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'MDC squabbles benefitting Zanu-PF'
FORMER Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson Lovemore Moyo was at some point a powerful figure in the main opposition party. He later threw in the towel and decided to form his own politi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 79 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hyperinflation: ZASH the natural alternative
Covid-19 pandemic has been the worst crisis in this century. Many governments in the world are struggling to fight the pandemic which has drastically affected world economies. Global governments respo...Published: 16 hrs ago | 778 | by Sammy ChiyazMan
Mthuli Ncube in catch-22 situation
THE provision of subsidies to small-scale gold miners in defiance of advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has left the government in a quandary amid a rapidly deteriorating economy....Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:30hrs | 1778 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe must get debt clearance from China'
FORMER State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has urged government to ask for debt cancellation from China so that the southern African nation could be able to contain the COVID-19 cur...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Petition puts Parly Speaker Mudenda under international spotlight
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda (pictured)'s "questionable decisions and actions" have come under scrutiny on the international arena following a petition by a Zimbabwean man to have hi...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:18hrs | 1560 | by Staff reporter
Polad wants abduction report made public
Members of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) have called on Government to investigate circumstances around the recent claims of abduction made by three MDC-Alliance officials and to make the findi...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Polad calls for 'abduction' investigations
Members of the Political Actors Dialogue have called on Government to investigate circumstances around the recent alleged abductions of three female MDC Alliance officials and make the findings public...Published: 28 May 2020 at 17:06hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Alcohol timetable for South Africa announced
South Africa's Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma has announced the new timetable for the sale of alcohol in South Africa as the nation enters Le...Published: 28 May 2020 at 14:05hrs | 2778 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Polad meets Mnangagwa on alleged 'abductions'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has met with the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) members this morning in the capital. Led by the POLAD Chairperson on Governance and Legislative Agenda, Professor Lovemo...Published: 28 May 2020 at 13:41hrs | 2824 | by Staff reporter
Human rights defender sets up torture fund
KWEKWE-BASED human rights defender Nkosilathi Moyo said he was putting together a war chest to assist victims of State-sponsored violence.Moyo launched his fight for democracy in 2015 when he ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:03hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks face US$ refund Bill: Veritas
LOCAL legal think-tank Veritas says if the Supreme Court upholds the High Court of Zimbabwe decision dismissing the central bank regulation that separated Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and nostro ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 2115 | by Staff reporter
Not yet Uhuru for Africa: Africa Day message from ZAPU
Africa Day has come and gone on May 25 2020, just like any of the previous years. A day that was set aside by mother Africa herself for commemorations, recognition and appreciation of our African iden...Published: 26 May 2020 at 09:41hrs | 456 | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
'Zanu PF has embraced reforms, will repeal POSA' - rigged elections to repeal POSA, how nauseating
"For too long our country has been held back by the old ways of doing things. In our society, politics, economy and culture; everything was old. New ideas have been resisted; new developments, rejecte...Published: 26 May 2020 at 09:38hrs | 2166 | by Wilbert Mukori
Do not amend but implement the constitution: ZLHR tells government
IN the seventh anniversary of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has expressed extreme saddness over government’s failure to fully stop the wilful violation and t...Published: 26 May 2020 at 09:22hrs | 454 | by Stephen Jakes
Robert Mugabe divides opinion on Africa Day
THE South African Presidency yesterday used the Africa Day commemorations to remember the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's much-quoted "Africa is for Africans" statement, but immediate...Published: 26 May 2020 at 08:31hrs | 2164 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lashes African leaders
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday called on African leaders to stop silencing citizens and undermining human rights and democracy as the continent commemorated Africa Day....Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blasts West for continued meddling in African affairs
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated the West for meddling in the internal affairs of African countries and called on Africans to deepen the culture of democracy and good governance as...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
World Parliamentarians meet to discuss Zimbabwe's Jacob Mudenda case
Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) convened a zoom meeting to discuss a matter regarding the conduct of Speaker Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda.Journalist Simba Chikanza who has ...Published: 25 May 2020 at 18:00hrs | 12441 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Chiwenga attacks Star FM
Controversial Harare preacher Talent Chiwenga has thrown a jibe at radio station Star FM after the radio station hosted a talk show which insinuated that he was a false prophet who was attacking other...Published: 25 May 2020 at 11:26hrs | 12737 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa claims Africa's electoral system is a big circus
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has slammed Africa's electoral system as a "big circus if not an embarrassment to the continent", hence the recurrence of disputed polls.In his 50...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1860 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'Africa must pursue economic integration'
President Mnangagwa has challenged Africa to pursue the vision of the founding fathers and promote economic integration and sustainable development for the continent. In his address to the nat...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti takes Mnangagwa head on
Tendai Biti, the Vice President of the main MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of failing to understand statecraft and the principle of the same. ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 18:02hrs | 9099 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africans to start drinking alcohol only at Level 1
South Africa media have reported that the country's Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma has told the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that the sale of tobacco and...Published: 22 May 2020 at 14:35hrs | 2567 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mozambique's problems are ours too
A FEW months ago, I travelled to Mozambique. I was struck by the stark dichotomy on one hand between the unmistakeable sense of optimism which is palpable when you talk to the local intelligentsia and...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1443 | by Brezh Malaba
Zimbabwe's politics, priorities (II)
IT is important to analyse why Zimbabwe was successful in the first two decades of Independence, and became a failure in the second two decades. One fundamental reason is that the whole nation was uni...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 914 | by Fay Chung
The Zimbabwean dilemma: Currently there is no alternative to Zanu-PF
The dilemma of the suffering Zimbabweans who have hope in the opposition is engraved in class struggle spiced up by intra-party fighting, tribalism, nepotism, domination for purposes of exploitation w...Published: 21 May 2020 at 19:42hrs | 4141 | by Chadya Tapiwa Diamond
Zimbabwe's policymakers are flying blind
...COVID-19 exposes gaps in social infrastructureThe lack of accurate data, which is the lifeblood of any economy, is a disease of incompetent governance and makes informed economic developmen...Published: 21 May 2020 at 19:42hrs | 742 | by Vince Musewe
Govt orders re-run of TSCZ interviews
THE government has ordered a re-run of the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) managerial post interviews, saying the initial process was flawed and marred by irregularities. NewsDay is reliably...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1370 | by Staff reporter
'Army to fire Mnangagwa and takeover ZANU PF'
Political analyst and Constitutional lawyer Shepherd Dube says the military faction in ZANU PF is set to fire any vocal civilian politician in pursuit of the total takeover of the party before firing ...Published: 20 May 2020 at 22:41hrs | 25645 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 20:51hrs | 2392 | by Victor Bhoroma
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 14:39hrs | 2951 | by Victor Bhoroma
Covid-19 has equalised the rich and the poor: NANGO
The National Association of Non Governmental organisations (NANGO) has said the outbreak of the Covid-19 world wide has equalized the boor and the rich."The world is battling and agonising res...Published: 20 May 2020 at 08:57hrs | 811 | by Stephen Jakes
Botswana president to go into third quarantine after Zimbabwe trip
President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who visited Zimbabwe on Tuesday for a Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting, will go into his third quarantine upon returning home.Masisi's s...Published: 19 May 2020 at 20:40hrs | 2873 | by ANA Reporter
'Indefinite lockdown is a sinister ploy to deny vendors a livelihood' - triple jeopardy of living in a pariah state
Mnangagwa was confident his "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call would open the flood gate of investors and lenders and kick-start the country's economy. The economy had stalled following dec...Published: 19 May 2020 at 18:56hrs | 708 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mudzuri calls Mwonzora to order
TOP MDC politician Elias Mudzuri has called Douglas Mwonzora to order, telling the reinstated MDC-T secretary general to stop recalling more opposition MPs from parliament, adding this defeated the ov...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 6734 | by newzimbabwe
WATCH: Prodigal son Tinashe Jonasi apologises to Zanu-PF Chamisa and All Zimbabweans
In a twist of events Mr Tinashe Jonasi who has gained notoriety in attacking the Zimbabwean government and all the opposition members. Mr Jonasi came into light as he was flighted more often in a You ...Published: 18 May 2020 at 17:02hrs | 5040 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Key to stopping covid-19 is ITTIT and civic collaborative effort' - keep corrupt government and it come to naught
"Writing on his popular Facebook blog following his appointment by the African Union as a Special Envoy to Coordinate the Africa Private Sector Initiative for the Procurement of Personal Protective Eq...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:24hrs | 475 | by Nomusa Garikai
Banning kombis a blow to the transport industry
Whilst government monopoly regulates costs within affordable levels, to control growth and development, this new government's move to control the transport industry is an ambush to other transport pla...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:14hrs | 1833 | by Leonard Koni
Covid-19 economic stimuli is not alive to a SME driven economy
Zimbabweans cannot reasonably expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa government to handle the twin challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy without making mistakes. However In times of crisis,...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:07hrs | 234 | by Brian Sedze
Torture has no place in modern day Zimbabwe!
The Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has strongly condemned the abduction and torture of three young women leaders namely Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsa...Published: 17 May 2020 at 14:46hrs | 668 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe People's Party introduces leadership
The Zimbabwe People's Party (ZPP) has a totally new structure which has never been seen in Africa.This was revealed by Jaison Midzi, Director of Communications & Publicity Member of the Di...Published: 17 May 2020 at 14:44hrs | 1363 | by Stephen Jakes
Joshua Nkomo's symbolism in Matabeleland's search for true freedom
BackgroundIt all began with Sipho Malunga's speech which was virtually delivered in honour of the late revered Zimbabwe nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, on the occasion of his annual Memorial Le...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:40hrs | 780 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Fighting for nothing, living for anything
Blessed are those who will intently read Bishop Lazi's sermon today and take it to heart for they will be able to see the future.You see, politics is not a beauty pageant: You cannot just catw...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:17hrs | 140 | by Bishop Lazarus
Joshua Nkomo's symbolism in Matabeleland's search for true freedom
It all began with Sipho Malunga's speech which was virtually delivered in honour of the late revered Zimbabwe nationalist, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, on the occasion of his annual Memorial Lecture Series o...Published: 16 May 2020 at 14:12hrs | 1201 | by George M Mkhwanazi
Chamisa's tit for tat, no quid pro quo for participating in rigged elections, backfires
During the 2008 to 2013 GNU, Morgan Tsvangirai shameless used his political position as Prime Minister to promote his selfish interests at the expense of the commonwealth. Nelson Chamisa is doing the ...Published: 16 May 2020 at 12:51hrs | 2289 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Squabbles to weaken opposition movement
WIDENING fractures within the ranks of the opposition, which have culminated in four of its representatives being recalled from Parliament, will weaken the MDC in its various formations and retard the...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 907 | by Tinashe Kairiza
Zanu-PF missing the target
MDC-AlliAnCe leader nelson Chamisa is simply a face representing an ongoing struggle against a multifaceted catastrophe that has been ravaging the livelihoods of the ordinary people of Zimbabwe for fa...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1295 | by Gumisai Nyoni
The utter madness of power
POLITICIANS in this country can be remarkably naive. Long before Covid-19 unleashed mayhem upon God's green earth, there was lots of excited chatter in opposition circles over calculated moves by "the...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:12hrs | 788 | by Brazh Malaba
EU refuses to fund Mnangagwa's administration
THE European Union (EU) has ruled out prospects of providing budgetary support to the broke Zimbabwean government, citing "massive misuse" of public funds as exposed by various audits and the failure ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 2182 | by Staff reporter
We always get a govt we deserve
"EVERY nation gets the government it deserves."These words by philosopher Joseph de Maistre might be sarcastic, but are a sober reminder for introspection today.Zimbabwe is touted as o...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 876 | by Cliff Chiduku
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