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Bulawayo mayor speaks on his two days of horror
Bulawayo City Council was recently rocked by unrest after a coterie of councillors led by deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami tried to oust town clerk Christopher Dube.Kambarami last month took adv...Published: 21 hrs ago | 432 | by Staff reporter
Government, labour back to negotiating table
GOVERNMENT will this week bring its employees under the auspices of the Apex council to the negotiating table to discuss the August to December cost of living adjustments.This comes after Gove...Published: 21 hrs ago | 288 | by Staff reporter
This Zimbabwe situation simply cannot go on
THIS is a message to those who currently hold power in Zimbabwe. I do not really care about how you got into this position, but now that you are there, we need to ask you what you are going to use tha...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1422 | by Eddie Cross
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
Chamisa bans MDC regalia during Friday demo
MDC has moved to ban the wearing of any party regalia during its much-publicised Harare march against massive suffering under the Zanu PF led government Friday.At a media briefing Wednesday, p...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1560 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabe military clarifies NSSA role in Afreximbank loan
Africom wishes to state facts on the Africom Afreximbank loan of 15m after having noted that certain elements of the media continue to misrepresent the contents on the recently published Forensic Audi...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:16hrs | 3096 | by Africom
Mnangagwa beefs up security
DRONES, sniffer dogs, security cameras, heavily armed soldiers and police officers, hundreds more embedded in the crowds turned the National Heroes Acre into a virtual cantonment area as President Emm...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 5153 | by newzimbabwe
Another upmarket lodge for Victoria Falls
A NEW up-market lodge is set to open in Victoria Falls targeting tourists who want a quiet environment and interaction with the wild. A total of 24 locals will be employed at the 12-bed tented Tsowa S...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
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
Mnangagwa admin scores high on investment drive
THE Government's decision to rescind indigenisation laws which made the country unpleasant to foreign direct investment has seen the drive to attract investment registering significant gains, Presiden...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:54hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
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
'Jealously guard and defend our peace'
Address by his Excellency President Mnangagwa marking his first elective year in office, 30th July 2019. This month marks one year since our watershed d...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:49hrs | 304 | by President Mnangagwa
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
Sex scandal hits school
A massive sex scandal has hit Mahlothova Secondary School in Umguza District, Matabeleland North amid allegations that one Form Three girl dropped out of school after being continuously defiled by one...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:47hrs | 3509 | by Staff reporter
Bosso pray for Princely performance
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla Mpofu is hoping that Prince Dube can take his form from the international level to club action when Bosso host Chapungu in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) tie at Ba...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:25hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's youth revels in Lupane East victory
THE Zanu-PF Youth League yesterday said the party's resounding victory in the Lupane East by-election held on Saturday was confirmation of the revolutionary party's goal of empowering youths in mainst...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 555 | 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
After that $3bn scandal, $2,8bn set aside for Command Agric
Government has earmarked $2,8 billion for Command Agriculture, which will extend the facility by another year and result in the planting of 210 000 hectares of maize and 30 000 hectares of soyabeans d...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Talking Nkayi Education: Slicing the education cake with high-flying Zwelabo Secondary School
Zwelabo Secondary School, founded in 1984 and located about fifty kilometres west of Nkayi Centre in Matabeleland North Province, is arguably the jewel and golden place to be, for many progressive stu...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 16:46hrs | 779 | by Nhlanhla Moses
'University loans not for all'
GOVERNMENT says student loans for higher learning institutions will only be accessed by deserving underprivileged learners.The loans are offered to students in State universities, teachers' co...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:11hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube closes illegal forex tap on mobile money
THE transfer of funds from mobile money transfer agents to recipients will now be subjected to taxation as Treasury moves to plug out rampant illegal foreign currency deals being conducted via the cas...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:44hrs | 3767 | by Staff reporter
Fuel to be sold in US dollars
Finance and Economic development Minister Mthuli Ncube has given greenlight to companies who have foreign currency to purchase fuel and resell it in foreign currencies at their garages. Giving...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 22:00hrs | 17694 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe inflation calculation deferred till 2020
ZIMBABWE has suspended calculation and publication of annual inflation rates until February next year to rebase consumer prices indices, after reintroducing local currency, to ensure that the data ref...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter
Capacitate Ekusileni Hospital, says Khaya Moyo
MATABELELAND South Senator Simon Khaya Moyo yesterday called for the capacitation of Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo, which was built by the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo when he was suffering...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
RBZ seeks to raise $30m
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is seeking to raise $30 million through a public auction of Treasury Bills (TBs) to finance government programmes.This is the first public Treasury Bill sale...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:58hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Zupco grows
President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 47 Zupco buses - the second batch of a 300-strong fleet as Government continues to build a safe and reliable transport system in the country. ...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:17hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe still negotiating SA power deal
Zimbabweans grappling with power outages have to hold on a little longer for a power import breakthrough, with Cabinet yesterday disclosing that negotiations were still on-going with South Africa....Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:12hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Eskom rejects Zimbabwe govt guarantee, accepts bank guarantee
Electricity supplies are expected to improve significantly following a payment plan that was agreed on by Zimbabwe and South African power utility, Eskom, coupled with a US$2 million import facility t...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1742 | by Staff reporter
ARVs shortage hits Bulawayo
SOME people living with HIV in Bulawayo are failing to access antiretroviral (ARV) drugs due to shortages in the city blamed on distribution inefficiencies as Government says the country has adequate ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | 978 | 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 | 4645 | by Staff reporter
Controversy over MPs vehicles
An uproar has erupted in Parliament with some legislators questioning the rationale behind being limited to purchase vehicles from only two suppliers, a situations the lawmakers argue "narrows their c...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Hottest tot for Kariba merrymakers opens up
Patsaka-Nyaminyami CR Environment and Tourism SeriesAs Kariba gears herself up to host an increased domestic tourism traffic flow, she needs the necess...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 19:53hrs | 1456 | by Laiton Kandawire
Mnangagwa opens Dry Port
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday opened Zimbabwe's dry port facility at Walvis Bay here, which is expected to provide a strategic and cheaper gateway to the Atlantic Ocean for local manufacturers and int...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:14hrs | 186 | by Staff repoter
Mnangagwa tells diasporans to invest back home
ZIMBABWEANS living in the diaspora have a role to play in rebuilding the country's economy, President Mnangagwa has said. The President said it was every Zimbabwean's responsibility to contrib...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank picks Zimbabwe, Nigeria for trade centres
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has selected Zimbabwe and Nigeria to have the first Africa Trade Centres to offer one-stop trade services shops in a move which will make the two countries...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 12:18hrs | 3076 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa arrives at Namibia state house
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Nambia where he has met his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob, for bilateral talks. At the time of writing the two Southern African leaders were eng...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 10:37hrs | 3570 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chinese firm sets up $2 million gold plant
A CHINESE investor has pledged to set up a US$2 million gold processing plant in Maphisa district, Matabeleland South province, bringing relief to small-scale miners who have endured years of challeng...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Lancashire Steel ready to resume operations
KWEKWE-based company, Lancashire Steel, has received a US$2 million boost to purchase raw materials and indications are that formal operations may resume anytime soon. The company ceased opera...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi admitted in ICU
Justice Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi has reportedly been admitted at the Trauma Centre in Borrowdale, Harare.Zim Live reports that the minister is in the health facility's critical care unit suff...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 18:58hrs | 7167 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga flown to China
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been flown to China to continue his treatment for suspected poisoning, the presidency confirmed on Monday.The 63-year-old former army commander was bein...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 15:20hrs | 4187 | by ZimLive
The Avenues Clinic donates to Chipinge district hospital
The Avenues Clinic is Harare's premium hospital which is the go-to facility for patients seeking private hospitalisation, advanced theatre facilities and critical care in the capital. The hospital whi...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:17hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Student loans re-introduced
GOVERNMENT has re-introduced grants for students in State institutions, which were stopped several years ago due to non-repayment, to boost access to higher and tertiary education and empower people, ...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally faces probe in $3bn scandal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating possible abuse of funds under the controversial command agriculture scheme amid claims that there are no records of how close to US$3 bi...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:23hrs | 5333 | by Staff reporter
CIO operative harasses journalists
A Central Intelligence Organisation operative yesterday seized a freelance journalist's press card before trying to escort the scribe out of a tent where first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was commissionin...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:20hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Power shortage hits mobile phone services
THE full scale of the effects of load shedding hit the country yesterday, after power cuts reportedly interrupted mobile services including EcoCash mobile platform disrupting individual and business f...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:05hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
'The electorate believes in Zanu-PF'
Zanu-PF win over MDC in the just-ended by-election in the Nyanga South Ward 26 indicates the electorate's trust in the governing party and the effectiveness of its issue-based campaign, senior party o...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:04hrs | 211 | by STaff reporter
Zec to pilot test display of voters' rolls
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is next month set to initiate a pilot project of displaying the voters' roll outside a polling station during three by-elections to be held in Matabeleland Nort...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:27hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife commissions education hub
VICTORIA Falls Primary School was yesterday commissioned as the first ever model education innovation hub in the country. It also becomes the only such facility in learning institutions in Africa, it ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:35hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Matibiri sued over US$189k farming inputs debt
Former Police Deputy Commissioner-General Innocent Matibiri has been taken to the High Court by Tian Ze Tobacco Company (Pvt) Ltd, to recover US$189 083 after he failed to honour an agricultural input...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
600 000l fuel disappears
Auditor General (AG) Mildred Chiri has expressed concern over the disappearance of a donation of 600 000 litres of fuel by a South African company.The fuel was meant to transport prisoners, bu...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 14:56hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
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