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Forex crisis vexes Mnangagwa
AROUND mid-day on Tuesday, a decorated procession blasted off State House, its lash green lawns and flowering jacaranda trees complimenting to give breathtaking scenery.It was a long processio...Published: 4 hrs ago | 2464 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes maiden UNGA appearance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will make his maiden appearance at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which opened on 18 September 2018. The first day of the high-level Genera...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1108 | by Elijah Chihota
Emmerphoria marks Zimbabwe's policy shift
Who could have ever imagined a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) without former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe… Revered across the African continent and respected at in the West for his u...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1648 | by Bruce Zvandasara
Zimbabwe police disband Border Control Unit
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has disbanded its Minerals and Border Control Unit (MBCU) and redeployed its members as part of a restructuring exercise to restore sanity in the police force.The ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 4582 | by Staff reporter
'Seek ye first the political kingdom' advised Dr Nkrumah. We did not and have paid dearly for our folly
"Seek ye first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you," said Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Independent Ghana. After 38 years of blundering from pillar to post wh...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 22:16hrs | 349 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'US dollar to anchor Zimbabwe economic recovery'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reassured the nation that the United States dollar will remain the bedrock of Government plans for accelerated reforms to address the multiplicity of challenges besetting the e...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
Let's work beyond call of duty, says Mliswa
NEWLY-appointed Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Mary Mliswa says the province will develop through consolidation of agriculture, mining and tourism. This, Minister Ml...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Hiding in the comforts of Sweden: Paul Siwela pens a letter to Mnangagwa
Dear Bhudi Paul, With dismay I read the letter you wrote President Mnangagwa today. I hasten to say that I was disappointed by this militant language you have now adopted as a party: MLO. What...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 20:25hrs | 3435 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa lays down legislative agenda
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially opened the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe, and pronounced the legislative agenda which is guided by the need to align laws to the new constitution, to further d...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 12:41hrs | 6001 | by Staff Reporter
Stunted exploration to stifle Zimbabwe gold output growth
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (Fidelity), the country's sole gold buyer, says gold output could hit 50 tonnes in two years on the back of a central bank support to the small-scale mining sector, but ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
ZimTrade urges value-added trade
ZimTrade, Zimbabwe's export promotion institution, has called for the deepening of valued-added manufacturing on current exports to Germany to diversify the country's export basket and scale up global...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Hefty perks for Obert Mpofu and other fired old gurad
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown a lifeline to his fellow comrades-in-arms whom he dropped from his Cabinet more than a week ago by giving them plum jobs at the Zanu-PF headquarters, complete w...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | 6444 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry pregnant
Swimming legend Kirsty Coventry yesterday announced that she was pregnant, ending an eventful week in which she became the first ever former Zimbabwean professional sportsperson to be appointed the co...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | 2541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's future is bright, says Mangudya
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says the economy has performed well under difficult circumstances and the future is bright, particularly following the announcement of a "dream...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:22hrs | 5573 | by Staff Reporter
ZSE ignores 'Mthuliphoria'
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) slipped into the red unperturbed by the excitement showing across markets on the appointment of new treasury chief, Mthuli Ncube, it has emerged.Slipping into...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 21:48hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to expose Mnangagwa-linked companies
This threat was made in March 2018 and nothing was exposed, one wonders whether Nelson Chamisa had anything to expose.OPPOSITION leader and MDC Alliance...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:27hrs | 4724 | by Staff reporter
Winds of change blow in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promise to transform the nation by broadening and revitalising its economic opportunities, while ensuring progressive steps are taken towards a democratic future, have c...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 730 | 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 | 2269 | by Nomazulu Thata
Business opportunities in Zimbabwe that will make more millionaires in 2018
The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Zimbabweans abroad. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous busi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1805 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 13034 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa 'won', but lost the 2018 election
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa won the 2018 election on one hand, but lost it on the other. First, while the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and Mnangagwa celebrated their vindication by the Constitutional C...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:57hrs | 7361 | by Moses Tofa
Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2442 | by CONWAY TUTANI
'CIOs' in failed police station gold heist
TWO men from Kwekwe have appeared in court for impersonating officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) in a bid to take gold that was kept as an exhibit at West Nicholson Police Statio...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 2625 | by Staff reporter
Woman's fortunes disappear overnight
Nomathemba Moyo is one woman who has been overcome with nostalgia — from her days as a powerful woman, to overnight poverty — making her the poorest in her community.Moyo blames her ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:19hrs | 1962 | by Staff reporter
Small-scale gold miners fear for their claims
SMALL-SCALE miners in the Zvishavane, Mberengwa and some parts of Matabeleland are living in fear of losing their mines to alleged powerful individuals, who are believed to be working in cahoots with ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA saga a tip of the iceberg
Dear, I am not amused by the topical story of a top ZIMRA official demanding bribery from a patriotic whistleblower as i strongly believe that the whole authority is rotten from top to bottom....Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 10:36hrs | 3228 | by Patriotic Citizen
'We are stuck with (vote rigging) ED junta, make it work' argue Cross - how, GNU fog has never cleared
The trouble with dealing with single track minded people like Eddie Cross is once they have made up their minds on something they are off. Even a train on a single track can be stopped and even revers...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3000 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Tharisa plan next move as Zimbabwe opens doors again
PLATINUM group metal (PGM) and chrome miner, Tharisa, is taking a low-risk approach to a high-risk country with the investments into Zimbabwe, it has announced this year.For almost 30 years, Z...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1720 | by miningmx.com
Nabbed gang leader remanded in custody
A 32-year-old Harare man appeared before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro today for reportedly pointing a fire arm and robbing Kamushenje mine of its gold ore valued at $6000.Public...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 857 | by Simbarashe Sithole
New start or a false start?
NATURALLY, there have been mixed reactions to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet. In this piece, we will explore the administration of government and how it can be maximised to achieve its ful...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 488 | by Paul Kaseke
RBZ creating artificial money to fund gold exports
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) plans to flood the banking system with more transferable balances created through real time gross settlement (RTGS) intended to support gold exporters in a desperate...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges support for largest gold miner
GOVERNMENT has made a commitment to provide the necessary facilitation to Zimbabwe's largest gold producer, Metallon Corporation, whose operations are being hampered by foreign currency shortages. ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:23hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Delta invests $3m into Bulawayo infrastructure projects
BEVERAGES maker, Delta Corporation, has invested close to $3 million in effluent and road upgrade projects in Bulawayo since 2016 as part of its community development initiatives. As one of th...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans should look beyond the horizon'
ZIMBABWEAN businesses should look beyond the horizon of challenges and grab available investment opportunities under the new dispensation to help transform the country's economy, Steward Bank chief ex...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:17hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army threatens
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) will not hesitate to deal decisively with any forms of indiscipline which drag the image and reputation of the force into disrepute, a senior army official has said. ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:15hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed in beer brawl
A 28-year-old gold miner from Shurugwi has been jailed five years for stabbing a villager with an okapi knife in a misunderstanding over the sharing of traditional beer during a communal work project....Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:13hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
'Mudhidhi' comments haunt Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, has been slammed for derogatory and sexist comments he made about Olympic Gold medalist Kirsty Coventry's appointment as Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minis...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
To introduce or not to introduce domestic currency in the short run, that is the question!
By "To be or not to be" is the manner the literary genius William Shakespeare chose to employ as an opening of a soliloquy for Prince Hamlet in the play Hamlet. "To re-introduce or not to re-introduce...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:08hrs | 1704 | by Prosper Munyedza
Dad fatally smashes baby on the floor
A 33-year-old man from Chikwidibe B village under chief Chipuriro in Guruve was arrested on Monday after he allegedly murdered his 2 months old baby by smashing him on the floor.Farai Kanjere ...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:03hrs | 1790 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Wicknell's marriage shaken as wife calls hubby psychopath
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo's marriage has shaken with the wife and in-laws taking the marital woes to social media.Chivayo's wife Sonja Madzikanda took to her Instagram to vent...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 15:52hrs | 5255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new Cabinet: A patronage, merit alchemy?
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following a disputed narrow victory in July which had to be validated by the Constitutional Court in August, appointed a new Cabinet on Friday, September 7....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 1589 | by Washington Katema
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
Officials tarnishing ED's name in Midlands, it is never in ED's service
With the birth of the New dispensation conduct of public and government officials, in the mining sector has been corrupt pathetic and disgusting. the offence of Abuse of Public Office is seeing a rena...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | 1085 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chivayo wife explodes on social media
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. It has become a trend for women to blast their spouses on social media to let the world know about their haggling. Joining the list of controversial Oli...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 3439 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet: part of an elaborate hoax
The Cabinet being sworn-in today suffers a lot of previous co-morbidities and dirty baggage. An illegitimate President cannot put two fresh apples in a rotten basket and hope to produce a clean basket...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 09:43hrs | 2578 | by Nkululeko Sibanda
IT security firm sets up in Bulawayo
AXIS Solutions, an information technology (IT) security firm has opened a new branch in Bulawayo where it seeks to assist business curb cyber crime and associated risks. The Harare-headquarter...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Billiat scores his third goal for Warriors
Congo 1 - 1 Zimbabwe KHAMA BILLIAT scored his third goal, in 41 minutes, for the Warriors but his superb strike was not enough to give his team victory as hosts Congo fought back strongly in the s...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's biggest winner in China
The Zimbabwean economy will emerge the biggest winner following President Mnangagwa's attendance at the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China – Africa Co-operation (FOCAC).With Chinese P...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:10hrs | 2337 | by Staff reporter
New ministers to make tough decisions
Newly appointed Cabinet ministers, who will be sworn in tomorrow, believe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's vision of creating a middle-income economy by 2030 is attainable, and tough decisions will have...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:09hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
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