country's largest beverages manufacturer, Delta Corporation, to avoid forex pricing is not sustainable, analysts have said.Delta last Wedn...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:13hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
Unregulated, unregistered medicines flooding into Zimbabwe
Unregulated and unregistered medicines are reportedly flooding into Zimbabwe, with consignments of expired medicines being smuggled into the country through the country's porous border posts.S...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:03hrs | 421 | by African News Agency
Solve doctors' grievances ASAP
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has reportedly been forced to cut his vacation short due to the worsening health crisis, needs to address the doctors' grievances immediately.Zimbabweans are ...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:11hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Beer prices up +100%
Beer drinkers may now need to think twice before downing the so-called wise waters.This follows the steep increase in the price of clear beer – by more than 100 percent – hours after Delta...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:09hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fails to end doctors' strike?
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's surprise intervention yesterday into the crisis in the health sector failed to end the strike by junior doctors, which has dragged on for the past 35 days.Mnang...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2129 | by Staff repoirter
Chamisa tells Mnangagwa to take blame for labour unrest
GOVERNMENT should take blame for the collapse of the health sector and stop blaming the opposition for inciting doctors and other civil servants to go on strike, the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has said....Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:09hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Breakthrough for doctors finally
The cat and mouse chase between the government and the doctors seems to have come to and end after there was an agreement on Friday on the employers and employees can engage moving forward. There are ...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:55hrs | 8455 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Divisions rock striking Zimbabwe 'intern' doctors camp
DIVISIONS have rocked the country's public hospital doctors camp following their conflicting Friday messages on the status of a five-week-long strike which was said to have been called off at the behe...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 19:40hrs | 4138 | by newzimbabwe
Prophet Magaya intensifies research on his HIV & Aids herbal remedy
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Walter Magaya says he has intensified research on his controversial HIV and Aids herbal remedy, Aguma, as he awaits government to test the drug's su...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:29hrs | 2354 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai family’s pre-emptive masterstroke the way to go
The funeral service in December 2018 for the late 41st President of the United States, George H Bush, who was in office from 1989 to 1993 (not to be confused with his son, George W Bush, the 43rd Pres...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | 1600 | by Conway Tutani
Strive Masiyiwa targets Dewa?
Below is a response written by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to Mr Roth of the Human Rights Watch.I'm with the people of Zimbabwe, and my record is t...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 19:24hrs | 2511 | by Strive Masiyiwa
Doctors vow to continue their month-long industrial action
Striking junior doctors have vowed to continue with their month-long industrial action despite claims by government that the two sides have reached a consensus on the majority of their demands....Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 14:54hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Doctors speak out on latest developments
The Zimbabwe hospital doctors are deeply saddened by the continued misrepresentation of facts by some elements in regard to the on-going industrial action by doctors at all levels nationwide. This has...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 13:14hrs | 4955 | by ZHDA
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