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Democracy and philanthropism in governance and five of Africa's most rare men in politics
Democracy is a system of governance in which the people choose their leaders by voting for them in elections. ... Philanthropy is free-giving of help or money to those in need. Governance is control o...Published: 7 hrs ago | 369 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Huge drop in US investments in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe received a negative US$2 million worth of investments from the United States last year, a huge drop from the US$37 million.According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United S...Published: 11 hrs ago | 143 | by Staff reporter
No quick solutions to electricity, fuel shortages: Coltart
In our previous edition we carried a Q&A with former Education minister David Coltart where he spoke about the culture of political violence in Zimbabwe and how it has also influenced the MDC....Published: 11 hrs ago | 188 | by Staff reporter
We cannot afford to have idle, unproductive land - Mnangagwa
Address by His Excellency, President Mnangagwa at the official opening of the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the Harare Showgrounds on Friday....Published: 21 hrs ago | 1190 | by Emmerson D Mnangagwa
'Austerity ends in 2019,' says Muthuli Ncube
While Government has instituted a batch of key macro-economic reforms since late last year, which analysts say have set the economy for recovery and sustainable growth, the chief architect of the chan...Published: 21 hrs ago | 3217 | by Staff reporter
Woman (24) found with smuggled 2kg drugs
A WOMAN from Bulawayo and her boyfriend have been arrested for possessing 2kg of crystal methamphetamine, a dangerous drug in the same class as cocaine, worth more than $120 000 which was smuggled fro...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:48hrs | 314 | by Staff Reporter
Dabengwa Foundation seeks hero status for Lesabe, Moyo
THE Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation, an organisation founded in honour of the late national hero and former Zipra intelligence supremo, has started making consultations with various stakeholders to lobby g...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Lulu ready for Chitembwe
HIGHLANDERS' head coach, Mandla Mpofu, is relishing the prospect of meeting nemesis Lloyd Chitembwe at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday when Bosso clash with Harare City FC in a Castle Lager Premier So...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
MDC chairman buried
MDC's firebrand Shurugwi South district chairperson, Norman Pfeveni, who succumbed to hypertension over the weekend, was buried at his rural home in the district yesterday.He was 62.Pf...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands loyalty
President Mnangagwa yesterday implored civil servants to be loyal to Government and fulfil its policies that are derived from the ruling party, Zanu PF's manifesto following its victory in...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
UK Based Model to represent Zimbabwe at Miss Global International
Rising model and current Miss World Zimbabwe UK Amanda Ngcono has been chosen to represent the country at the Miss Global International beauty pageant in Jamaica at the Montego Bay Convention on the 2...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 16:19hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo bomb scare: Army called in
The Zimbabwe National Army bomb disposal squad and police were on Monday called to Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb after residents stumbled on a hand grenade believed to have been left in the area during ...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Claim freedom granted by Constitution in peace
IF the citizens do not feel any longer represented by the men and women they have cast their ballots for, and Parliament is no longer effective in serving the common good, can no longer defend human r...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:19hrs | 231 | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ
Headmaster breaks pupil's arm
HUMAN rights defenders in Mashonaland East province have called on Primary and Secondary Education officials to institute disciplinary measures against a Mudzi headmaster who reportedly broke a pupil'...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 4026 | by Staff Reporter
Wrong to blame Zimbabwe crisis on war veterans
I have always been a fan of Zimbabwe Independent. It has an excellent record of providing the nation with sound and truthful analyses of the economic situation in Zimbabwe.The last edition of ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:54hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers to know 4 languages
It will soon be mandatory for newly qualified teachers to know at least four of the 16 Zimbabwe's official languages, a Cabinet minister has said. Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Te...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Lobengula descendants want Dabengwa honoured
KING Lobengula's descendants have urged Bulawayo City Council to honour the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa by naming a street after him.Dabengwa, who was Zipra's intelligence chief during ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:05hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Econet group launches virtual learning academy
Econet Wireless has launched the Econet Group Innoversity, a virtual learning academy designed to develop critical skills in the digital age."Today I am excited to launch the Econet Innoversit...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Matobo clinic projects successful
THE initiative to rope in diasporans to play a key role in developing their areas of origin is paying off in Matobo District, Matabeleland South with major projects especially in the health sector bei...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | 174 | by Staff Reporter
Royal Crown Council condemns Chief Ndiweni judgement
The Royal Crown Council unreservedly condemns the conviction and subsequent sentencing of Chief Ndiweni to an effective 18 months in prison after 6 months of the 24 months were suspended on condition ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 18:24hrs | 3721 | by The Royal Crown Council
Failure of MDC Alliance protests good for nation
MDC Alliance's attempt to launch demonstrations in Harare failed spectacularly yesterday after the High Court upheld a prohibition order issued by police on Thursday night. The oppositio...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:19hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe finds a new ally in the UAE
ZIMBABWE is going through an unbelievable socio-economic crisis and is slowly reaching a tipping level. With skyrocketing inflation, a biting forex crunch and failing institutions among the myriad iss...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Mnangagwa vows to send health practitioners' requests to Govt
Health and Child Care Ambassador, First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to forward requests by medical practitioners and local leadership to relevant authorities for Glenview Polyclinic to be...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Bosso gets new kit
Highlanders division one outfit Bosso 90 has a new kit courtesy of a donation by the team's UK chapter in collaboration with the Dumisani Foundation."We are glad to unveil the new kit for Boss...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 12:08hrs | 2683 | by Staff Reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa must be remembered
It is now some weeks since Dr Dumiso Dabengwa passed on. This Office has two proposals for the people of Bulawayo to ponder over and if it's okay, implement with the approval of ZAPU and his family....Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 09:16hrs | 1527 | by Prince Zwide Khumalo
Mnangagwa promises Zimbabweans a better tomorrow
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised Zimbabweans a better tomorrow as long as they tough it out to see his austerity measures bear fruit.Mnangagwa told thousands gathered for Defence Forc...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 689 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa challenges Zimbabwe's military
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has implored soldiers to uphold, defend and respect the core values that helped their forebears to prosecute the liberation struggle together with, and not against the people...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 20:22hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Technology has transformed financial trading for investors
Whether you are a retail or institutional investor planning to buy equities, property, currencies, commodities or futures in the coming months, technology will play a vital role in your attempts to al...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 14:34hrs | 665 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe where people's pensions have disappeared
Retired couple Teddie and Vesta always imagined they would live out their golden years with dignity.He is 85, and served one company for 46 years as a cleaner, eventually rising to become a re...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 3398 | by Shingai Nyoka BBC Africa, Harare
Another upmarket lodge for Victoria Falls
A NEW up-market lodge is set to open in Victoria Falls targeting tourists who want a quiet environment and interaction with the wild. A total of 24 locals will be employed at the 12-bed tented Tsowa S...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Chamisa's Defence Forces Day message
The Defence forces day, is a day set aside to honour the men and women who have dedicated themselves to defend our nation. The defence forces form the backbone of any nation and ours is no exc...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 20:11hrs | 2587 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The invisible professionals
Highly educated blacks working in South Africa struggle against a system that aims to exclude and sideline them. There is the open struggle that is fought with bullets and bombs out on the plains. War...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 19:44hrs | 1463 | by Wiseman Magasela
Hwange 150MW power plant construction begins
ZIMBABWE Zinghxon Electrical Energy (ZZEE) has begun construction of a 150MW thermal power station in Hwange that is set to boost power generation and stimulate economic growth in the region. ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi offered a subtle entry point for disempowering the USSR's ideological strength
I CONCLUDED the previous article of this series by exploring how Zapu was a victim of neo-colonial treachery which was brazenly targeting its Matabeleland and Midlands strongholds. The aim of this pol...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 429 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Lest we forget: Women of the struggle
Tomorrow, Zimbabwe celebrates National Heroes Day, an important day on the national calendar to honour the gallant sons and daughters of the soil who made extraordinary sacrifices to liberate the coun...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife gets lofty continental post
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was recently voted vice president of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) in recognition of her philanthropic work and assistance to the less...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 2702 | by Staff reporter
Information Bill not in tandem with Constitution: MISA
Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe chapter has said the Freedom of Information Bill is not in tandem with the Constitution and should be revised before it is made into law.The ...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:31hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
'Jealously guard and defend our peace'
Address by his Excellency President Mnangagwa marking his first elective year in office, 30th July 2019. This month marks one year since our watershed d...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:49hrs | 310 | by President Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa talks tough
THERE are no sacred cows in the fight against corruption and Zimbabweans must collectively play a part in building a transparent society, the President has said. Officially opening the 20th Sa...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3069 | by Staff reporter
Zuma cancels Bulawayo trip
Former South African President, Jacob Zuma's planned visit to Bulawayo did not materialise after some members of his security team reportedly failed to secure seats in the South African Airlink flight...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 19:56hrs | 6050 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife rolls out 100 scholarships
AT LEAST 100 secondary schoolgirls are set to benefit from First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa scholarship programme covering girls from different communities in all the country's 10 provinces starting next...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa funded Ramaphosa's campaign with R500 000
Former MTN group CEO and Eskom board member Sifiso Dabengwa funded the South Africa President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign with a whopping R500 000. President Ramaphosa is accused of be...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 10:38hrs | 28294 | by Mandla Ndlovu
General Chiwenga to be taken to court over sickness
A local NGO has threatened to file a case at the Constitutional Court to plead with the highest court to determine whether Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is still fit to hold office. Spea...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 09:43hrs | 18797 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe cannot last as a unitary state - MIOR
More evidence gathered by the Mthwakazi Institute of Research reveals further that the State or Country known in the world as Zimbabwe cannot last longer as a unitary entity. Tracing back from the day...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 2187 | by Mthwakazi Institute of Research
Ex-guerillas custodians of economic revolution
The freedom we enjoy today in the Southern Africa region is a product of a generation's sacrifice. The freedom which we have is at a cost of the sacred human life, with some having been deformed perma...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 200 | by Collen Mharadzano
Khupe accuses Chamisa's MDC of being sponsored by Mugabe
MDC-T leader, Dr Thokozani Khupe, has accused the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa of being sponsored by former President Robert Mugabe.Khupe said this in a statement on the just Lupane by-election w...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 21:05hrs | 6541 | by Ndou Paul
'Zimbabwe's private sector is not doing its part'
Professor Mthuli Ncube presented the Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review on Thursday last week and many naturally sought to understand what his new measures mean. Understandably, many are concerned about th...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:09hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
'Economy in good stead for growth'
The reforms that have been instituted by Government since September last year to restore sound macro-economic fundamentals have placed the economy on a firm foundation to support sustainable recovery,...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:04hrs | 161 | by STaff reporter
Election time - 'All Lupane schools to have computers'
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Professor Paul Mavima has said Government is mobilising resources to digitalise all schools in Lupane district as part of a countrywide exercise to improve lea...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:45hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo remembered in South Africa
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa this past weekend held a belated Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo commemoration where a number of local artists provided entertainment. Hundreds of the country's citizens...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:45hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
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