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Mthuli Ncube cut his nose to spite his face
ZIMBABWE businesses, grappling with the realities of hyperinflation and exchange rate induced losses, have pressed the panic button over worsening macro-economic conditions in the country, with severa...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1234 | by Phillimon Mhlanga
Zimbabwe teachers to work 2 days a week
Teachers will only work two days a week and will no longer abide by the formal dress code, the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) declared on Friday.The teachers announced the indu...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1471 | by ZimLive
Energy ministry secretary grilled over Zesa rebundling, tariffs
MINISTRY of Energy secretary Gloria Magombo was yesterday grilled by Parliament over issues of rebundling of Zesa with MPs questioning why an institution that was recently unbundled was now being rebu...Published: 17 hrs ago | 491 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe accelerating towards precipice of doom - Asante sana
The pace at which Zimbabwe's socio-economic situation is deteriorating is quite terrifying and a long-lasting panacea is urgently needed. I am afraid that we might be heading towards the precipice of ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 285 | by Canisio Mudzimu
World Bank says Zimbabweans should brace for misery
The World Bank has warned that Zimbabwe's economy faces massive turmoil unless the country gets much-needed international assistance urgently. This comes as the country is currently going thro...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:31hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Industry urges govt to be disciplined
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says government should maintain fiscal discipline so that the economy does not suffer challenges of fiscal slippages.This comes as the country is...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:30hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa briefed by chrome company execs
THE Moti Group's African Chrome Fields (ACF) has pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to address a number of factors hampering its operations before the miner can bounce back in Zimbabwe where it...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:29hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's PR offensive a futile exercise
GOVERNMENT'S decision to hire four international public relations firms in its bid to spruce up its battered image globally is pointless unless the Harare administration implements substantive politic...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar stability: The war is still on
THE war on currency stability is definitely not over. Those who are conversant with the economy often know exactly what I mean. Of course, in the first instance, the expectation of instant stability f...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:25hrs | 136 | by Persistence Gwanyanya
'Transformer thieves are Zesa workers'
ZESA workers have a hand in the rampant vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure, which has cost the country millions of dollars and led to disruption of efficient power transmission across t...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:04hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi sellout and a liability
As the leader of Mthwakazi Republic Party i cannot let people like Mohadi have a field day on us, surely how can he stoop that low to address Mthwakazi Republic Party at his Zanu-PF rally at Stanley s...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:10hrs | 10 | by Mqondisi Moyo MRP President
Chamisa itches for clash with Mnangagwa
Opposition MDC party leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the country was drawing to a "tipping point" as shortages of key commodities persist, while the collapse of the local currency and rising infl...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Woman goes scot free for scalding hubby with boiling water
A WOMAN from Bulawayo who was accused of scalding her husband with boiling water peeling off most of his skin, breathed a sigh of relief after attempted murder charges against her were withdrawn yeste...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwange 7 & 8 expansion only 21% complete
The Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project is now 21 percent complete, with the first unit set to be commissioned by the end of the first quarter next year. This was said by Finance an...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Govt workers launch strike
CIVIL servants have declared incapacitation to continue reporting for duty on their inflation-battered salaries, adding more misery to the government, which is struggling to tame the triple-digit infl...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
15 Muzarabani villagers drink contaminated water
FIFTEEN Muzarabani villagers from Muringazuva village in ward 8 allegedly stole builders' water which was in a drum used for construction before drinking it and got seven others hospitalised due to co...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 14:25hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Massive power cuts to be implemented
The national power company ZETDC has announced that it is going to escalate the electricity load-shedding to Stage 2 due to the massive power cuts that is happening in the neighbouring South Africa. ...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 11:41hrs | 1591 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa MDC orders Bulawayo mayor to reinstate Kambarami
THE opposition MDC has ordered Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni to re-instate his expelled deputy Tinashe Kambarami, despite a High Court ruling that the latter's election was a nullity.Kambarami ...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:29hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to experience 14 hours load-shedding
South Africa's power utility company Eskom has announced that load-shedding stage 2 will be implemented on Wednesday.According to a Twitter statement the load-shedding will be implemented from...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:27hrs | 865 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Court reserves judgement in ZPC, Chivayo fight
The Supreme Court has reserved ruling in a contract battle between businessman Wicknell Chivayo and the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), after hearing arguments by lawyers representing both parties. ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 07:03hrs | 4444 | by Staff reporter
Trade deficit narrows by 63%
ZIMBABWE'S trade deficit narrowed by 63% to US$644 million between February and August this year compared to the same period last year, due to shortages of foreign currency for imports.Figures...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:51hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Govt still consulting on civil servants bonuses
THE Ministry of Finance yesterday told Parliament that government had not yet made a decision on whether civil servants will be paid bonuses this year as they needed to consult workers' representative...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Emmerson Mnangagwa
14 October 2019Petition to The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare.Cc: Ministry of Health, Matebeleland North Province.Cc: CEO Tsholotsho HospitalCc: St Lukes Hospital....Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:55hrs | 1910 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Zimbabwe govt economic blueprints and policies rubbish sanctions fallacy
As I write this article, the government of Zimbabwe is launching its so-called strategic roadmap for a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023, officiated by the president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa - ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:55hrs | 320 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Civil servants demand US$ wages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been pushed against the wall by its restive workers who have tabled a new salary demand of at least US$475 or its equivalence of $7 267 at the prevailing ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
NRZ mulls setting up shopping malls
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) plans to invest towards construction of shopping malls to transform its main stations to match global standards. Speaking on the sidelines of the NRZ Te...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
'MDC better off with Biti, not Cobra'
My PeopleThe ever clueless opposition, which always behaves suspiciously like Zanu-PF employees would make a good case study of how a vibrant opposition political party can remain in opposition fo...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 5293 | by Dr Stop IT
Investor activity lowly on the ZSE
Investor sentiment remained muted during the week under review, amid continued worsening economic situation. The Finance, minister Mthuli Ncube of projects Zimbabwe's GDP growth a revised -6,5% in 201...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station set for US$3,6m refurbishment
Power utility, Zesa, is undertaking a US$3,6 million refurbishment of Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 6 expected to be complete in December.Completion of the works will pave way for the Zimb...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:58hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa mulls all-stakeholders crisis meeting
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC says it is planning an all-stakeholders convention to mobilise mass support to pressure the Zanu-PF government to restore stability in an economy overrun by hyperinflationar...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:34hrs | 2730 | by Staff reporter
Thief stuns court, disowns accomplices
A MAN who admitted to being part of a gang of thieves who allegedly broke into several houses in Bulawayo and stole household goods worth nearly $120 000, yesterday stunned a packed courtroom when he ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:31hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Hospital has no ICU, drugs
HWANGE district's biggest referral health institution, Victoria Falls Hospital, is running without emergency facilities and basic medication, a development which is compromising service delivery in th...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:31hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
I admit I have failed the next generation
Someone asked why I have been quiet this time. I had to take time to reflect on a number of real life issues realistically without anyone's influence, without political, religious, spiritual or peer p...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 3012 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyechaiye
Bulawayo nurse 'rapist' goes to High Court for bail
ONE of the two suspects who allegedly took turns to rape a Bulawayo nurse at knife point after raiding her Cowdray Park home before robbing her of $87 and valuables worth more than $3 670, has approac...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health crisis deepens
OPERATIONS at Parirenyatwa and Harare Central hospitals yesterday ground to a halt after nurses joined the strike by doctors, with most wards at Zimbabwe's two largest referral hospitals closed, incre...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Will ZESA tariff hike translate to more power?
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) on Wednesday approved an electricity tariff increase of $162,16c per kilowatt hour, following a recent application by power utility ZESA Holdings to adj...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 146 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Zimbabwe heading for a mass starvation?
There was one particular rumour that rocketed around the city of Harare this week.It was a scrap of information, shared on the streets and on social media, which speaks volumes about the despe...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 17:59hrs | 1171 | by John Sparks
More economic pain for Zimbabweans
Zesa Holdings (Zesa) has announced shocking plans to hike power tariffs in the country every month - and in line with prevailing foreign currency exchange rates. Zimbabwe raised its averag...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1439 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC rejects church proposal to suspend elections
The MDC rejected a proposal by churches for a seven-year moratorium on elections on Wednesday, but welcomed efforts by heads of Christian denominations to end Zimbabwe's economic and political paralys...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1506 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe needs to move beyond uncertainty
"Climate change in Zimbabwe. You can hear it on the banks of Lake Kariba up north and feel it in the fields of Beitbridge in the south. You'll see it in the classrooms of rural Gokwe, where the succes...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:57hrs | 295 | by Pearl Matibe
Zimbabwe drafting new coal tariffs
GOVERNMENT has paid tribute to Makomo Resources for keeping the nation's lights on by continuously supplying coal to the Zimbabwe Power Company at a time the country's economy and coal mining sector a...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
May the last person to leave, turn off the lights
ONE of the questions that I ask myself daily is: Is there a point to this?I have to be honest, I feel defeated and I wonder if there is any hope that this country's fortunes will improve anyti...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:50hrs | 392 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Senior cop's wife tortures stepson over sweet
A WIFE of a senior Buchwa Support Unit policeman has been convicted of brutally torturing her nine-year-old stepson by tying his legs and hands with an electric cable before heavily assaulting him wit...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli tables ambitious revenue collection figures
TREASURY has tabled an ambitious $14 billion revenue collection target by year 2019, despite only collecting a paltry 35% of that figure in the first half of the year.Revenue collections for t...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:45hrs | 2366 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe quadrupled its electricity prices
Zimbabwe has increased the average electricity tariff by 320% to let the state power utility ramp up production and improve supplies at a time of daily rolling power cuts, the national energy regulato...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 17:29hrs | 2616 | by Reuters
Electricity price shoots up by 320%
Zimbabwe's power regulator has increased the average electricity price by 320%.The decision was taken to allow it to ramp up production and improve supplies amid daily power cuts.Essen...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:17hrs | 2806 | by BBC
Chamisa's MDC threatens demos again
THE MDC led by Nelson Chamisa says it is gravely concerned about the deepening economic situation in tghe country, threatening unspecified but "robust action".In a statement following a seven ...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 11:11hrs | 1258 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's govt completes snooping laws
CABINET yesterday approved the Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill that will see stiff penalties being levied on citizens allegedly generating and transmitting subversive material mea...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 11:10hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Goromonzi gets facelift ahead of Zanu-PF conference
GOROMONZI is undergoing a massive facelift with different government departments and parastatals already on the ground ahead of Zanu PF annual conference to be held in December in the district....Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:06hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Arcadia leads Zimbabwe's mega mine projects
Prospect Resources has registered significant progress on its Zimbabwe-based electric vehicle batteries lithium project just outside Harare, which it says will become the first major mining project to...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
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