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Harare businesses count losses after crackdown
Harare businesses were left counting their losses on Friday after a violent crackdown by police on opposition supporters left the city centre deserted.The majority of businesses did not open a...Published: 6 hrs ago | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zec leans on Parly for electoral reforms
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has petitioned Parliament to expedite the amendment of laws to delink the national census from the delimitation exercise in order to guarantee smooth general el...Published: 6 hrs ago | 117 | by Staff reporter
Sports and Recreation Commission's books in shambles
THE Sports and Recreation Commission's ability to continue as a going concern is in significant doubt after it recorded an accumulative loss of over $1 million, according to a report by the Auditor-Ge...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Matshela Koko's 100MW solar project gathers pace in Zimbabwe
FORMER Eskom chief executive officer Engineer Matshela Koko is pressing ahead with his company's 100MW solar project in Gwanda, which is expected to be the envy of the continent upon completion....Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe finds a new ally in the UAE
ZIMBABWE is going through an unbelievable socio-economic crisis and is slowly reaching a tipping level. With skyrocketing inflation, a biting forex crunch and failing institutions among the myriad iss...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Mnangagwa vows to send health practitioners' requests to Govt
Health and Child Care Ambassador, First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to forward requests by medical practitioners and local leadership to relevant authorities for Glenview Polyclinic to be...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's military salary concept richly deserved
Our soldiers work very hard for us. They defend the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. They make, promote and maintain peace. From time to time, the Government calls on them to lead in t...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | 468 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Singaporean investor duped half a million by Zimbabwean partner
Harare businessman Fradreck Utsiwegota has appeared in court facing charges of defrauding a Singaporean investor of over half a million dollars.The Singaporean investor, Ramson Bupendra approa...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 23:30hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt now printing 800 passports per day
Government has confirmed that the production of passports is improving and now stands at 800 passports per day from the previous 60, boosting chances of clearing a backlog that stands at 300 000....Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 23:29hrs | 2352 | by Staff reporter
Falgold ceases gold production
Troubled mining group Falgold Zimbabwe published its delayed financial statements for the year ended 31 September 2018. During this period the group's net loss after tax widened by 609% to US$4.9 mill...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 19:01hrs | 1303 | by FinX
America concerned about Mnangagwa
The American Embassy in Harare has expressed concern over the brutal crackdown on opposition and civic society members on the eve of the much hyped August 16 demonstrations. In a statement on ...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 18:58hrs | 8073 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe to adopt military salary concept soon
Commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) President Mnangagwa yesterday urged the forces to remain loyal, vigilant and committed to safeguarding the country and subsequent processes lead...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
10 years jail for illegal electricity connection proposed
The Minister of Energy and Power Development Fortune Chasi says the government is considering stiffer jail sentences of more than 10 years for those involved in illegal power connections and vandalism...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 18:04hrs | 2070 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Referral system costs Zimbabwe US$400m annually
ZIMBABWE has been losing US$400 million annually through the referral system, at a time the nation was in dire need of the foreign currency, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Protest outside US embassy continues in Zimbabwe
A silent protest by a group of Zimbabweans outside the US embassy in Harare has continued unabated and has since gone past the 100 day mark.Spokesperson of the group going by the name Broad Al...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 684 | by newzimbabwe
$8,5m health equipment for Zimbabwe
Celebration Health (CH), the philanthropic medical arm of Celebration Ministries, is seeking partners that will help to bring $8,5 million worth of donated state-of-the-art medical equipment from abro...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:26hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Update on South African army in Manicaland
The construction of roads infrastructure and bridges destroyed by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani led by the South African Defense Forces is moving steadily it has been reported. State broadcaster...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1538 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lupane hospital construction set to begin
CONSTRUCTION of the Lupane Provincial Hospital in Matabeleland North is set to start this month after the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development made a commitment to fund the project.Mat...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Powercuts hamper milk production
THE rolling power outages in the country have hit milk production hard, businessdigest has learnt.Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) chairperson Kudzai Chirima said the power outages...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:08hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Govt officials loot US$20m farm mechanisation grant
SENIOR government officials, including those from the Ministry of Agriculture, feasted on a US$20 million farm mechanisation grant from China after diverting to personal use some of the farm equipment...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:04hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe had no friends when the Chinese came to the party
FOLLOWING the collapse of relations with its former Western allies such as the United States and United Kingdom, Zimbabwe turned to China for succour.A notion, usually advanced by the West, th...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 375 | by Editorial - Newsday
Gweru workers, residents gang up against MDC led council
THE embattled Gweru City Council has been issued with a 14-day strike notice by its workers who are demanding a cost of living adjustment and a salary hike, while disgruntled residents have also given...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1669 | by Staff reporter
'Pay back Command Agriculture loans'
Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Monica Mavhunga has urged farmers who got money from the Command Agriculture Programme to repay the loans to facilitate rotation of the fun...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
No free Chinese lunch
CONSTRUCTION of the US$100 million six-storey new Parliament building in Mt Hampden, Harare, is well ahead of schedule, with the Chinese contractors working round the clock.This is good news t...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1702 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
South African soldiers to leave Zimbabwe in December
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDF), which is helping the Zimbabwe National Army in the construction of Cyclone Idai-damaged bridges in Chimanimani, said it will leave the country in Dec...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:20hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to pay Eskom US$890 000 weekly
Government has concluded negotiations with South Africa's power utility, Eskom, that will see the country receiving 400MW of electricity while paying US$890 000 weekly to service its legacy debt. ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:17hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Foreign currency shortages derail renewable energy firm's efforts to complete project
INDEPENDENT power producer, Nyangani Renewable Energy, says foreign currency shortages as well as economic challenges dogging Zimbabwe were hindering its efforts to complete a solar energy project aim...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1136 | by STaff Reporter
Zimbabwe government concludes Eskom power talks
Government has concluded negotiations with South Africa's power utility, Eskom that will see the country receiving 400 MW of electricity while paying US$890 000 weekly to service the country's legacy ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1038 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa calls for pro-skills education
The era of an education system which creates job-seekers who are literate, but unskilled should be replaced by one that responds to the needs of industry and adapt to the always changing world, Presid...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Policy inconsistency hurting economy
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) reintroduced the Zimbabwean Dollar and outlawed the use of multicurrencies on the local market on the 24th of June 2019, despite widespread concerns on burning the m...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1990 | by Victor Bhoroma
Potraz pleads with Zesa over power cuts
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has urged Zesa to shield data and other information communication telecommunication centres from load shedding to avoid disr...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:22hrs | 942 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF confident of Lupane East victory
VOTING in the Lupane East by-election ended peacefully last night with counting of votes starting immediately after polling stations closed at 7pm.Voters started trickling in when polling stat...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:17hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Election time - 'All Lupane schools to have computers'
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima has said Government is mobilising resources to digitalise all schools in Lupane district as part of a countrywide exercise to improve lea...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:45hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints four new envoys
President Mnangagwa has appointed four ambassadors, replacing those that have either been recalled or retired. The announcement was made by Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet D...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:24hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
USD$1 million disappears at MDC led Gweru City Council
Authorities in Zimbabwe's third largest city, Gweru have failed to account for USD$1 million received from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority, in 2017, an internal report has revealed.The m...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 21:10hrs | 2733 | by Staff reporter
Quartet arrested for stealing ZNA guns
FOUR suspects who allegedly connived to steal an assortment of military guns and training equipment worth over US$60 000 have been arrested and locked up in remand prison.The stolen weaponry b...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 15:27hrs | 2248 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to go into UAE exile bolthole
VANCOUVER/HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is allegedly plotting to disappear from the country into exile once toppled from power by the military or his own ruling Zanu PF party by June 2020, Sp...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 11:41hrs | 13263 | by Nancy Mabaya/Mary-Kate Kahari
Mnangagwa receives medical equipment
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said government will continue striving to make health services affordable and accessible as it resuscitates the health sector.Speaking during the handover of m...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:05hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Cartel mops up Zimbabwe's gold
Zimbabwe's new monetary reforms and unfavourable prices being offered by authorities have given life to side marketing in the gold sector following the emergence of a powerful cartel comprised of top ...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:27hrs | 2790 | by Staff reporter
Telecos should consider solar energy: Kazembe
GOVERNMENT is engaging mobile operators to install solar units at base stations, following the recent disruptions to networks because of the ongoing power crisis, NewsDay reported."We are reco...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe rehabilitation begins
Rehabilitation of the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site is set to start soon in a development that is expected to see modern wall-monitoring equipment being installed together with rebuilding of coll...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Migration to solar costs Econet US$60m
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe says it requires more than US$60 million to upgrade its equipment and convert all its sites to solar power. The move to embrace solar energy comes on the back of cripp...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Hunting: A great hobby for adults
No matter how old you are (or how old you feel) it's always good for your wellbeing to have a consistent hobby in your life. Whilst having a much-loved activity to partake in when you're younger is no...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 15:22hrs | 392 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe industry okays power tariff hike
The private sector has said it is ready to pay a cost reflective power tariff of up to US$0,14 per kilowatt-hour to guarantee constant supply of electricity in the country. Zimbabwe Nati...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Well done Bulawayo Town Clerk & BCC for mordenising waterworks
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has suspended the weekly 48-hour water-shedding programme introduced in February following a major rehabilitation of key infrastructure which has improved pumping capac...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 21:20hrs | 4644 | by Staff reporter
These fuel queues you see today will be no more
Austerity, who are your parents and why not relenting? You are invisible but effects, signs and symptoms. Fathers and mothers are moonlighting on vending sojourns to make ends come nearer, never mind ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 15:12hrs | 6418 | by Thomas Murisa.
Panic grips Mnangagwa's Cabinet
Zimbabwe's thermal power stations may soon fail to feed onto the national electricity grid after coal suppliers warned their stockpile lasts for 12 days, plunging the country into colossal power crisi...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 14:49hrs | 12878 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants hospitals improved
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has underscored the need to capacitate district and provincial hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment as part of Government's efforts to revive the health sector. Speaki...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans should brace for higher electricity tariffs, says Mthuli Ncube
ZIMBABWEANS have no choice but to expect higher electricity tariffs if power utility Zesa is to continue to be able to supply the commodity, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said.Nc...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | 4643 | by newzimbabwe
South Africa promises Zimbabwe electricity bailout
THE South African Government is considering a proposal put forward to increase power exports to Zimbabwe after high level talks between the two countries' energy ministers last week.In a telep...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:16hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
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