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Cyclone Idai buried people with their belongings
WHEN we arrived in cyclone hit Chimanimani a week after the monstrous Idai, what we could only see at most places are stone boulders that had buried wholesome villages underneath and someone coming fr...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1249 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch Command Bakeries across the country
Government says it will facilitate the setting up of small scale bakeries across the country, offering affordable bread prices as consumers have been hit hard by the recent price increases. ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:17hrs | 6444 | by Staff reporter
Angry Mnangagwa lashes 'unpatriotic and inhumane' forces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused some businesses of being "unpatriotic and inhumane" following the recent sharp hikes in the prices of basic consumer goods around the country.At ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:10hrs | 2346 | by Staff reporter
Freebie-hunting teens raped after binge
TWO teenagers believed they could get drunk without spending their money but feeding off grown men until tragedy struck.The two (names withheld) from Pumula suburb one day found their target a...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 3027 | by Staff reporter
RTG shells out $2,5m on Bulawayo hotel rehab
THE Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has invested about $2,5 million in the refurbishment of its Bulawayo hotel, an official has said.In a statement yesterday, RTG operations director Tichawona Hwi...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3109 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimnat comes to the aid of Melfort Old People's Home
Zimnat has come to the aid of Melfort Old People's Home by providing free insurance cover for the home's two vehicles for a whole year.The home, which recently had a combi and a sedan donated ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:22hrs | 316 | by Staf reporter
'MDC has no hand in sanctions'
The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with journalist, and human rights advocate Grace Kwinje who is the MDC Alliance's European Union representative based in Brussels. S...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 17:48hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Belarus' aeroplane with food for Zimbabweans arrives
An aeroplane from Belarus carrying food aid for Zimbabweans who suffered from Cyclone Ida has landed in the country, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus has announced."The Belarusi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 08:57hrs | 2796 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EFF's independence day message to Zimbabweans
The 18th of April is a monumentally historic date in the history of our country. It is the date our country achieved a hard-fought political independence. Zimbabwe's gallant sons and daughters sacrifi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1112 | by CIC Innocent Ndibali.
Zimbabweans flee Limpopo village after xenophobic attacks
A number of Zimbabweans who had been living and working in Tshino village, Thohoyandou, Vuwani, have moved to other areas of Limpopo or returned to Zimbabwe after xenophobic violence erupted last mont...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 11:25hrs | 3802 | by GroundUP
Mwonzora, Chamisa in secret pact?
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora struck a secret pact with party leader Nelson Chamisa, which led to him withdrawing from the presidential race ahead of next month's elective congress, NewsDay r...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 11:23hrs | 9490 | by Staff reporter
'The wage of sin is death' Linda Masarira says
The wage of sin is death and one reaps what he or she sows- these have been the adages that have made so many people in Zimbabwe and in Africa at large to invest much of their energy results i.e the h...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 10:53hrs | 2257 | by Linda Masarira
Mnangagwa has failed to revive economy and Gono to take over in 2020 - he too will fail, guaranteed
Zanu-PF hardliners are in panic mode and for good reasons, the economic meltdown is in overdrive! The country's de fact local currency the Real Time Gross Settlement Dollar (RTGS$) has been losing mor...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:04hrs | 5891 | by Wilbert Mukori
Sadza nurses demonstrate against patients' poor diet
NURSES at Sadza District Hospital in Chivhu yesterday demonstrated against lavish dietary spending by their administration which they said contrasted with the poor meals served to patients.The...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:16hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
In politics, there is no free lunch
YESTERDAY, we ran a story on how at least 3 000 families under Chief Misheck Njelele in Gokwe were left homeless after being evicted from their illegal settlements in Chemagora, Sikombela, Bhadha and ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 497 | by Editorial - Newsday
I'm HIV+ at 85 but
EIGHTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Sekuru Samba has revealed his HIV positive status and described it as a blessing in disguise.The Maruta Kraal Headman heir apparent, real name Robert Ticharwa Maruta, said...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:54hrs | 2141 | by Staff reporter
Make bread 'reachable' to NSSA pensioners
This morning today, yes, today at around 9 a.m Mr Marufu a NSSA pensioner walked in front of me into a local supermarket in our area for bread. The senior citizen headed straight for the deli ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:50hrs | 851 | by Gabarinocheka
POPULISM is ahead of COMPETENCY in the African Context
In Africa one is prepared to die for a politician, and people can go to the extent of kneeling down before political mastitis for favors and bootlicking. One may fail to construct a proper English sen...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 09:58hrs | 432 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Chamisa's MDC unhappy with IMF assisting Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai, which brought unprecedented destruction as incessant rain and gusty winds caused catastrophic damage, has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree to deepen the Fund's eng...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:58hrs | 4007 | by Staff reporter
Religion: Is gambling a sin?
Gambling is a game of chance. It's all about card games, roulette, lotteries, and much more. These games are fun and seemingly harmless. Most believe that there is nothing wrong with gambling as long ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1824 | by Staff Writer
MDC led council wants 100% rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday proposed to increase rates by more than 100 percent, which residents rejected saying they are already struggling to pay their bills. The residents als...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
'Be wary of political gladiators' moans Mnangagwa - what is to fear in another 'legal' coup
"If any members or structures of the party have any grievances, the laid-out rules, regulations and procedures must be followed," Mnangagwa told his Zanu-PF Youth League members. "As you carry...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:24hrs | 1420 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Malema angers Mnangagwa regime
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been taken aback by withering criticism by South Africa's radical leftist leader Julius Malema who described the Zanu-PF leader as a "sell-out".Ma...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:46hrs | 33529 | by Staff reporter
'Bin it for Zimbabwe' launched
Dunedin Hospital staff are banding together in a bid to help people affected by Cyclone Idai, which devastated swathes of Southern Africa last month.The natural disaster caused serious flooding ac...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:25hrs | 866 | by Brenda Harwood
Eating soil, a pregnancy craving that can kill . . .
The smell of soil after light rains is divine. I like to think of it as the smell of nature, pure and fresh. Many women experience iron deficiency during pregnancy and subsequently develop a craving f...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:12hrs | 842 | by Andile Tshuma
Elliot Moyo died vomiting blood
While he got the world in hysteria and shock for the past weeks for being resurrected and dying again, all that Thabiso Proud Mlanje who is popularly known as "Elliot" has left are deep wounds among h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 17:11hrs | 16212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army Generals read riot act to Mnangagwa, as he privately offers to resign as President
The game is all but over for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's young presidency, as hardline army generals are reportedly said to have read the riot act to him, over a sheaf of serious issues caused by h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 24765 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
IMF to monitor Zimbabwe economic targets, policies
International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Zimbabwe have agreed on steps that will pave way for a Staff Monitored Programme (SMP).An SMP involves the IMF staff monitoring a country's economic...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra cadre predicts civil unrest
WHITE former Zimbabwe Peoples' Revolutionary Army (Zipra) freedom fighter, Jeremy Brickhill has warned that Zimbabwe is heading for conflict and urged citizens to find each other and stop the blame ga...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Price of bread goes up
THE price of bread has gone up to RTGS$2,30 from RTGS$2 with millers saying the increase is not associated with the cost of flour as the price of the product has remained constant. Yesterday, ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Mealie meal price set to go up
THE Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the country should brace for an increase in the price of mealie meal in the next few days in line with the new producer prices. In an int...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:38hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stance on Gukurahundi, farmers encouraging
WE ARE happy that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has agreed in principle to put to closure two of the country's most contentious issues; compensation to white former commercial farmers and,...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:17hrs | 762 | by Editorial - Daily News
IMF, Zimbabwe agree on policies & reforms
The International Monetary Fund and Government have reached agreement on macroeconomic policies and structural reforms that can underpin a Staff Monitored Programme. This follows a visit ...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1841 | by FinX
Zimbabwe to start training cadaver dogs
Government says it will soon start training local dogs to undertake specialised searches that include finding human bodies.This comes after the State was forced to seek help from South African...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:20hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to update IMF on Zimbabwe
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is in Washington DC, the United States of America (USA) for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank 2019 Spring Meetings, where ...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
'Regional trade will cure Zim fragile economy' WB proscribed - this is false medicine, I hate false medicine
"The increases in prices that we have witnessed since October last year will affect the growth rate for 2019. For 2018, in the first quarter the growth was real, but it was then disturbed by the last ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:30hrs | 840 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe in serious trouble now
Two months ago I started sharing my political opinions in video format. This included negotiating airspace on popular political YouTube channels and Facebook groups. In trying to obtain airspace I hav...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 15:58hrs | 5125 | by Terence Simbi
Zimbabwe's multiple VPs, tribalism and elusive democracy
The generality of Zimbabwe's political parties are strangely filled with multiple posts for vice presidents. At face value this could allude to deep-seated democratic orientation. Conversely, the conc...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:41hrs | 1341 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Rhodesian chemical-biological war crimes
As Zimbabwe celebrates its 39th year of Independence, as Africans we have either chosen to ignore or have been brainwashed to forget the terrible things white Rhodesians did to our own freedom fighter...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 08:51hrs | 1143 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Cyclone Idai donations thieving cop gets bail
A HARARE police officer, who on Monday appeared at the Rusape Magistrates Court charged with stealing foodstuffs donated to victims of Cyclone Idai in Manicaland, has been granted $200 bail and remand...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
'3.8 magnitude earthquake hit before Cyclone Idai'
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chimanimani and Chipinge shortly before Cyclone Idai which left 344 people dead and destroyed property worth billions of dollars, Government revealed yesterday. ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
NSSA pensioners are work veterans
Amon Taribho struggled to stand up as he rose to reach his medication for diabetes and hypertension, the sachet is kept on the top most shelf of his wardrobe, away from kids. The former machin...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 437 | by Tondorindo
Sons and daughters of the soil
The former white commercial farmers will be receiving compensation for lost farms soon, or so it is said. This is happening when gratuities or tokens of appreciation for war collaborators are still a ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | 147 | by Tondo
Police probe several bigwigs over Cylone Idai aid looting
POLICE have arrested dozens of people and are probing a number of senior government officials, following the sickening looting and diversion of goods donated to victims of the deadly Cyclone Idai stor...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:40hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Patrice Motsepe's sister detained in Zimbabwe
Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi's chief financier Bridget Motsepe, Tati East Member of Parliament Samson Guma Moyo and Prevailing Securities MD Shaduff Baitse were Saturday detained briefly and interrogated by...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 3267 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park mall project hit by inflation
Sai Enterprises says it is reviewing its capital budget for the $12 million shopping complex in Bulawayo due to cost escalations.The multi-million-dollar complex, being set up in Bulawayo's Co...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:33hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC, Zanu-PF politicising Cyclone Idai relief aid distribution
THE Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T has accused Zanu-PF and MDC Alliance of politicising Cyclone Idai relief aid in Chimanimani and other parts of Manicaland which were hit by the whether induced catastroph...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 780 | by newzimbabwe
Museveni to officially open ZITF
UGANDAN President Yoweri Museveni will officially open this year's 60th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) here on April 26. The trade fair, being held under the theme, "Propagating Indust...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:16hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Heritage festival set to create waves with the announcement of top acts
The popular Zimbabwe cultural festival will return in May with a stellar entertainment line-up.The family fun day, titled Heritage has become a popular event on the Zim community calendar and ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:37hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
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