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The power crisis farce: Unpacking Mnangagwa's broken promise to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's power crisis has been a perennial problem, plaguing the country for decades.In August 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa proudly declared that the commissioning of the new ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 17:30hrs | 512 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabwe's feja-feja economics not working'
Major retail shops in Zimbabwe adjusted their exchange rates to ZiG30 per dollar yesterday as the local currency continued to falter, a day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused economic "saboteu...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:26hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Zaire comes to Bulawayo
FANS will this afternoon certainly flock to Bulawayo's theatre of football for the potentially mouthwatering tie between Highlanders and colourful newbies Chegutu Pirates, a club that has suddenly tak...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Our meat is rotting, Cde Mnangagwa
ON August 3, 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa commissioned the new Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8.Amid the pomp and fanfare, Mnangagwa proudly and confidently declared t...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Please tell Mnangagwa our meat is rotting!
On Thursday, 3rd August 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa commissioned the new Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8.Amidst the pomp and fanfare, Mnangagwa proudly and confident...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fashion extravaganza at Mnangagwa's inauguration
IT was pomp and fanfare on Monday as thousands made their way into the giant National Sports Stadium for the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a second term.Mnangagwa was declar...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
If only Mnangagwa was white
Our fellow Zimbabweans suffered for so many decades from white racism that the last thing we need is an excuse for Emmerson Mnangagwa's brutality because of his skin color. This is a sad reality for m...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 16:35hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Zanu-PF Harare Province targets 1,5m votes
Zanu-PF Harare Province Youth League has promised a resounding victory for President Mnangagwa and the ruling party in the harmonised elections, after getting most of their members to register for the...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maswanhise set for Leicester City breakthrough
ENGLAND-BORN Warriors' prospect Tawanda Maswanhise is expected to graduate into the first team of relegated premier league side Leicester City after he scooped the developmental side player of the yea...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZESA Hwange Unit 8, 300 MW, to boost supply. It's 43 years overdue, what's there to celebrate!
"Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 8 is expected to be synchronised with the grid on Tuesday, and will progressively add another 300 megawatts that will boost supplies to both domestic and industria...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:28hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Uebert Angel will neither be prosecuted nor charged!
Dear Bulawayo 24 News Staff Writer: Upon reading, your article entitled: 'Mnangagwa throws Prophet Uebert Angel under the bus,' I went to my dictionary to verify the meaning of the idiomat...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 03:41hrs | | by Tawandah Mudzingwah
Mnangagwa called by several SADC leaders about Belarus leader's visit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed that the recent visit by his Belarus counterpart and close ally, Alexander Lukashenko, attracted interest and buzz from the Southern Africa Development Communi...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth has appalling human rights record
This written article by Professor Jonathan Moyo, then an academic at the University of Zimbabwe, was published by the Financial Gazette on 10 October 1991, a few days...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Zanu-PF commissions borehole twice
IN a surprise development, Zanu-PF has re-commissioned a borehole in Epworth that was first commissioned eight months ago.On Sunday, Zanu-PF commissioned a borehole in ward 1, Epworth, the sam...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
President Lukashenko, be warned, Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!
Amongst all the hullabaloo, with the pomp and fanfare, surrounding the so-called 'historic' state visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Zimbabwe - some of us are more wary of a leader ...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MPs scrimmage for US$40 000 loan shows how we all are dependent on the dictator's benevolence
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to the...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 10:49hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
ZESA and government corruption and incompetence to blame for perennial power challenges in Zimbabwe
As I write this article, I am preparing for a scheduled eight-hour power outage - from 08:00 to 17:00 hours - and, as can be seen, translates into an enti...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hlanganani lights up Bulawayo
ONCE again, Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe, literally burst at the seams with the return of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo.iDubbed Africa's premium business exchange...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe speeds up medical training
ZIMBABWE is expediting the training of specialist health personnel to produce a critical mass attuned to the needs of the people while at the same time sustaining the country's development momentum th...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accredits delegates for second post-Mugabe Congress
Zanu-PF started Tuesday accreditation of delegates who will attend the party's second congress following the toppling in 2017 of long-time ruler, the late former president Robert Mugabe.The fi...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
I refuse to be a delusional idiot
I lOVE our languages and culture because they teach us so much about life.One of the Shona language's wise adage says: "Totenda maruva tadya chakata," which literally means ‘don't count your...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:50hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Before celebrating 'flowers' Zimbabweans should first interrogate why previous 'fruits' were destroyed!
I love our language and culture - since they teach us so much about life.There is a wise adage - 'totenda maruva tadya chakata', in oth...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 00:23hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
National hero Cont Mhlanga buried on ancestral lands
THE urban and rural worlds collided yesterday in Lupane District, Matabeleland North Province as villagers, artistes and high-profile dignitaries from various fields came to bid a spectacular farewell...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso is bigger than Ngwazi but .....
THE raging comparison of Sungura legend Alick Macheso and the emerging sungura star Mark Ngwazi reminds me of the late 1990s when a colleague brought Macheso's debut album, Magariro, to a party....Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Isn't it pure madness expecting the same govt that destroyed Zimbabwe to be entrusted with country's revival?
So, there are Zimbabweans exceedingly thrilled with the completion of the new parliament building, and the commissioning of a brand new capital, named Cyber-City, in Mt Hampden, several kilometers nor...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 17:51hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's lightning rod
God's emissariesI have nothing against clerics or pastors; in fact my reverence for them is a euphemism for the abject fear I hold of being denied the side and place of comfort in the world yo...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Jamwanda
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
Chiwenga chases Schroeder's record - The Lord of RingsZIMBABWEAN Vice-President retired General Constantino Chiwenga seems to be chasing former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's record in seri...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Davos trip of shame
ZIMBABWE'S pariah state tag haunted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent visit to the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland with political analysts equating the journey to a trip of shame....Published: 28 May 2022 at 20:04hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa opens doors for young women
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday gave young women the carte blanche to seize vast opportunities that have been brought by the Second Republic as he promised to give them loans and open the doors for part...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 08:58hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's advisory council falls apart
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council (Pac) has virtually collapsed after the acrimonious quitting of its high-profile deputy chairperson, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) proprietor ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
A golden gift from the political gods
If next year's watershed elections needed any divination, then the just-ended by-elections were the divine bones cast by a bone-thrower to provide a reading of the future.Well, they are a gold...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Pomp and fanfare as Chief Negomo is installed
THOUSANDS of people yesterday attended the installation of Mr Paradzai Kutyauripo as the 13th substantive Chief Negomo of Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province at a glittering ceremony attende...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
EU snubbed Mnangagwa at Brussels summit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was snubbed by top European Union diplomats at last week's EU-Africa Summit while regional counterparts secured critical meetings, pouring cold water on government claims ...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Mutumwa celebrates birthday in style with healing service
EVEN though he has grown to be loved by many people from across the country for his unique healing, Bulawayo cleric Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa decided to skip pomp and fanfare when he observed his 30t...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pomp, fanfare at National Youth Day festivities
Thousands of youths from the country's 10 provinces yesterday gathered at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Square in Harare to commemorate National Youth Day, running under the theme: "Alleviating substance ...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Masuka installed
CHIEF Masuka of Gokwe South in the Midlands province has been installed following the reinstatement of the Masuka chieftainship by the Second Republic after it was abolished by the colonial regime in ...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
House of Lords reprimand leaves Mnangagwa propaganda in tatters
LAST week's heated British House of Lords debate on Zimbabwe in which parliamentarians and a government minister said the southern African country should not be readmitted into the Commonwealth until ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
$8 billion target for Intwasa programme
HEAVY rains that fell in Gokwe North District from Wednesday night till yesterday morning brought relief to villagers after days of high temperatures.And that relief turned into celebration wh...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Glasgow trip a missed opportunity
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Glasgow, Scotland, was a missed opportunity for Zimbabwe to meaningfully engage world leaders on climate matters, but instead he reduced the all-important summi...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fundraises for national conference
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is rallying its members and stakeholders to provide financial resources and other items towards its forthcoming annual conference slated for this month in Mashonaland Central....Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Old people's homes turn into poor families' dumping grounds
BANANA bread was served at a recent birthday party at Melfort Old People's home, where a group of residents mustered a raspy happy birthday tune.Just a week after arriving at the facility, Rod...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gutu denies joining Zanu-PF
NEWLY APPOINTED commissioner of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), Obert Gutu has denied ever joining the ruling Zanu-PF party, adding that he only expressed the intention to do ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Victor Matemadanda defies all odds graduates with fanfare
Cde Victor Matemadanda the deputy minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs and the National Political Commissar of ZANU Pf graduated with a master of Business Administration with a minor in Strate...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 13:46hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Karo's US$4 billion venture crumbles?
PLANS by Karo Resources (Karo) to set up a US$4,2 billion platinum mining venture and a processing plant in Darwendale after it was controversially allocated claims previously held by Zimplats are cru...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi burial: Covid-19 regulations ignored
While socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure was buried at his Domboshava home amid pomp and fanfare on Saturday, the event left concerns on how those who attended disregarded measures to avoid the spre...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe striking terribly hard in death
LAST week marked the first anniversary of the death of Robert Gabriel Mugabe, independent Zimbabwe's first president. Arguably one of the world's most shrewd and controversial politicians, the "larger...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
A 'one day' economy
At a time when there is a shortage of virtually everything except poverty and corruption, the tale of the one-day bush bakery in an open maize field seems to sum up what is wrong in Zimbabwe.N...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 19:26hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Bush bakery closes 24 hrs after commissioning
A RUDIMENTARY bread oven that was officially opened by two ministers in Makonde amid pomp and fanfare has been closed barely 24 hours after it became operational.When NewsDay visited the place...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army offloads stake in $4bn project
Zimbabwe's military has disposed of its stake in a $4 billion platinum joint venture with Russian investors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said.Mnangagwa revealed this in an interview with...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mock 'losers who accept some election results and reject others' - curse vote riggers who refuse to step down
Mnangagwa was cocksure his "Zimbabwe is open for business!" was going to revive the country's economic. Well it is now clear the flood of investors and lenders he expected to answer his call have neve...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
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