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Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1041 | by Anonymous
Mnangagwa retires Mudede in major shake-up
ONE of the country's longest-serving bureaucrats, Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede, was retired yesterday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa also got rid of several permanent secretaries and directors in...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1905 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo case takes new twist
THE case of businessman and Intratrek (Private) Limited director Wicknell Chivayo has taken a new twist with the prosecution seeking to amend the charges against him and his company. This come...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa
ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 604 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Warrant of arrest for Ginimbi
A warrant of arrest has been issued against businessman Genius Kadungure after he failed to pitch for his fraud trial yesterday. Kadungure, who is jointly charged with Wicknell Chivayo, was su...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 3646 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi, Chivayo R1,5m fraud trial moved
A HARARE magistrate yesterday issued a warrant of arrest to businessman Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi, who is accused of swindling Zanu PF member of Parliament Dexter Nduna of R1 581 89...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Workforce experiences to match customer experiences: the next frontier for telco success
Since GSM was first demonstrated in Cape Town in 1993 and the first GSM networks launched the next year, the telco industry has fundamentally transformed every country on the African continent. As som...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 12:16hrs | 240 | by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa
Masimba foretells infrastructure boom, strong earnings
Masimba Holdings, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed contracting company, expects Zimbabwe's infrastructure sector to recover strongly in the outlook and drive its contracting business.CEO Canad...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council Committees
Bulawayo City Council CommitteesChairpersonsClr Silas Chigora (Finance and Development), Norman Hlabano (Environmental Management and Engineering Services), Clr Rodney Jele (To...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 10:57hrs | 1121 | by Social media
Factional fights simmer in MDC led Bulawayo's new council
DIVISIONS are simmering among Bulawayo's new councillors amid revelations that there is bad blood between the city's Mayor Solomon Mguni and his deputy Tinashe Kambarami resulting in the former side-l...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:52hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to take over Kariba in 2 years
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will take over full control of the newly completed Kariba South Power Station after two years when the defects liability period agreed with Chinese contractor Sinohydr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:49hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Doubts over Egodini project
The construction of the $60 million Egodini Mall in Bulawayo has suffered notable delays, raising questions on whether the contractor would be able to beat a set 15-month deadline.The hyped Eg...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 21:52hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is a very bad and poor chip off the Tsvangirai block
Mario Vargas Llosa, the world-famed Peruvian writer, penned a small, but sweet collection of incisive essays titled "A Writer's Reality." My favourite from that collection is "Novels Disguised". Its a...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | 2874 | by Igomombe
19 shades of the MDC
Yesterday marked the 19th birthday of the Movement of Democratic Change - Zimbabwe's once formidable opposition party. Of course, one can be forgiven for not knowing what that name actually now repres...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 398 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Chinese firm seeks to build new state-of-the-art Victoria Falls Bridge
Chinese construction giant, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has submitted a proposal to Government for the construction of a new state-of-the-art bridge in the resort town of Victoria...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 15:11hrs | 1949 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to reopen in November 2019
THE developer of the much anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus, Terracotta Private Limited, has revealed that the first phase of the project will be open for trading by November 2019 as they work towards ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to reopen in November 2019
THE developer of the much anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus, Terracotta Private Limited, has revealed that the first phase of the project will be open for trading by November 2019 as they work towards ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:09hrs | 404 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa lawyers join hand, fight in Wicknell's corner
INTRATREK Zimbabwe, founded by businessman Wicknell Chivayo, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court demanding $25 million from Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) in damages for alleged repudiation of a multi...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:22hrs | 10065 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry capacity utilisation to exceed 50%
THE country's manufacturing sector capacity utilisation is set to exceed 50 percent this year on the back of gains achieved in the last two years, with more positive prospects under the new political ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi, Chivayo fraud trial resumes
HARARE businessman Genius Kadungure, also known as Ginimbi, who is accused of swindling a Zanu-PF member Dexter Nduna of R1 581 890 in a botched mining supply deal, was summoned to appear in court on ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Khama to grace CZI congress
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and former Botswana President Ian Khama will be among the high profile speakers at this year's Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) congress and International Invest...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's $20 million transformers burden
NATIONAL power utility, ZESA Holdings, requires a staggering $20 million to replace over 4 000 transformers that were either vandalised or stolen across the country. Government says thieves ar...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:23hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1416 | by Igomombe
Meet Zimbabwe's young innovators
This year's Harare Agricultural Show has been a mixed bag, which proved the extent to which Zimbabwe is open for business and innovation. From being officially opened for the first time by Pre...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:52hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
GMB explosion - One body recovered, three workers missing
One body has been recovered and three workers are missing after an explosion at the Grain Marketing Depot (GMB) Lions Den Depot this afternoon.The explosion resulted in fire in the control tow...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 18:27hrs | 4804 | by Staff Reporter
NRZ defends Transnet deal
National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has allayed fears that it might have entered into a questionable deal with Transnet, following the issuing of suspension notices to three top officials who were all...Published: 27 Aug 2018 at 13:04hrs | 2196 | by Staff Report
Zimnat rewards students who participated in hackathon
Zimnat, one of the country's leading insurance groups, yesterday rewarded students from the Harare Institute of Technology who took part in a hackathon that the company organised.A hackathon i...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 12:35hrs | 718 | by Agencies
Harare Poly gets nod to offer media degree
Harare Polytechnic is expected to start offering a Mass Communication and Media Technologies degree soon, with college principal Dr Engineer Tafadzwa Mudondo confirming the development last week. ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:50hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Tallest man in Zimbabwean?
Simbarashe Mhukahuru, probably Zimbabwe's tallest man at 2,11m turned heads when he walked through the streets of Masvingo on Tuesday. Above The Mirror editor Nkulumani Mlambo looks like a midget when...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 07:38hrs | 8869 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, Kadungure in trouble
The State has revived a case in which controversial businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Genius Kadungure are being charged for allegedly defrauding two local businessmen about six years ago.Polic...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:07hrs | 6100 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo back in court for defrauding Zanu-PF MP
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been arrested on fresh allegations of defrauding a local businessman of over 1 million South African rands as well as Zanu-PF Chegutu West legislator Dex...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:56hrs | 2523 | by Staff reporter
'Govt interference bled Bulawayo council'
Government interferences in the running of local authorities have cost the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) millions in potential investment. NewsDay (ND) business reporter, Mthandazo Nyoni this week met o...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:50hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Factors impeding growth of industry in Bulawayo
IN my first submission I sought to unpack Bulawayo deindustrialisation and highlighted the political impact on the state of the manufacturing sector.Today I continue my submission with focus o...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 313 | by Obert Sibanda
Gweru loses water engineer over working conditions
GWERU City Council lost its recently hired water engineer to Rusape Town Council over poor working conditions, a senior council official has revealed.Mayor Charles Chikozho said the engineer r...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:29hrs | 273 | by Staff reporterr
Student killed and dumped at roadside
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a suspected murder case in which a 22-year-old man was allegedly killed and dumped along Siyepambili Drive in Nkulumane suburb.Hawulethu Dhlomo of Nkuluman...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
War vets want to be buried on their farms
War veterans in Mashonaland Central are advocating for former liberation war fighters with land to be buried at their respective farms to safeguard their properties. Addressing mourners at the...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:11hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
ZPC boss arrested over $1 billion Hwange tender
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) secretary, Nora Tsitsi Tsomondo appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing corruption charges after she allegedly concealed a transaction from her principal...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:25hrs | 2201 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa cries foul in vote
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Monday said reported voting delays were a "deliberate attempt" to undermine his supporters in the country's first election without former leader Robert Mugabe on t...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 15:11hrs | 9848 | by AFP
Hwange Colliery denies workers election holiday
THOUSANDS of mine workers stationed in the "essential services sections" at Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) have condemned the company's decision to summon them to work today, denying them the ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
ZimCoke revives ZiscoSteel's Coke plant
ZimCoke (Pvt) Limited plans to invest $133 million towards resuscitation of the Coke Oven Battery plant segment of the defunct steelmaker, ZiscoSteel. At full tilt the project is expected to produce 5...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:47hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zipra's plan after downing Rhodesian Viscounts
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how he left Tekwane High School with a group of 34 other students to join the liberation struggle in 1976. He narrated how he went for military tr...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:01hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
The dirty truth about OIL
What does "oil" make you think of? Do "invasions" and "emissions" top your list? Why have leaders thought it worth spilling so much blood for the sake of this pungent mud? And why has it been so hard ...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 10:13hrs | 2587 | by Erick Matotoba
Why I believe in Zimbabwe
For the last six months I have been working in Zimbabwe in my role as international consultant to the China Railway Group to understand how infrastructure and related trade projects under China's "One...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:44hrs | 444 | by Sir Richard Heygate
Website makes starting a business in Zimbabwe easy
Concave (http://www.concave.co.zw/) is a service that finds suppliers and service providers for individuals, businesses and other organisations. We built the pl...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 15:38hrs | 616 | by Sibusiso T. Mabhena
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance snub constituency debate
RESIDENTS of Harare's Braeside community on Saturday organised a public debate for parliamentary and local government candidates contesting in the area, but Zanu PF and MDC Alliance candidates alleged...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:59hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Batoka project on course
The Batoka Gorge Hydro Electricity project, which is set to generate 2 400MW on completion, is on course amid indications that the Council of Ministers from Zimbabwe and Zambia are expected to meet so...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:25hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dangles carrot to rural voters
TOP Zanu-PF and Lands ministry officials are reportedly promising to roll out irrigation projects and other agricultural inputs in several parts of the country, particularly drought-prone rural areas,...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:32hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe enters new era for investors
Zimbabwe has entered a new era in which all investment is welcome and its safety guaranteed, and where education should be used as a conduit for employment creation and revival of the economy, Preside...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:11hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard brings automated traffic barrier spikes to Zimbabwe
Safeguard Security's Engineering division has introduced to the Zimbabwe market high security automated retractable traffic barrier spikes, which can be used for traffic control, preferably in conjunc...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:55hrs | 2484 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe companies clinch $3m deals in DRC
ZIMBABWEAN mining companies recently clinched business deals worth over $3 million at the just-ended DRC Mining Week, ZimTrade has said.The expo, attended by 10 Zimbabwean mining companies, wa...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:33hrs | 664 | by Staff Reporter
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