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Zimbabwe no safe haven for Homosexuals
Ten percent of Zimbabwe's population are estimated to be gay or lesbian – they are simply born like this. However, only few dare to disclose their sexual orientation as homosexuality is largely reje...Published: 11 hrs ago | 271 | by Staff reporter
MDC never staged an 'illegal regime change' (coup) in Zimbabwe, but it was ZANU PF itself - so why repress the opposition?
The gruesome events of yesterday (21 November 2019) in the Zimbabwe capital of Harare, whereby scores of innocent people - mainly bystanders - were reportedly brutally beaten up by police officers, ou...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2074 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt should stop regarding suffering citizens as 'enemies of the state', but address our legitimate grievances seriousl
This morning I was pondering over the forthcoming 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (running from 25 November to 10 December), when I was immediately reminded of a distributing story a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 12:16hrs | 1551 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ecobank speaks on $15,000 cash found on parallel market
Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited has said it complied with regulatory requirements before approving a $15 000 cash withdrawal by a customer which resulted in pictures of new Zimbabwe dollar notes circulating ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:30hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
'Bona Mugabe, Kasukuwere to lead war against Mnangagwa'
Bona Mugabe, the late President Robert Mugabe's daughter, is set to be the liberator of the people of Zimbabwe political analyst and semiotician Dr Jethro William Mpofu has said.In a highly ch...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 09:50hrs | 18647 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zesa switches off Mnene Hospital
Zesa has switched off power at Mnene Hospital over a bill of about $700 000, plunging the critical institution into darkness. Authorities at the 27-bed hospital said they have been without pow...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
ZANU won't laugh last still- MLF
The removing of chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni from the Nhlambabaloyi chieftaincy does not do ZANU any good than bad. The move exposes not only how much ZANU fidgets on Mthwakazi cultural matters ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 09:20hrs | 3245 | by MLF
Mnangagwa's govt squanders US$10.6 billion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government spent over US$10 billion in unbudgeted public finds, and now wants Parliament to okay the unexplained expenditure, raising the ire of opposition members of Pa...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1485 | by Staff reporter
300 jobs at BCC
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to employ more than 300 professionals as the local authority seeks to address under-staffing within its departments and subsequently improve service delivery.O...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:05hrs | 3347 | by Staff reporter
Avenging spirit haunts inmate
During the day, he looks like any other inmate at his new home — Harare Central Prison, but when the lights go out, he knows no peace.Joram Siwela, a former Chaplin High School student and p...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:41hrs | 999 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga coup generals declare war on Mnangagwa
VANCOUVER - Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga's military generals who were key in executing the November 2017 coup against President Robert Mugabe, have allegedly declared war on Presid...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:48hrs | 50896 | by Nancy Mabaya
'G40 using maids to poison ministers' says Mutodi
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has warned ministers to be on high alert because a faction of ZANU PF called G40 was now recruiting house maids to poison them.Mutodi said the G40 ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 11:03hrs | 6904 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Parly summons minister over doctors' strike
Parliament has demanded a ministerial statement from Health minister Obadiah Moyo explained the state of the country's health delivery system after government fired over 280 doctors recently. ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fatcats in tollgates scam
A FRESH storm has hit the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) after the parastatal proposed to award a million-dollar deal to its perennial contractor Univern, a deal seen as a corrupt way ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:23hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Sinking ship
With almost half the population now registered for food aid, the government is taking decisive action to deal with the threat - not by providing food for the people but by fattening up the army and po...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1877 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe banks start issuing new notes, coins
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will tomorrow release the new Zimbabwe dollar notes and coins into the market, with depositors set to start withdrawing limited amounts when banks open in the mornin...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:30hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Bonne for Warriors
MACAULEY Bonne is set to begin his international career with Zimbabwe as he is expected to get his Zimbabwean passport today, which will enable him to feature for the Warriors when they begin their 20...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:12hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Exit draught enters VP Chiwenga
The vice president of Zimbabwe comrade Constantino Guveya Chiwenga is set to return to Zimbabwe from a hospital in China. This comes after a full recovery of an illness which rumour paddlers have said...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 11:21hrs | 22263 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Hungry Zimbabwe soldiers spark govt fears
There is growing disquiet within the rank and file of the military over the rising cost of living, poor salaries and difficult working conditions, with government now desperate for solutions to avert ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 3367 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in remarkable recovery, returning home soon
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who was airlifted to China from South Africa in July amid poisoning fears, is preparing to return home after making a remarkable recovery at a top hospital in Beij...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:18hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
UK cranks heat on Mnangagwa
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 5249 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warned
CIVIL servants have warned that they will sabotage President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government programmes if authorities continue to disregard their demands for better working conditions.The poi...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 06:00hrs | 4772 | by Staff reporter
UK presses Mnangagwa over reforms
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:52hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police block public sector unions protest
Police on Wednesday blocked a handful of public sector workers from marching to government offices with a petition demanding better pay, reneging on an earlier pledge to allow the demonstration....Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 18:08hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter
Acid test for Mnangagwa's tolerance to dissent
POLICE have given the green light for government workers to demonstrate for higher wages in what is seen as an acid test for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tolerance to dissent.The police nod ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:20hrs | 6638 | by Staff reporter
China to fund more projects in Zimbabwe
China says it is considering fresh funding for new projects in Zimbabwe that should help in the economic development of the country, an official has said.China's Deputy Ambassador to Zimbabwe ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa keen to exploit Zanu-PF G40 faction
THE fissures emerging from within the rank and file of the ruling Zanu PF party have grabbed the attention of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, who is looking to capitalise on the internal fights to upstage ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:34hrs | 4235 | by Staff reporter
Fresh jobs scandal rocks Mpilo
The Mpilo Hospital board is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged imposition of principal nursing officer (PNO) by the government while interviews were being held to fill the vacant ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 3910 | by Staff reporter
Only genuine reforms will bring change to Zimbabwe
Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo's strong rebuke of United States ambassador to Harare Brian Nichols last week was yet another indication that Zimbabwe's re-engagement efforts are not going acco...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:54hrs | 368 | by The Standard - Editorial
Gold is purified by fire
Eish!!! It seems the past couple of weeks have been swelteringly hot, both figuratively and literally, for everyone.The maddeningly galloping prices have been making most people hot under the ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 161 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwe de-dollarization & other countries experiences
Zimbabwe suspended its local currency on the 9th of April 2009 and adopted a basket of multiple currencies such as the South African Rand, British Pound, Botswana Pula, Japanese Yen, Euro and the Unit...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 13:41hrs | 5160 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chiwenga, Gen Sibanda in secret pact to hand Zimbabwe power to each other?
COLOGNE - Military czar Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga and Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, reportedly made a secret pact to hand Zimbabwe pow...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 07:46hrs | 30707 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mnangagwa facing massive pressure to reshuffle cabinet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing enormous pressure from senior Zanu PF officials and the military to reshuffle cabinet and fire some senior government officials for failing to stem the economic ...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:48hrs | 5309 | by Staff reporter
Doctors' strike spares Mpilo cancer section
THE two-month-long doctors' strike has not affected the cancer screening section at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, a development which has brought relief to cancer patients.In an intervie...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to inject $1 billion new coins, notes
Cash in circulation will slightly more than double over the next six months, as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) injects an extra $1 billion to satisfy legitimate demand for coins and small notes, b...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara speaks on artificial intelligence
This is exciting stuff (the military robot video below). In this demonstration, the robot is programmed not to hurt humans. It is coded that way in this case. It has targets (non-human) that it must a...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 16:44hrs | 4183 | by Arthur Mutambara
Outcry over exorbitant electricity charges
Consumers are angry over the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority billing, amid fears that the power utility is charging more than what is being used on the prepaid meter system.Since the Zim...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3104 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar to be pegged against SA rands
THE government is leaning towards pegging the Zimbabwe dollar currency to the South African rand, with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube saying this would make the local currency more competitive in the r...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 07:01hrs | 12856 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials fear 2023 defeat
ZANU-PF is growing increasingly panicky that it could lose the 2023 general election amid fears the current economic implosion is gradually alienating the party from voters, while party bigwigs remain...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:34hrs | 4809 | by Staff reporter
Why Emmerson Mnangagwa must resign
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governing body has proven to be a failure economically, politically and socially. Since his inauguration after the 17th November 'so called coup', the country has realis...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 17:03hrs | 3543 | by Rangarirai Kudakwashe Chivaviro
Interpol snubs ZRP over G4O
ZIMBABWE Republic Police Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga yesterday revealed that the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) was not willing to assist Zimbabwe extradite certain sus...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:07hrs | 3414 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Bulawayo province haunted by ghosts of its provincial congress
THE MDC Bulawayo province is still haunted by ghosts of its provincial congress, with some party members now raising fears that the chaos that accompanied it will cost the party in future by-elections...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 20:28hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Suspicious break-in at council offices
Mutare City Council's finance director Blessing Kapuya's office was on Thursday last week allegedly broken into and there are fears that important council documents might have been stolen, NewsDay can...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 15:05hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe angles for post Brexit trade spoils
ZIMBABWE is evaluating the implications of the United Kingdom's possible exit from the European Union (EU) and positioning itself for wider trading opportunities beyond the impasse. The United...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
The curious case of Peter Lobengula, the Prince of Salford
On a Wednesday morning in the spring on 1899 the Union Ocean liner called Goth sailing from Cape Town South Africa, docked in Southampton United Kingdom carrying the entire cast of a show called â€...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:50hrs | 61 | by Joseph Qobo Mayisa
Curb corruption in the police force now
The recent case involving 11 police constables from different police stations who were arrested in Borrowdale while trying to extort money from a businessman they accused of illegally dealing in forei...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:48hrs | 7 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Zimbabwe's 'look East' policy destined to fail, claims think tank
While re-engagement with the West is gridlocked, Zimbabwe will seek to revive its "look East policy" of the Mugabe days.However, not much will come out of it, global think tank The Economist I...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:42hrs | 4 | by TimesLive
Kariba Airport capacity utilisation drops to 10%
Kariba Airport, which is in urgent need of an upgrade, has been recording a decline in capacity utilisation, with latest figures showing that this has dropped to around 10 percent in 2018. Abo...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans bused to vote for Frelimo in Mozambique?
Calls for calm and warnings against voter intimidation marked a closely watched election day in Mozambique on Tuesday that is crucial in consolidating a wary peace in the southern African nation of ne...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:41hrs | 1103 | by AP
Chamisa's staff forced to abandon offices as anti-riot police besiege party HQ
TERRIFIED MDC staff was Monday forced to abandon its offices while others failed to report for work completely when dozens of anti-riot police besieged the main opposition's national headquarters in c...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 157 | by newzimbabwe
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