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Where are the once touted Zupco buses?
As members of the fourth estate, our role is clear: to hold power to account and to speak truth to those entrusted with public resources. Remaining silent in the face of Zimbabwe's ongoing transport c...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:00hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa missed one fact: Unlike Mugabe, he has never been genuinely respected within ZANU-PF
Who can deny that ZANU-PF is teetering on the brink? As factional fighting within the ruling ZANU-PF intensifies - and even threatens to get ugly with the so-called "uprising" slated for 31st ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:52hrs | 984 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Professor Mthuli Ncube donates four tonnes of mealie-meal
The Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has donated four tonnes of mealie-meal to two care homes in Bulawayo as part of his continued efforts t...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:50hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Biti criticizes Zimbabwe's economic policies
Former finance minister Tendai Biti has strongly criticized the economic policies under the current administration, describing them as "fictitious" and blaming them for Zimbabwe's ongoing de-industria...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Who is Chivhayo panyama yehuku?…as Youth League bays for his blood
Businessman, Wicknell Chivhayo, who was once convicted of fraud, is caught in a firestorm after showing that he has the physical stature of an elephant, but the mental acuity of an ant, having excited...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:14hrs | 17 | by Tonderai Ndoro
'No to another empty victory'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 presidential bid is an exercise in futility. At 80 years, Mnangagwa, even if he wins the polls on August 23, the victory will be hollow.The thousands of peo...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Concerned
Amnesty International urges Mnangagwa to reject Patriotic bill
RIGHTS watchdog Amnesty International has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reject the Criminal Law Codification Amendment Bill known as Patriotic Bill saying it is a grave assault on human rights...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold dealer Ewan MacMillan makes racial slur against Mnangagwa's ambassador
Loose-tongued gold baron Ewan MacMillan, who once branded Vice President Constantino Chiwenga a dunderhead, has returned with a racial slur against United Kingdom based Zimbabwe preacher Uebert Angel ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge dual carriageway complete
The upgrading of the 5km road linking the transformed Beitbridge Border Post to the Y-junction where the roads to Bulawayo and Harare split has been completed by the Government, with a dual carriagewa...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chat GPT: The AI revolution that could change the face of Zimbabwe's economy
As artificial intelligence technologies like Chat GPT (Generative Pre-training Transformer) become more widely adopted, there is growing concern about the potential impact on employment in various ind...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 14:20hrs | 35 | by Taedzwa Chikono
9 000 housing, commercial stands for Bulawayo
PROPERTY development and management firm, Radar Holdings Limited, has initiated a project to service close to 9 000 residential and commercial stands in Bulawayo as part of private sector efforts to c...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections to provide ‘hint of what is to come' in 2023
ON Thursday at an open field in Epworth,17km (11 miles) outside the Zimbabwean capital Harare, a crowd of people in yellow T-shirts and caps waved flags emblazoned with the youthful face of Zimbabwe's...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Delani Makhalima and the 'birth' of urban grooves
ONCE in a while in the world of music, there comes along an individual who not only shapes the sound of the day but also completely changes the trajectory of the industry as a whole.These are ...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Munatsi
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has described as shocking and disheartening, the death of senior banker Mr Douglas Munatsi in an inferno at his luxury apartment in the early hours of Monday....Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Simple recipe for Zanu-PF or MDC victory
A good number of those outstanding Zimbabweans who have chosen to serve their country as doctors, accountants, teachers, clergymen, lawyers, journalists, businessmen, politicians, documentary film-mak...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:54hrs | | by Geoffrey Nyarota
'Mnangagwa has changed face of Zimbabwean politics'
Former MDC Kwekwe legislator Mr Blessing Chebundo (BC) is among many opposition members who have jumped ship to join the ruling party this year. Below he shares his experiences with our Political Edit...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fred Shava's criminal past clouds future
NEWLY-appointed Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Frederick Shava, who has an unsavoury dark and criminal past, has his work cut out for him.Shava replaced retired Lieute...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo: Mugabe coup anchor turned face of diplomacy
"We wish to assure the nation that His excellency, the President Robert Gabriel Mugabe and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed," these were some of the words from the then M...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Understanding method to 'madness' in urban councils
Nowadays, hardly a day passes without news headlines relaying salacious details of corrupt goings on in predominantly opposition run urban councils. Often, these headlines are accompanied by t...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo to be deported back to Zimbabwe? - 'How CIO works'
The Zimbabwean and international space has been congested by Jonathan Moyo posting photos of certain individuals accusing them for being members in the president's office who are persecuting and tortu...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 08:32hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
RG Mugabe is gone but his dark side still haunts Zimbabwe?
I offer my condolences to the son of soil, the icon of Zimbabwe's liberation, a pan africanist,..... and an emancipator of our nation. May his sould rest in eternal peace.These words I utter w...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 10:26hrs | | by Dr. Takesure Tazvishaya
New MDC leadership must self-introspect
NOW that the MDC elective congress has been conducted, resolving the party's leadership dispute in the process, the party should now focus on playing a critical role towards resolving Zimbabwe's intra...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outcry on Maridadi's appointment: Much ado about nothing
The appointment of former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi as one of the 15 ambassadors- designate, has torched a storm which, nonetheless, is much ado about nothing.Section 1...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 20:06hrs | 3 | by Tafara Shumba
Beitbridge modernisation to boost town's economy
The US$241 million modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post is expected to boost the town's economic and infrastructure growth, President Mnangagwa has said. He said Zimbabwe and South Africa agreed at...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa must stop massaging egos
WHILE the call by MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for Zanu-PF first secretary, President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently dialogue with him to rescue the country's sinking economy might appear sincere on the ...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 10:07hrs | | by Editorial - newsday
Zimbabwe's new currency, a maxi-devaluation
Until February 20, Zimbabwe produced a quasi-currency. It was dubbed a "Zollar". On February 20, the quasi-currency became Zimbabwe's official currency. This new currency is called RTGS dollars and co...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:13hrs | 11 | by Steve H Hanke
Zimbabwe urged to adopt currency board
ZIMBABWE should introduce an independent currency board which would stop the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) from controlling the foreign currency exchange rate, an industry expert has said.In ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Damnatio memoriae and Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day?
In the recent past few years, it had become a norm in February to see pomp and extravagance in Zimbabwe's state and independent media with preparations towards and celebrations on the birthday of "com...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:18hrs | 3 | by Brian Maregedze
Belarus deal to make Zimbabwe transport logistics hub
President Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko yesterday sealed eight agreements, and also advanced a grand infrastructure scheme that could make Zimbabwe a regional transport...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliamentary committee to engage US congress on sanctions
THE Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is planning to meet members of the United States Congress and the European Union to discuss the removal of sanctions as part of i...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Beitbridge
THE Veterinary Department last week announced a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Beitbridge at a hastily convened meeting in the district which came after officials, with police assistance, put down...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Our parliament must reflect the new dispensation's mission
The August 30 elections presented a shift in the majority in Parliament took place creating the basis for the transfer of governing responsibility to a new team of Members of parliament. During the ma...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:42hrs | 11 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF youths also want Mugabe name scrapped
THE Zanu-PF Youth League has said it supports a call by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) to have Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare renamed....Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
War veterans shelve anti-Mugabe demo
WAR veterans have put on hold plans to demonstrate against former President Robert Mugabe, demanding that the re-naming of the country's foremost international airport after him be reversed.Fo...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets slam Mugabe, Chamisa Alliance
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association yesterday slammed the United States government for extending its sanctions regime on the country, with the aim of causing suffering amon...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beauty with brains dares fellow models
AWARD-WINNING model Sindiso Ndlovu says there is need for beauty models to acquire education as a way of enhancing their beauty and preparing for the future because life on the ramp is short.T...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Losing Zanu-PF candidates blame SI64 for poll defeat
LOSING Zanu-PF council candidates in Beitbridge have blamed the enactment of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016, which banned the importation of certain basic goods, for their defeat in the July 30 harmo...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government hailed over $241m Beitbridge project
ZIMBABWEANS have applauded the Government for initiating the $241 million infrastructure and border post upgrading project at Beitbridge, the country's and Sadc's busiest inland port.President...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Carl Joshua Ncube up for award
TOP stand-up comedian, Carl Joshua Ncube, has been nominated for the Savanna Comics Choice Awards under the Pan-African Comic of The Year category, where he will battle it out with four other top Afri...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa taken to task over mass dismissals
A workers' union has emerged pitching its narrative around the mass dismissal of workers following a Supreme Court judgment in July 2015 in which MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa was...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
'Only ED deserve your vote,' argue Dr Mavaza - how so, fool; he is one wielding the veto
People like Dr Masimba Mavaza have such poor memory, they forget yesterday's troubles with sleep. "Kukangamwa chezuro nehope!" as one would say in Shona."The world believes that only ZANU PF h...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 17:06hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Only ED deserves your vote
On the 30th July 2018 this country goes to the polls. This election will decide the future direction of our nation and regions for generations to come. Our jobs, homes, and living standards, our child...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 09:13hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Our country, our future - ONLY ED deserves your vote
On the 30th July 2018 this country goes to the polls. This election will decide the future direction of our nation and regions for generations to come. Our jobs, homes, and living standards, our child...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 16:35hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Split opposition helping Mnangagwa to victory
Zimbabwe's divided opposition could bolster the long ruling party's chances of victory after failing to forge a solid coalition for the country's first elections without Robert Mugabe. Twenty-...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by AFP
The dilemma of filling Mugabe, Tsvangirai boots
Two characters exited the political stage almost simultaneously; one through a forced retirement and the other through death. They were both larger than life: one by what he achieved in life, the othe...Published: 23 May 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Zanu-PF: The re-birth and the re-opening
THERE is a certain refreshing aura around names on the official list of candidates contesting today's Zanu-PF primary elections ahead of national elections scheduled for July this year.Some of...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 08:54hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge eyes city status
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the completion of projects under the Beitbridge Redevelopment Programme, saying they are critical in transforming the border town into a modern city....Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 18:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge City: A perennial mirage or reality?
Sustainable urban development is one of the top priorities for many governments worldwide. The transformation of social, economic, cultural and political structures in society are some of the key fact...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Plans to name road after Tsvangirai
Harare councillors have proposed to name one of the streets in the CBD after the late opposition MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai.Tsvangirai - who died last month aged 65 after a long bat...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai FOREVER
"If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants," so goes the famous moving words by Sir Isaac Newton, an English physicist and mathematician. The quote is from a letter writte...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 06:59hrs | 8 | by Itai Mushekwe
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