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Zimbabwe reports massive growth in production in 2020, despite Covid-19
The world over, with the exception of a few countries, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in negative economic growth in 2020.In its 2021 Global Economic Prospects report released early January, t...Published: 10 hrs ago | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zera hikes fuel price
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased the pump price of fuel by a margin of less than five percent in both local and foreign currency with effect from today.The latest ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 13:32hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi files police report
Former Information Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi has filed a police report against an impostor accused of identity theft.This report follows a Facebook post purported to be from Energy Mutodi ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 10:03hrs | 3912 | by Claris Magwenzi
Zera board flies into fuel storm
THE new Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) board received a baptism of fire at its first meeting with oil firms on February 18, as indigenous operators rejected a requirement to raise a ZW$30...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:59hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba water rises above minimum level
Water at Lake Kariba has risen above its minimum operating level of 475.50 metres bolstering hopes for secure energy supplies for Zimbabwe and Zambia. A latest update from the Zambezi River Authority ...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 13:01hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Minister allays power outage fears
Government has allayed fears of electricity challenges, following long hours of power outages disrupting businesses in some parts of central Harare on Monday. Energy and Power Development Mini...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
'We take umbrage at Timveous mischief' - strange, MDC leaders sold out big time during GNU and didn't even notice it
The trouble with people who are shallow, thick and slow is they have the propensity to make mountains out of mole-hills and thus waste not only their time and energy but that of everyone else involved...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 21:36hrs | 1410 | by Nomusa Garikai
Imbiber defies curfew order dies
A drunk Mvurwi man who defied the curfew and went for a beer binge on Saturday slipped while walking on a dam wall and drowned.Shakeman Malungwe (28) drowned around 01:00hours while walking in...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 13:04hrs | 1523 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Charumbira wades into Chief Nyamukoho estate wrangle
CHIEF'S Council president Fortune Charumbira on Sunday waded into Chief Nyamukoho's family wrangle, urging the late traditional leader's family members to find common ground in the distribution of the...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi resigns to save image of the country
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday resigned to save the image of the Government and allow him space to pursue legal remedies in the wake of allegations on social media that suggested immoral behavi...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to set up solar farm to generate 50MW
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has received an unsolicited bid from a local engineering firm for a joint venture project to set up a solar farm to generate 50 megawatts of electricity to be fed into the ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:04hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter
Spotify's Zimbabwe inclusion excites artistes
MUSIC streaming site Spotify is now available to Zimbabweans with local musicians excited about this development saying it will broaden their reach. Spotify last week announced that 85 countri...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:54hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba in another Marvelous show
JUST call him the Aston Villa lucky charm SIX appearances, 375 minutes on the field, no goal conceded by the English Premiership side. No wonder why Marvelous Nakamba's name has been trending,...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:50hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
Pair arrested on four counts of robbery
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested two men last week for four counts of robbery.Alois Ndoro (22) and Blessing Ngwenya (29) helped police with investigations leading to the recovery of some stolen ite...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Foreign direct investment dries up
FOREIGN investment inflows to Zimbabwe last year fell by 23.7% to US$40.06 million compared to the same period in the previous year, with analysts attributing the decline to the outbreak of Covid-19 p...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 15:33hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean agriculture recovery in motion
ZIMBABWE is an agrarian economy and has huge potential to produce enough for its people and surplus that can be exported to generate foreign currency. However, there is a puzzling divergence between i...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:43hrs | 474 | by Dr John Basera
Man (61), hangs self over cow sex shame
A MAN from Binga could not stomach the shame of being caught by his wife while committing bestiality with a cow and later committed suicide while the hapless wife watched in horror.So traumati...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:45hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to get 100 MW solar plant
POWER generation in the country and more significantly in Bulawayo is set to increase after it has emerged that British investors have partnered a local company to set up solar fields that will genera...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 07:46hrs | 611 | by Staff Reporter
Zec clears way for fraud-accused Shava swearing-in
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday gazetted the nomination of Dr Frederick Shava and Dorothy Mabika to replace the late Dr Sibusiso Moyo and Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba respectively as Senator...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 07:35hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Hwange power plant in limbo as Zimbabwe frustrates Chinese investor
Zimbabwe is stalling the completion of a 720 megawatt coal-fired thermal power plant in Hwange in a stand-off between the finance ministry and the military which is in a joint venture with a Chinese c...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:42hrs | 1954 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual sees ‘green shoots' in Zimbabwe
THE head of Old Mutual Zimbabwe says there are green shoots appearing in the economy after the devastation of a severe drought and the coronavirus pandemic."There are good signs emerging in ec...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1350 | by Staff reporter
Spotify coming to Zimbabwe
As part of Spotify's expansion into 85 new markets, Spotify an online audio streaming and media service, is soon coming to Zimbabwe. If you are in Zimbabwe and you want to listen to music on the platf...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:47hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
3 000 more schools needed, says Minister Mathema
At least 3 000 more primary and secondary schools are needed to cater for the increasing number of students and to ensure an improvement in the quality of education in Zimbabwe, a Cabinet minister has...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:44hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
FC Platimun crash out of Confed Cup
ASC Jaraaf 1 0 FC Platinum (ASC Jaraaf won 2-0 on aggregate to progress to the Caf Confederations Cup group stages)FC PLATINUM'S run in the CAF club competitions ended last night after the...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:41hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
MDC A Youth, Zinasu responsible for Chamisa down fall
MDC A youths and Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) are responsible for the big fall of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, Civic society gro...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:48hrs | 1497 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa declares war on land barons
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on land barons and councils that duped desperate home seekers to settle and develop on illegal land, saying the government would bring them to book....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:15hrs | 1908 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding hits Gwanda
MOST suburbs in Gwanda and the central business district have since Monday last week been going for two to three hours per day without electricity, forcing residents to resort to alternative energy so...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
'95% skills deficit in medicine'
THE country is grappling with a 95 percent skills deficit in the medical fraternity and 94 percent skills deficit in the engineering sector, a development which has been hampering optimal service deli...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
4 'armed robbers' including a cop killed in shootout with police
Four suspected armed robbers have been killed in a shootout with police in Harare.Police said one of the dead suspects was a police officer based at Hatfield Police Station.Police are ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 11:41hrs | 4834 | by Staff reporter
'Inflation will drop to 10% by December 2021' - not as long as Zimbabwe remains a Banana Republic
"The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday forecast annual inflation to plummet to less than 10% this year, driven by a good agricultural season, fiscal and financial sector stability," reported Bu...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:43hrs | 258 | by Nomusa Garikai
African 'Dead Aid' will stop within 5 years: Part Two
In part one I concentrated on Dr. Dambisa's "Dead Aid" book she passionately wrote in 2009 highlighting the need for Africa to shift its focus away from foreign Aid and instead, seeking solutions that...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 10:12hrs | 878 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chiadzwa spiritualist kidnapped
CHIADZWA spiritualist and exhumer Matthew Mundondo was allegedly kidnapped by his three relatives and a friend, who burnt his belongings worth US$8 000 claiming that he was mentally ill.Mundon...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains causing power blackouts: Minister
GOVERNMENT has said the power problems the country has been facing in the past months have been a result of heavy rains that are damaging electrical systems and cables, leading to power blackouts....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
When opposing becomes nonsense
The times we live in have been blessed with a tremendous tool called social media; it is one marvel that if used properly can bring about remarkable social, economic and political positive change. Unf...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:39hrs | 971 | by Charles Motsi
The ultimate checklist for the winter adventure of your dreams
Bears sure have it easy. At the very least, they get to hibernate all winter without a worry in the world. After all, sleeping in and doing nothing during cold winter days is a dream for a lot of peop...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 11:34hrs | 278 | by Staff writer
Kazembe, Matanga taken to court over seized diesel
DINSON Colliery Company (Private) Limited (Dinson Colliery) has dragged Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to court claiming police unlawfully seized its 40 000 litres diesel.Also cited as ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
Warriors midfielder Nakamba earns praise in the fight for his Aston Villa future
27-year-old Zimbabwe international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has shown a willingness to fight for his future at English Premier League (EPL) side Aston Villa, following a sparkling return to action...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 14:07hrs | 2166 | by Staff Writer
Newly appointed ministers take oath of office
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in four new ministers at State House.The four include a cabinet minister, a provincial affairs minister and two deputy ministers.Honourable Felix...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:16hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Four new ministers sworn in
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in four new ministers at State House.The four include a cabinet minister, a provincial affairs minister and two deputy ministers.Honourable Felix...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 16:20hrs | 1411 | by Staff Reporter
'We are united and peace loving people' said Mnangagwa - tyrant boot on our throat 'Shaisano!'
Zanu PF's ethos is that the party would rather destroy Zimbabwe, burn it down into ruins, than allow anyone else ruling the country! "Shaisano!" as one would say in Shona. 40 years of Zanu PF ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2206 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe teachers ridicule govt savings facility
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has ridiculed the recently-launched Government Employees Mutual Savings (GEMS) fund which it says was another scheme meant to dupe the already suffer...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 07:56hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$20bn through non-traditional cartels
ZIMBABWE may have been prejudiced of US$20 billion over the years through corruption due to the acrid relationship between politics and economics that has seen the entrenchment of cartelism in the cou...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:48hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
New model could revive Bulawayo industry
The article of January 5, by Silas Nkala made for remarkably interesting reading. The sentiments expressed are true of the sentimental opinion of most of us who have made this part of the country home...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:40hrs | 430 | by Muvirimi Francis Mangwendeza
Zesa fights to end blackouts
AMID fears of a return to prolonged and debilitating power cuts in the country, following the blaze that engulfed Hwange Power Station on Wednesday evening, authorities were hopeful yesterday that the...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:38hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
UK firm to invest in Bulawayo renewable energy
BULAWAYO has lined up a number of renewable energy development projects worth millions of United States dollars, which are set to transform the city's economy and impact positively on the country's re...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:39hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station resumed electricity supply today
ZESA Holdings has assured customers that normal electricity supply from Hwange Power Station is expected to resume today as they are in the process of fixing Units 2 and 5 to restore power supply to t...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:30hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 4750 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga-linked cartels take over public firms, mines, fuel sector - report
HIGHLY secretive cartels linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga are reported to have taken over the operations of key state-owned companies, including private f...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 07:33hrs | 8104 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei tightens hold on Zim gold
AFTER buying more mines and banks, the mogul could become the country's top gold buyer. Business kingpin Kudakwashe Tagwirei, under United States sanctions since August, aims to expand his commanding ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mavaza reveals what is beneath the African sun
The upcoming Great Zimbabwean young writer Energy Mavaza is set to release his second poetry oozing thought-filled book titled Beneath the African Sun. online. The book will be out this co...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:12hrs | 595 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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