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Chamisa's MDC orders all councils to slash rates
MDC ALLIANCE has ordered all local authorities under its control to reduce rates the main opposition concurs were beyond the reach of many.MDC controls most urban authorities whose managers ha...Published: 25 mins ago | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF MPs blocking from opening nostro accounts'
BUHERA South MP, Joseph Chinotimba says he and some other Zanu-PF officials were struggling to find a bank that could allow them to open nostro accounts due to sanctions imposed on them by the United ...Published: 26 mins ago | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council faces serious staff shortage
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is battling a serious staff shortage, with over 1 300 vacant posts, one of the reasons for poor service delivery. In December last year, the local authority wro...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:14hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Tech trends that cannot be ignored in 2021 and beyond
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated reduced physical human interaction with more people engaging online now than ever before. This is unlikely to fade anytime soon and will see the increased datafic...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:09hrs | 355 | by Agencies
John Deere expands firm's construction equipment portfolio to Zimbabwe
JOHN Deere is expanding its construction equipment line-up to 18 countries, including Zimbabwe, where Deere-branded construction products were previously not available.The company already supp...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:54hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Digitalisation to usher 12 new TV stations in ZImbabwe
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa says the transformation of the media landscape from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting will improve signal ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:35hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe TV goes digital
ZIMBABWE will soon have free-to-air digital television services through 12 stations following the successful and historic switch-over yesterday, from the analogue signal to Digital Terrestrial Televis...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe must dollarise again
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hit the ground running on March 26, announcing a raft of policy measures to sustain the fragile stability that has seen inflati...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 3232 | by Taurai Mangudhla
Zimbabwe government urged to avail cancer budget
Health experts have urged Government to avail a cancer prevention and treatment budget to lessen the burden on cancer patients as treatment is beyond the reach of many. Veteran oncologist Anna...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 205 | by Staff Reporter
The controversial role of private military, security companies in Africa
PRIVATE military companies (PMCs) have been involved in conflicts around the world, including Africa, for a long time and and different reasons.The growth of private military contractors raise...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2350 | by Jonathan Powell, Christopher Michael Faulkner, Joshua Lambert
The problem was not Mugabe, but Zanu-PF
THE chaos and uncertainty that is rocking Zanu-PF after its chaotic district development coordinating committee elections held last December has left the party weak, fractured, divided and easy to be ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1175 | by Chief Chiduku
Dairibord-Dendairy merger talks still on
Dairibord Zimbabwe, the country's largest dairy processor, discussions with unlisted fellow industry player Dendairy over potential acquisition and merger of the two's operations. Market analy...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Milk shortages hit Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been hit by a serious milk shortage, with dairy farmers citing viability challenges emanating from poor producer prices, it has emerged. Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) chair...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:52hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
The constitution of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi & related matters
Greetings to all Mthwakazi citizens! On 2 April 2021, I brought to your attention our preparations for the establishment of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi. In doing so, I also invited you t...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 18:53hrs | 839 | by Dr. Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Omalayitsha contribute to standards of living
BUSINESSES worldwide are in two major categories of size befitting the significant roles they play in satisfying different needs in an economy.There are those that are large and do well in sat...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1194 | by Reinford Khumalo
PJ Moor off to Ireland
Cricket Ireland yesterday confirmed that Zimbabwe international wicketkeeper-batter Peter "PJ" Moor will play club cricket in Ireland this summer, and has agreed to join the Munster Reds inter-provinc...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Rights 'defenders' press for PWDs social inclusion
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have called on institutions to ensure that people with disabilities (PWDs) are included in different programmes in ord...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
How much tax casinos pay - The highest and lowest taxes around the world
Different countries have varying tax regulations and every government understands that gambling has the potential to generate huge income. Thus, they try to find a balance between attracting casino op...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 11:07hrs | 285 | by Staff Writter
'Zimbabwe hurtling towards stagflation'
LAST week the CEO Africa Roundtable (CEOART) gathered some of Zimbabwe's best economists and industrialists to digest economic developments during the first quarter of 2021. What came out of the summi...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:44hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 hits schools again
THE coronavirus pandemic has hit schools again, following 46 confirmed new cases involving learners, educators and non-teaching staff in Harare and Mberengwa. The cases at Prince Edward High S...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:48hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Arrest of council bigwigs blurs city memory
ACTING Harare town clerk Mabhena Moyo has said the arrest of several council executives will affect its operations and quality of projects, as well as blur the city's good memories of the past....Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:23hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Private sector-led growth
Two years ago, the new Minister of Finance in Zimbabwe, Mthuli Ncube brought together a small group of local business persons in an informal advisory group.I was privileged to be included. our...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 726 | by Eddie Cross
Bulawayo accounts for most child headed families
BULAWAYO has the highest number of child headed families across all urban centres in the country, resulting in wayward behaviour. The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) 2020 ...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's ex-UK Women's League boss dies
FORMER Zanu-PF United Kingdom Women's League chairperson Ruth Jabangwe-Hallas has passed on after a short illness, the district acting chairperson Xavier Zavare announced.Affectionately, known...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:54hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter
New exam model for Forms 4 and 6
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said this year all examination classes will be subjected to a new model that will combine marks for continuous assessment as well as final examinati...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar to remain stable
TWO years ago, the new Minister of Finance in Zimbabwe brought together a small group of local business persons in an informal advisory group. I was privileged to be included.Our meetings were...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:10hrs | 583 | by Eddie Cross
Govt pumps $1m into VTCs
GOVERNMENT has allocated $1 million to vocational training centres (VTCs) across the country to enable them to produce multi-skilled graduates.This was revealed by Youth, Art, Sport and Recrea...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 widens Zimbabwe's digital divide
THE outbreak of Covid-19 has widened the digital divide between Zimbabwe's urban and rural population at a time the use of data services is on the increase.According to figures obtained from t...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:00hrs | 210 | by Nhimbe Trust
75% of Bulawayo roads in bad state
AT least 75 percent of Bulawayo's road network has outlived its lifespan, with council revealing that the funds they received from the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) was a mere drop in the ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:45hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Govt has no money to fund commissions
GOVERNMENT has blamed budgetary constraints for its failure to fund independent commissions to carry out their constitutional obligations since they were established eight years ago.The Consti...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:29hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Fears of third wave as complacency sets in
ZIMBABWE could slide into a third Covid-19 wave due to complacency and failure to observe standard safety regulations after the relaxation of lockdown rules, experts have warned as the re-opening of s...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
Loga chooses Perfect match
Botswana 0 - 1 ZimbabweZIMBABWE Warriors' coach, Zdravko Logarusic, chose the perfect match for his first victory, as his depleted side powered to a priceless win in this 2021 AFCON qualifier at t...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:42hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
ACT-SA decries gaps in Zimbabwe's anti-graft laws
THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has expressed concern over gaps that still exist in the enforcement of Zimbabwe's anti-corruption laws and policies. In a statement yester...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:35hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Lobola row murderer challenges sentence
AN illegal gold panner who was in 2018 sentenced to death for fatally stabbing his wife 27 times following a row with his in-laws over payment of lobola, has approached the Supreme Court challenging h...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Kariba eyes bumper kapenta harvest
KAPENTA producers are expecting bumper harvest in the second half of the year as production is showing signs of recovery after a hiatius caused by the rains and relatively low temperatures. Lo...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Minister fires manager on the spot
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Dr Anxious Masuka fired the head of an Agricultural Rural Development Authority (Arda)-run agriculture scheme in Lupane on the spot...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
75% of Bulawayo's industrial plants idle
THE battle to reposition Bulawayo as the heartbeat of Zimbabwe's industries appears to be hitting a brick wall.Just when national manufacturing output is reportedly rising, Bulawayo's industri...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:36hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Another bloodbath at Zupco
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has had a torrid time trying to prevent their staffers from dipping their sticky fingers in the cash till.Pilfering has become so pervasive that the c...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:17hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has reformed security services
Security Sector Reform (SSR) aims to enhance Security Sector Governance (SSG) through the effective and efficient delivery of security under conditions of democratic oversight and control. SSR...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | 654 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's govt funds non-existent provincial councils
GOVERNMENT has reportedly released budgetary allocations to provincial councils, which are yet to be formally constituted in terms of the country's Constitution.Section 268 of the Constitution...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:19hrs | 234 | by Stephen Mpofu
Let's banish the urban-rural chasm
Devolution now steadily but surely underway in our country, with provincial ministers of state also tasked with implementation of the new beginning, must sooner rather than later see rural areas where...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:17hrs | 117 | by Stephen Mpofu
VMCZ trains scribes on investigative journalism
VOLUNTARY Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) executive director, Loughty Dube has called on media houses to set aside adequate budgets to facilitate in-depth investigations by journalists within their s...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:15hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle shortages crippling police operations
PARLIAMENT has been told how a serious shortage of patrol vehicles is crippling the operations of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which has a deficit of close to 450 cars. This comes as mo...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 16:06hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Patients suffer as doctors, medical aid societies clash
A TUSSLE has erupted between medical practitioners in the private sector and medical aid societies, as doctors are accused of turning down policy holders without cash co-payments due to health funders...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:32hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
CSOs demand transparency in vaccine rollout
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) yesterday raised concern over lack of transparency in the disbursement of COVID-19 vaccine and called for the setting up of a monitoring and evaluation framework to ...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:50hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Is there anything for Zimbabwe's presidium to be proud of, after turning country into a shameless charity case?
I honestly had all the intentions of attentively watching and following the live broadcast of the delivery, that arrived today at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, of an addit...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 17:17hrs | 759 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Who gains from the public shaming of Kembo Mohadi?
ZIMBABWE'S second Vice-President Kembo Mohadi was caught in a kompromat trap. Recordings of phone calls full of lurid sexual banter, thanks to intercepts that were almost certainly the work of a State...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 3960 | by N Nyoni
More vaccines expected today from China
A second plane carrying Sinopharm vaccines, this time 344 000 doses, is expected in Harare at around 8am this morning with health authorities working out how to accelerate the national vaccination pro...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa quakes over looming COVID-19 3rd wave
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has put its health and security agencies on high alert over a looming and potentially more fatal third wave of COVID-19, with the Zanu PF leader yesterday...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:15hrs | 4094 | by Staff reporter
Are you clumsy at prayer like me?
Our budding socialisation is keen on teaching us math, geography and science as critical skills of life and sundry tools of solving ours and the problems of the world we grow into. Many of us have rea...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 579 | by Zifiso Masiye
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