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GMAZ threatens legal action against Daily Maverick
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has released a scathing response to the Daily Maverick Cartel Dynamics report.In a statement released by the Acting General manager Garikai Chaunza, t...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 13:03hrs | 885 | by Nicholas Ncube
Mangwana defends Mohadi's workplace sexual misconduct
Government spokesman Nick Ndabaningi Mangwana went on a social media spree and put his foot in his mouth on Saturday, defending Vice President Kembo Mohadi's sexual misconduct in the workplace saying ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:06hrs | 2272 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar to weaken after lockdown
DESPITE enjoying some illusory stability owing to depressed demand for foreign currency due to Covid-19 lockdowns, which reduced business activity, the Zimbabwe dollar remains volatile with high risks...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1364 | by Staff reporter
Watching in horror as the giants fell, one after another - The demise of public entities in Zimbabwe
When preparing this article, I was faced with the task of reviewing numerous press articles, news items and placing them alongside my own vast observations on what happened to the once thriving public...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 19:41hrs | 2734 | by Liverson Mdongo wa Habe
Was November 2017 a false start for Zimbabwe?
THEN there was the incident in New York on 9/11, I drove into the garden of my daughter and her husband and they shouted at me to come and see what was happening.I walked into the house and sa...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | 1096 | by Eddie Cross
How can a person qualify for the medical use of marijuana
The use of medical marijuana has been steadily growing in recent years as more and more research comes out in support of its use as an effective and safe alternative medicine to traditional over-the-c...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 20:01hrs | 815 | by Allen Brown
DDF starts roads rehabilitation
THE District Development Fund (DDF), which is responsible for most primary roads in rural areas, last week launched an emergency rehabilitation programme with an initial national fund of $40 million....Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:03hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Faultlines exposed in Seed Co deal
RESEARCHERS at advisory firm Imara dug deep into the hyped Seed Co empire merger before the transaction sailed through early this month and their verdict could stun a market that had long accepted the...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 07:55hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
DDF gets $40 million for Mat South roads
THE Government has availed $40 million as initial funding for the District Development (DDF) to rehabilitate the road network in Matabeleland South's seven districts. Some of the roads have be...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:33hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
New model could revive Bulawayo industry
The article of January 5, by Silas Nkala made for remarkably interesting reading. The sentiments expressed are true of the sentimental opinion of most of us who have made this part of the country home...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:40hrs | 424 | by Muvirimi Francis Mangwendeza
Fear grips farmers
Fear has gripped local farmers following the government's ultimatum giving them up to the end of next week to submit production return forms with many believing it is a ploy by authorities to remove t...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:41hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
Record harvest expected in 2020/21 season
Government is expecting an increase in crop production under Command Agriculture after the planting hectarage increased by over 18 percent for the 2020/21 farming season, with maize, tobacco and cotto...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:34hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 4277 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga-linked cartels take over public firms, mines, fuel sector - report
HIGHLY secretive cartels linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga are reported to have taken over the operations of key state-owned companies, including private f...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 07:33hrs | 8100 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers tasked to draw up 5-year plans
Cabinet ministers must before the end of March, draw up five-year action plans aligned to the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), for consideration by Government with the offices of the Vice Presi...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:25hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa replaces Mobutu Sese Seko as most corrupt African leader
"If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little."Shocking as it is, the above statement that apparently legitimises graft, is attributed t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | 3792 | by Israel Dube
Who will replace SB Moyo?
ZIMBABWE is a landlocked nation which relies heavily on its sisters in the SADC region.To the East Zim has Mozambique. A troubled neighbour who happens to be dealing with a growing insurgency ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 17:26hrs | 3122 | by John Mbizvo
Masvingo greenbelt project gathers pace
MASVINGO Province is poised to become the breadbasket of the country as the masterplan to set in motion a greenbelt of more than 100 000 hectares of irrigable land gathers pace following abundant wate...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:55hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Anti-graft dragnet to sink bigwigs
AT LEAST 41 high-profile figures face imminent arrest over corruption allegations, including those sucked in a US$23 million scam at the embattled National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).The wide ...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:13hrs | 2438 | by Staff reporter
Pfumvudza is what the doctor ordered
This-PFumvudza programme, where ever the idea came from is what the doctor ordered. The rains are falling abundantly adding to the success story of the project. Wherever you go countrywide, the maize ...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:05hrs | 803 | by Tondo Murisa
Bread price hike looms
BAKERS say they were battling to contain flour prices because of the rise in the prices of imported wheat which had been caused by delays of cereal deliveries from abroad because of the COVID-19 pande...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2345 | by Staff reporter
Young agri-entrepreneur shines in rural Zimbabwe
While agriculture forms an integral part of Zimbabwe's economy, many young people still think of it as back-breaking labour that offers little economic benefit.However, things are slowly chang...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:04hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
Poor grain production hurting Zimbabwe economy
Zimbabwe has been a net importer of food for the past 2 decades and the country's import bill has increasingly featured grain imports with maize imports averaging 1.1 million Metric Tonnes (MT) per ye...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 13:18hrs | 520 | by Victor Bhoroma
Boardroom war rocks GMB
A VICIOUS boardroom war has erupted at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) where top managers have either been fired or suspended and stripped of their luxury benefits.Following a messy fall-out b...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:50hrs | 2310 | by Staff reporter
55 000t fertiliser on the way
UP to 55 000 tonnes of top dressing fertiliser have been imported, while resources have also been set aside to ensure accelerated imports of fertiliser to avert local shortages and ensure summer crops...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:50hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains damage Beitbridge roads
Heavy rains that have been pounding the country have left a lot of roads in Beitbridge district damaged resulting in most rural communities being cut off from the border town.The local Civil P...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 17:10hrs | 1950 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge poised for bumper harvest
BEITBRIDGE, which is one of Zimbabwe's most arid districts that has been often supported with food aid, is this year poised for a bumper harvest.The district is in agro-ecological region five,...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national hero status on the late Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba (60) and founding nationalist and Zanu-PF Central Co...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:18hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Lower Gweru irrigation farmers urged to diversify crops
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) chief executive Rockie Mutenha has urged farmers at Insukamini irrigation scheme in Lower Gweru to embark on crop diversification in order to benefit more from the proj...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:34hrs | 947 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe's agriculture seen recovering despite challenges
ZIMBABWE should enjoy a decent harvest for all crops in the current season due to good rains that have been consistent in the past few weeks, farmers' organisations say.A good harvest for grai...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:48hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2573 | by Samantha Power
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe Era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:32hrs | 916 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Stockfeeds shortage hits the market
A SHORTAGE of stockfeeds has hit the market, with poultry farmers going from one supplier to another in search of the major input for their business.This comes at a time the country is faced with ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
High inflation drives cost of living
USAID food security arm, FEWS NET, says the cost of living in rural and urban areas continues to increase mainly driven by high inflation. In FEWS NET's December 2020 report, the food security organis...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Food shortages hit evacuation centres
FOOD Shortages have hit evacuation centres in Manicaland following the delay by government to disburse funds to cater for tropical storm villagers affected by Cyclone Chalane.The tropical depr...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
What Zanu-PF would do as an opposition – Part 1
What would the Zimbabwean government, ruling Zanu-PF party, or their perennial supporters, say of me if I were to declare: "In terms of our economy, and citizens' wellbeing, and if you go anywhere in ...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:43hrs | 168 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's lawyer charged over tweet critical of Zanu-PF propaganda video
Prominent Harare lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu was arrested on Tuesday accused of obstructing the course of justice over a tweet published in September.Mpofu attended Harare Central Police sta...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:31hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
So, did ED also 'disparage' Zimbabwe, and sound like a 'nefarious detractor'?
What would the Zimbabwe government, ruling ZANU PF party, or their perennial supporters, say of me if I were to declare, "In terms of our economy, and citizens' wellbeing, and if you go anywhere in Zi...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 17:33hrs | 1291 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bread price jumps 13,8%
THE price of a standard loaf of bread has risen by 13,8 percent this week to $82 from $72 and consumers feel the move is not justified. Some retailers, who had already effected the latest pric...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Govt launches tillage scheme for smallholder farmers
GOVERNMENT, through the District Development Fund (DDF), has launched the Small Holder Farmers' Tillage Scheme that will see communal farmers benefitting from tillage services for an acre each for the...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube launches agricultural commodities exchange
THE Zimbabwean government on Monday launched the agricultural commodities exchange that will ensure farmers get market determined prices for their commodities.Zimbabwe previously had a commodi...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:31hrs | 226 | by Staff writer
Imports cripple milling industry?
THE local milling industry's capacity utilisation has dropped below 20 percent as maize meal and flour imports pile pressure on local producers. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:07hrs | 129 | by Elliot Ziwira
Zimbabwe central bank accessed US$1.5 billion in offshore facilities in 2019
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said it accessed offshore facilities more than US$1.47 billion in 2019 for Zimbabwe for balance of payments support as well to liquefy the since abandoned foreign exchange...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 14:05hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
NRZ passenger service fails to stay afloat
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s passenger service is operating at an "unsustainable" loss of $7 600 daily at a time when the company's mainline bulk cargo transportation business is constrai...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:12hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
DCCs chaos still mauling Zanu-PF
The chaos that marred Zanu-PF's keenly contested district co-ordinating committee elections last weekend continues to haunt the ruling party, with the former liberation movement failing to announce th...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ chairperson win in Zanu-PF DCC elections
ZANU-PF party chairperson Oppah Muchinguri yesterday announced the first batch of the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) election results, adding that there will be reruns in some parts of the cou...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1620 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacks govt's pfumvudza programme
GOVERNMENT'S input scheme, pfumvudza has brought its own package of rights violations in the country's provinces with the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) claiming the process was being managed along part...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:47hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Bruising battles in Zanu-PF DCC polls
THE stage is set for bruising battles as the ruling Zanu-PF conduct their much awaited district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) elections across eight provinces today.This comes as cracks have bee...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 20:48hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to engage industry
CAPTAINS of industry will gather in Harare next week to come up with solutions for challenges affecting the sector.Preliminary projections indicate that the manufacturing sector will fall by 9...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
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