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Nust shut down
STUDENTS and staff at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) were yesterday ordered to return home after the institution ran dry following a water pipe burst. Nust Communicat...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1223 | by Staff reporter
IMF offers to help Zimbabwe clear arrears
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said it was ready to help Zimbabwe craft a debt clearance strategy anchored on fundamental economic reforms. This comes after outgoing British A...Published: 6 hrs ago | 601 | by Staff reporter
Mukupe off the hook
FORMER Finance deputy minister Terrence Mukupe yesterday successfully overturned two default judgments entered against him, and which compelled him to pay a combined debt of $58 000 to a private schoo...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
Parent involvement helps students to do well
To date, quality education has become one of the important points in the development of a social individual. But no one is born with good academic skills. So some students need more attention and guid...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 10:31hrs | 1133 | by Agencies
Obidiah Tarumbwa jailed 8 months, starts serving sentence
CHICKEN Inn FC striker Obidiah Tarumbwa has been sentenced to eight months in prison for failing to pay maintenance arrears of about $6 000 for the upkeep of his two minor children. He started serving...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
MDC plans to embarrass Mnangagwa today
Opposition legislators are planning to humiliate President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he presents SONA in Parliament today, as the Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance continues to refuse to accept his July 3...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1924 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to be heckled by Chamisa's MPs?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces the prospect of being heckled by opposition members of the National Assembly when he opens the Ninth Parliament today, a sign that the country remains deeply polaris...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
40% of Zimbabwean firms not compliant with standards
ABOUT 40 percent of companies in Zimbabwe are not compliant with the expected standard guidelines that protect consumers from potential risks, the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) has revealed....Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's minister fights default judgment in $500K litigation
Former Labour and Social Welfare minister Petronella Kagonye has petitioned the High Court seeking rescission of a default judgment entered against her in a matter where war veteran Oswell Gwanzura is...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:22hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers speak on Bulawayo Deputy Mayor conviction
NEWLY-elected Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Councillor, Tinashe Kambarami, who was two months ago convicted of theft, can only be fired through a court order, legal experts have said. Mr Kambarami was...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:18hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Zesa offers whistleblowers rewards for exposing the criminals
ZESA has invited whistleblowers to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of culprits behind the vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure. In a statement, Zesa said the i...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 581 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's (Criminal) Record Check!
Chronicling abuses on women in Zimbabwe Dear Zimbabwean Women, It is high time we chronicled all abuses...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2271 | by Nomazulu Thata
Disabled sidelined in HIV information dissemination
Thirty-year-old Chenai Murimbika of Dunzvambeva village under Chief Kazangarare, 60km north of Karoi, looks older than her age.She has endured untold suffering, marked by stigmatisation couple...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Bulawayo deputy Mayor a convicted thief
NEWLY-elected Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami is a convicted thief who was fined by a court for stealing an electrical extension cord, it has emerged. According to court records, Kamba...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
How to select pumps for the Food Industry?
Pumps may not be the first thing you think of when considering the food industry but they are an essential part of any operating system. Food mixtures and fluids need to be moved from one part of the ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 13:18hrs | 610 | by Agencies
Power fault fire razes $50 000 property
PROPERTY worth more than $50 000 was reduced to ashes when a four-roomed thatched cottage caught fire after sparks from Zesa overhead cables ignited its roof in Bulawayo's Harrisvale suburb. B...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba, I disagree with you fully! Men are equal political turn-coats
Mukoma Chigumba, I read your articles online with great eagerness. I agree with most of your opinions, sometimes I don't, but this is what democracy is all about, to learn to agree and disagree. This ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1671 | by Nomazulu Thata
The impacts of Credit Card Debt on the Economy
Consumer spending is the main driver of economic growth and citizens sometimes borrow to spend. While debt isn't a bad thing, the economy becomes unsustainable if people are burdened with too much cre...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 10:14hrs | 1806 | by Agencies
A few suggestions to the knowledgeable Prof Mthuli Ncube from a keen fellow Economist
I am grateful that the key Ministry of Finance has been judiciously assigned to Prof Mthuli Ncube at a time such as this. I believe the Minister is well on course to transform the country's economic f...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2918 | by Prosper Munyedza
Suggestions to Prof Mthuli Ncube from a keen fellow Economist
I am grateful that the key Ministry of Finance has been judiciously assigned to Prof Mthuli Ncube at a time such as this. I believe the Minister is well on course to transform the country's economic f...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1314 | by Prosper Munyedza
Zimra embarks on tax administration reforms
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it is ready to contribute to a "new dispensation" through tax administration reforms, which seek to simplify tax rules and help taxpayers to meet regulatory...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Zimra official in nasty tiff with tax whistleblower
AN acrimonious fight between a top Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official and a whistleblower has reportedly prejudiced the country of millions of dollars with the former allegedly slashing amoun...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new Cabinet to be sworn in today
President Mnangagwa will today swear in his newly appointed Cabinet of 20 members, 13 deputy ministers and nine provincial ministers, to come up with policies that can steer the nation out of its prol...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Byo gets $7 million water boost
BULAWAYO City Council has received $7 million from the African Development Bank and the Government for the refurbishment of Ncema and Fernhill waterworks in a bid to increase water pumping capacity in...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:12hrs | 756 | by Staff Reporter
Driver hits child at zebra crossing, fined
A 49-YEAR-OLD Gwanda driver has been fined $200 after he knocked down a four-year-old child at a pedestrian crossing leaving him injured. Hlalani Tshabangu of Freda Mine was convicted on...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:25hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
A decolonial response to 'The case of Colonialism’
It is over a year now since Bruce Gilley, the political imperial historian wrote his controversial article as an apologist to colonialism in Africa. More contentious from the article, was the call to ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 16:20hrs | 1463 | by Brian Maregedze and Tedious Ncube
A decolonial response to 'The case of Colonialism'
It is over a year now since Bruce Gilley, the political imperial historian wrote his controversial article as an apologist to colonialism in Africa. More contentious from the article, was the call to ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 13:06hrs | 316 | by Brian Maregedze and Tedious Ncube
Zimra to reform tax collection processes
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it is looking to reform its tax processes as part of measures to improve collections and expand the tax base.While collections have improved in the ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa seeks to revive Chinese mega deals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will pursue mega deals with China during his visit to the Asian country.The southern African nation, still battling to shake off a hangover from a decade-l...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 15:40hrs | 1856 | by Staff reporter
Water shedding starts in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council has embarked on 10 hour water cuts in some suburbs mainly due to erratic electricity supply at its waterworks. In a statement, the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube adv...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Cement shortage: PPC calms the market
THE country's largest cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe, has said the market has no reason to engage in panic buying of cement and advised retailers to act responsibly in pricing the commodity to avoi...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'moved' to charter plane for Grace Mugabe but not to save 100 000 babies' lives
According to a New Zimbabwe report, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was "moved" to facilitated the return home from Singapore of former first lady Grace Mugabe whose mother died last week. "...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 5598 | by Nomusa Garikai
New-elected Bulawayo councillor sinks in debt
BULAWAYO's newly-elected ward three councillor, Tinashe Kambarami (MDC Alliance) has been taken to court over an $11 000 debt owed to the National Railways of Zimbabwe Contributory Fund (NRZCPF)....Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
'Technical fault behind cement shortage'
A TECHNICAL fault at the country's largest cement makers PPC Zimbabwe and Larfarge is said to be behind the recent shortage of the commodity on the market, which has seen retailers pushing the price u...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Post-poll violence commission criticism baseless
Following the unfortunate incident in which six people died in the post-election violence of August 1, 2018, which was instigated by the MDC-Alliance as it staged anti-Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Z...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:24hrs | 181 | by Nobleman Runyanga
When a woman says NO it is a No! Period!
This is the strong message that President Ramaphosa of South Africa gave to the women of South Africa who demonstrated at the Union buildings on the 2nd of August 2018, commemorating the past event of...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 08:02hrs | 1433 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bungling Chamisa lawyer bares all
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa reportedly faced serious legal obstacles in mounting his Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenge against the presidential results last month, with fresh...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:20hrs | 2927 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa defies ZRP rally ban
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, is going ahead with his rally scheduled for Kwekwe on Sunday, his first since he lost the July 30 plebiscite to President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zanu-PF.Cham...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 21:19hrs | 4315 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's likely trajectory
THE most significant political fact about Zimbabwe today is that it is mired in a complex and turbulent multi-dimensional transition of which the just-ended elections were a part. The bitterly contest...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:48hrs | 3156 | by Eldred V Masunungure
Power to the people!
PEOPLE will always support the underdog.In Zimbabwe today, the people have no trust in the government and all its institutions. They think that their town councils are, for want of a better wo...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:04hrs | 116 | by Winston Siwela
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1416 | by Igomombe
Unity Village goes up in smoke
PROPERTY worth more than $300 000 was destroyed when a huge fire gutted Bulawayo's biggest flea market, Unity Village. The flea market, which is located at the corner of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo S...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:54hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Zinara's Infralink challenges $934 000 judgment
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara)'s special purpose vehicle Infralink (Pvt) Ltd has petitioned the High Court seeking rescission of judgment in a matter where it was ordered to pay a...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:48hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
$10 000 goes up in smoke
PROPERTY worth over $10 000 was reduced to ashes after a five-roomed house was gutted by fire in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb.An electric fault due to an overloaded circuit is suspected to...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
13 die in bus crash
THIRTEEN people died on the spot, while 23 others were injured yesterday when a Chawasarira bus collided head-on with a commuter omnibus near the 152km peg just after Kadoma tollgate along the Harare-...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:38hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Post-poll violence probe team gets thumbs up
THE seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the violence that occurred in Harare early this month will deliver on its mandate as it consists of people of integrity who cannot be compromised, analysts ...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate cautions Chivayo
A Harare magistrate has cautioned businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is facing fraud charges to abide by bail conditions after he defaulted reporting to police during Heroes' holidays.Chivayo a...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 12:56hrs | 3190 | by staff reporter
Mugabe's property attached over debt
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) boss Albert Mugabe has petitioned the court, seeking an order for stay of execution after his property was attached by the Sheriff of the High Cou...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:22hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Mukupe battles to overturn default judgments
Former Finance and Economic Development deputy minister, Terrence Mukupe, has petitioned the court seeking to overturn default judgments granted in favour of a local international school and a Chinese...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:19hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora ready to assist Bulawayo industry
AILING Bulawayo industries could tap into financial resources owned by diaspora citizens to turnaround industrial operations and restore the city's manufacturing status, accomplished banker and one of...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
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