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So tragic that Zimbabwe regime respects animals more than its own citizens!
This morning I watched, in profound amazement, a news report on the Zimbabwe government's impassioned pleading with the EU (European Union) to support the country's cause at this year's CITES Conferen...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1198 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shortages show the poverty of ideas in govt
THE shortage of most locally-manufactured basic commodities due to the shocking decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to impose a blanket ban on bank lending to everyone, including the...Published: 13 hrs ago | 609 | by Staff reporter
Basics run out of Zimbabwe shelves
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's recent economic pronouncements have reportedly triggered a shortage of most locally-manufactured basic commodities in most retail shops...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 5101 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt jittery
GOVERNMENT is in panic mode and fears an uprising hence resorting to using the police, military and other security organs as a section of Zimbabweans push for economic order, with analysts predicting ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 17:56hrs | 2973 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa panicking over Zimdollar
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been summoning business owners his government believes are manipulating the Zimbabwe dollar to fuel anger over his rule amid growing fears an economic implosion could ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:14hrs | 3706 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 328 | by Bishop
Man assaults debtor's wife with cooking stick
An angry Shamva man flew in rage after he was not given the US$300 he was owed by his friend and ended up assaulting his friend's wife with a cooking stick.Eliot Dzuda was dragged to court aft...Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:50hrs | 554 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's shutdowns not the best protest strategy
WORSENING economic conditions, coupled with growing unemployment as most Zimbabweans struggle to eke out a living in the informal sector are among the major reasons why this week's shutdown flopped....Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:42hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
There is no my vote is my secret, 'Death leaves no track record, voters do!' boasted Mnangagwa
"SaBuku pamberi, (Zanu PF) district chairman shure navanhu, councillor aripovo. Kwava kunovota." (Village headman will be in front, (Zanu PF) district chairman behind with the people and the local cou...Published: 14 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1759 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
There will never be any national development without strictly holding the Zimbabwe government to account
From time immemorial, there has always been a debate on why countries in the West are as economically developed as they are.Of course, it is nearly impossible to arrive at a consensus - but, t...Published: 14 May 2022 at 11:11hrs | 291 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Banks: If gold rusts, what will iron do?
Native Commissioner Oates, I presume!LORD Jonathan Oates' ambition is becoming a latter-day colonial Native Commissioner.Too late chum, both by age and history! Still both don't deter ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 886 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Outcry over insurance service gaps
THE Insurance Council for Zimbabwe (ICZ) was inundated with widespread complaints from the public over lack of transparency by insurers.This was highlighted at the recently held Zimbabwe Inter...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
ILO to table findings on Zimbabwe mission
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) will table a report on Zimbabwe at the International Labour Conference set for later this month in Geneva, Switzerland after its recent visit to the country...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:08hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Economic crisis: Hallmark of Mnangagwa's dismal failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa made a desperate appeal to Zanu-PF youths as he asked his supporters to unmask those "sabotaging the economy", saying the debilitating economic malaise was artificial and ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:08hrs | 88 | by Taurai Mangudhla
Zimbabweans must rise above petty politics
OUR failure to rise above the mediocrity of petty political party politics is the major reason why Zimbabwe is in shambles today.As Zimbabweans, we have got accustomed to the tendency of looki...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:04hrs | 45 | by Muzokomba villager
'Zimbabwe rainfall season ends'
The 2021 – 2022 rainfall season, largely marked by above-average rains in some regions and poor and erratic rainfall in others has ended, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says.Be...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:01hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe grounded by jet fuel shortage
TROUBLED national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), has grounded its planes because of jet fuel shortages, a development which could result in flight schedule disruptions.In a statement Thu...Published: 12 May 2022 at 20:26hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Forex, fuel and airtime for chiefs
GOVERNMENT has announced a package for chiefs that will see them getting foreign currency allowances, medical aid, monthly fuel coupons and air time for ease of communication.Their cars will a...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Car accident victims struggle for compensation
MS Sibangeni Moyo (53) from Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb says whenever she closes her eyes, the vision of an accident which killed her sister and left her wheelchair-bound comes back.She was i...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga announces PSMAS bailout
Struggling medical insurance company Premier Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) will receive a government bailout to clear its debts and improve its balance sheet, vice president Constantino Chiwenga said on...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:18hrs | 4268 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'paranoid' measures roundly condemned
VARIOUS stakeholders and experts roundly condemned economic stabilisation measures introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to "stop economic hitmen" from sabotaging his under-fire administration....Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:16hrs | 1561 | by Staff reporter
Zacc, Zimra impound 17 buses
Over the last three weeks, 17 long distance buses and three haulage trucks have been impounded at Beitbridge Border Post and their owners made to pay $26,3 million in fines plus $19,8 million in unpai...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces implosion
ZIMBABWE is facing an implosion due to myriad challenges and senators have warned that protests may be the order of the day going forward as long as there is no solution to the economic crisis prevail...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:29hrs | 3403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Ncube fret over failing economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is fretting over the possibility of losing the 2023 elections at a time Zanu-PF members of Parliament say launching a serious campaign for themselves and their leader will...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:26hrs | 2386 | by Staff reporter
Stayaway that never was exposes Western puppets
TODAY, Pachedu, a shadowy troll on Twitter, manned by some faceless characters, stands starkly naked, exposed as a Trojan horse of Western nations that have an incurable colonial hangover.In t...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:39hrs | 185 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Zanu-PF quakes over shutdown
Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial leadership has been shaken by recent calls for a national shutdown by pressure group Pachedu and number of student organisations.The calls for a shutdown arose from...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | 2603 | by Staff reporter
Examination fees shocker
GOVERNMENT has raised examination fees by up to three times, and immediately attracted brickbats from weary parents.Many parents, still to come to terms with school fees hikes and already batt...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Naughty judges irk Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed concern over rampant misbehaviour, warning he will not hesitate to remove the naughty ones from office.He was addressing delegates at the launch of t...Published: 07 May 2022 at 19:55hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security forces placed on high alert over planned protests
ZIMBABWE's service chiefs have placed a well-oiled state machinery on high alert, ready to viciously thwart any protests following indications of an impending uprising.Multiple official and se...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3442 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's scorecard after 4 years
THIS week had two special days - Workers Day and Press Freedom Day - they both had muted celebrations. Something has changed, the economy is not working and the two are now holidays threatened by exti...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 1505 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
'Poverty is a choice'
SHE has set herself a target of being one of the biggest fish farmers in Matabeleland and Midlands region.Ms Patricia Tabengwa (67), a pensioner from Killarney suburb in Bulawayo believes that...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sucked into land dispute
The ongoing land dispute in Budiriro between land developer Fifty Angels Company and one Hebert Senda, popularly known as Madzibaba Enock, has reached a boiling point with Senda now accused of droppin...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:28hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shutdown protest call gains momentum
Internet activists joined by students and trade unions have called for a stay-at-home protest on May 9 over Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis.Mobilising under the hashtag #ShutDownZimbabwe,...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:59hrs | 2864 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO faces court action over failing public transport system
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has given the government and ZUPCO a 24-hour deadline to provide adequate public transport in urban areas or face being dragged to court.The police...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:58hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Massive 50% drop in 'O' Level candidates
THE number of candidates sitting for Ordinary Level examinations has plummeted by 50% in five years, prompting teachers unions to raise alarm.The number of candidates sitting for the Zimbabwe ...Published: 05 May 2022 at 19:07hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar under attack from saboteurs
THE sharp decline in the value of the Zimbabwean dollar is a result of a sustained onslaught on the currency by economic saboteurs, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has claimed.Respon...Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:43hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to shutdown the country on 6 May
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition stands firmly behind calls for a public protest against failure by the government to come up with a proper public transportation system. On Friday, May 6, 2022...Published: 05 May 2022 at 14:59hrs | 17813 | by Obert Masaraure
Most times, only 'solution' to Zimbabwe's myriad of problems is simply a completely new leadership!
Yesterday (May 3, 2022), when I was attentively listening to the deputy information minister, Kindness Paradza, addressing a World Press Freedom Day gathering in Bulawayo, there was a statement he mad...Published: 04 May 2022 at 12:26hrs | 525 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa blasts compromised minister
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo's interference in the governance of local authorities has infuriated Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa who has called the Zanu-PF politburo...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:04hrs | 3143 | by Staff reporter
Who exactly are Zimbabweans waiting for to come and save them?
As the economic situation in Zimbabwe speedily deteriorates on a daily basis - maybe, to be more accurate, on a minute by minute basic, since some supermarkets chains are already warning their "valued...Published: 03 May 2022 at 14:54hrs | 5541 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
AMERICAN ARMY IN ZAMBIA: Ruling party UPND speaks out
Over the past days, there has been a serious agenda to paint Zambia and our leader as Western Sponsored using the false US Military Base existence narrative within our borders. The propaganda being pe...Published: 02 May 2022 at 18:02hrs | 8000 | by Joseph Kalimbwe
Mnangagwa leaving a legacy of failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa for umpteenth time last week told those who care to listen that he was preparing a sjambok treated with salt and hot spices (shamhu ine munyu) to beat up and inflict pain ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 357 | by Muzokomba villager
Govt taken to court over school heads suspension
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has dragged the government to court over the suspension of five headmasters.The headmasters were suspended with no pay after being suspected o...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Aggrieved motorist sues city of Harare and govt for gross negligence
A ZIMBABWEAN motorist is suing City of Harare and Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development for more than US$15 000 in damages caused to his vehicle which fell into an open and unmarked dit...Published: 01 May 2022 at 20:50hrs | 738 | by Stephen Jakes
Job Sikhala mobilises youths to defend Chin'ono goat project
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala, claimed Saturday to have mobilised scores of people to sleep at journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono's Murehwa home....Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:32hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T is a Zanu-PF puppet - UK parliament told
THE British parliament has been told that opposition Douglas Mwonzora's MDC Alliance is nothing but a ruling Zanu-PF party project.Lord Jonathan Oates, told the British House of Lords that Mwo...Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:30hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over murky govt vehicle deals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it will not investigate various cases in which the government, local authorities and parastatals have been prejudiced through the non-delivery of mo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should heed UN counsel on sanctions
IN one of the NewsDay issues this week, we carried a story in which the United Nations (UN) added its voice to the long-standing thorny and hot debate on the country's contentious subject of sanctions...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:21hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
America transfers Russian military equipment to Ukraine
The Russian Embassy in the Republic of South Africa has issued a statement condemning the United States of America over its announcement to transfer to Ukraine Russian weapons that were meant to be se...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 17:51hrs | 2832 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Senzo Meyiwa case: Defense Lawyer arrested in court
Reports from South Africa indicate that the lawyer representing four of the five men accused of murdering Bafana Bafana player Senzo Meyiwa was arrested in the high court in Pretoria on Thursday....Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 15:51hrs | 3861 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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