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Despotic leaders to blame for Africa's economic morass
ON May 25, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the African continent in marking the 59th anniversary of Africa Day.The day has tremendous significance for Africans and was set aside to commemorate the ...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 98 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Mnangagwa slams western hypocrisy
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has slammed western hypocrisy where "false environmental and mining lobby groups" are paid to agitate local communities to fight non-western investment in their localities. The cou...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:39hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not doing enough, says US
The United States says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has done little to ensure relations between Harare and Washington are normalised as concerns grow that Zimbabwe might have yet another ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:34hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Good riddance as Chiyangwa ends COSAFA tenure
PHILIP CHIYANGWA's reign as COSAFA president officially ended yesterday with the Southern African football body paying tribute to the businessman for overseeing a successful tenure.Chiyangwa w...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:29hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks on fake nationalism
ZIMBABWEANS should remain vigilant against a new wave of fake nationalism designed to discourage African countries from dealing with investors that are not from the West, which is using all means poss...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:29hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe Reserve Bank is not creating money'
The Sunday Mail Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo (VR) had a no-holds-barred interview with RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya (JM) on the latest developments in the economy, among them suspension of bank lending, ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:26hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda rapped over Gukurahundi 'election project'
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has been accused of exposing Zanu-PF's plan to use Gukurahundi as a campaign gimmick after he demanded the 1980s massacres should be resolved before the ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:58hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Class IN itself versus Class FOR itself
US goose versus NED ganderTHERE is always more to write about than there is space to publish. Last week I had to drop two key matters, to allow myself to address in extenso what I sought to ra...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:53hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Boardroom coup to topple Matabele leader backfires on Chamisa
When it comes to tribalism in Zimbabwe, CCC aka MDC and ZANU-PF lead. To put it in other words, ZANU-PF is the first anti- Matabele Shona project and first home for Shona supremacists in Zimbabwe and ...Published: 21 May 2022 at 16:12hrs | 598 | by Israel Dube
ZANU-PF MPs want 2023 elections postponed
With the party popularity nosediving from 51% in 2018 down to below 30% at present due to poverty, unemployment and poor economic policies, ZANU PF Members of Parliament (MPs) are sensing danger and w...Published: 21 May 2022 at 16:05hrs | 436 | by John Mbizvo, Political Analyst
RBZ to launch collateral registry
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the collateral registry, a record keeping system for the existence of security, would be launched by the third quarter of this year. The collateral regi...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
RBZ auction rate reaches $258
The auction rate, the weighted average of successful bids on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe foreign currency auction for productive businesses, fell from $173,2685 to the US dollar last week to $258,540...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:18hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe a pariah state that can't even be trusted by fellow African countries!
Can African countries genuinely trust the rogue Zimbabwe regime?In fact, should African nations be so foolhardy and naive as to place their trust in a proven pariah state as Zimbabwe?W...Published: 17 May 2022 at 16:41hrs | 1043 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiyangwa ally sparks verbal war against rival empowerment lobby group
A WAR of words has erupted between officials aligned to two rival indigenous empowerment lobby groupings, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) and newly-launched Economic Empowerment Group (EEG)....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
PSL suspends games over Dembare hooliganism
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) has indefinitely suspended its programme as it seeks a lasting solution to acts of hooliganism that are tainting the image of local football.The biggest match i...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
African Mining Sector Set for Strong Growth in 2022
Johannesburg - 16 May 2022 - With mining companies currently enjoying high prices, exceptional production performance and robust supply chains, the mining team from Stanbic Bank's parent company, Stan...Published: 16 May 2022 at 11:52hrs | 396 | by Mark Buncombe, Head of Mining and Metals at Standard Bank Group
Southern African opposition parties need to form a shadow SADC to represent oppressed masses!
It has now become an open secret that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is nothing more than a leaders' club, which seeks to serve and protect the interests of those in power, at the e...Published: 16 May 2022 at 08:51hrs | 1206 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'The Reserve Bank is not creating money'
The Sunday Mail Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo (VR) had a no-holds-barred interview with RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya (JM) on the latest developments in the economy, among them suspension of bank lending, ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loans suspension review this week
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will this week review the suspension of bank lending that was recently announced, as it moves to investigate contractors on allegations they have been fuelling the p...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:11hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 334 | by Bishop
Zanu-PF's real fear over NGOs revealed
Zanu-PF has exposed its real reason behind the push for the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Bill, saying there is fear of a regime change plot backed by non-governmental groups, but legislators...Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:42hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's shutdowns not the best protest strategy
WORSENING economic conditions, coupled with growing unemployment as most Zimbabweans struggle to eke out a living in the informal sector are among the major reasons why this week's shutdown flopped....Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:42hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
'Stayaways not likely to work in Zimbabwe'
ANALYSTS yesterday said stayaways are not likely to work now as Zimbabwe is a highly informalised economy where the majority have no formal jobs.It was business as usual on Monday, the day of ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:15hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Govt sued for detaining minors
CIVIC groups have taken government to court for detaining minors in the same prison cells as their convicted parents.The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and the Justice for Children (JCT) yest...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:13hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Rural communities shun COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is still rife in some communities in the Midlands province with reports that in the first COVID-19 vaccination blitz, some parents and religious groups were deliberately wit...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:12hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe freezes registration of new NGOs
THE government has frozen the registration of private voluntary organisations (PVOs) and trusts, stoking fears that the President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has begun a clampdown on non-gover...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:29hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Armed security thwarted protests?
HEAVILY armed security detachments yesterday thwarted a nationwide shutdown called by university students, teachers and nurses.Government deployed armed security forces in the capital and othe...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:47hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Teenager dies during Nyau dance ritual
A 16-YEAR-OLD Beatrice teenager died after he was allegedly buried alive in a shallow grave during a Nyau dance ritual in Beatrice.Tafadzwa Mudahondo's body was retrieved from the shallow grav...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:46hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Stayaway that never was exposes Western puppets
TODAY, Pachedu, a shadowy troll on Twitter, manned by some faceless characters, stands starkly naked, exposed as a Trojan horse of Western nations that have an incurable colonial hangover.In t...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:39hrs | 185 | by Fungi Kwaramba
'Mnangagwa's Zimdollar measures show desperation'
THE latest measures by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to halt the sliding Zimdollar are an act of desperation and are not likely to work, analysts have said.Mnangagwa's measures include br...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:09hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Motorists shun Bulawayo CBD parking bays
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)'s controversial parking meter scheme raked in less than US$6 000 in the past two months as motorists continue to avoid parking bays in the central business district o...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:21hrs | 1407 | by Staff reporter
CCC to impose leaders
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is embarking on new processes to elect its national leaders, thereby possibly ditching the traditional congresses.This follows recent reports that the p...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:27hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sets conditions for Chamisa talks
Zanu-PF yesterday set conditions for talks with opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, saying he must first publicly distance himself from British politicians.Ad...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | 11152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sees rise in new political parties
TYPICAL of all general elections, Zimbabwe is witnessing the emergence of new political parties ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.The country has seen new political parties being launched...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:05hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
State of a Zimbabwean worker lamentable
AS the world celebrated Workers Day yesterday, my heart bled with sorrow about the current conditions of the majority of workers in Zimbabwe.One of the reasons that led to the liberation strug...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 75 | by Linda T Masarira
Govt urged to address issues fuelling inflation
TRADE unions have urged Government to promote dialogue among social partners to address issues revolving around the welfare of workers and whip into line cartels which are fuelling inflation.T...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:59hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties attend Workers Day commemorations
Zimbabwean workers yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating Workers' Day, with the Government calling for unity while expressing its commitment to improving the welfare of workers throu...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:53hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Top civil servants sent to Zanu-PF lessons
ZIMBABWE's top civil servants are undergoing indoctrination lessons under the ruling Zanu-PF's school of ideology amid claims that the training will be cascaded to the rank and file of the public serv...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:27hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
SOS for slain Elvis Nyathi's children
Children of slain Elvis Nyathi are failing to go to school due to financial challenges and the death of their father could make the situation worse, a top artist has revealed.Nyathi (43) was s...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:25hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers offer payment terms
SHE started being a sex worker five years ago.And today, the 35-year-old from Nyanga now services both men and women.She also services her old clients on credit."I have loyal c...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:15hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Population census ends today
Counting for the 2022 population and housing census ends today, with those that were not found at home by enumerators being counted in a mop-up exercise which started yesterday.The count is to...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government worried over Operation Dudula
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is concerned about the killings and torturing of Zimbabweans by the vigilante groups in the neighbouring South Africa, Government Spokesperson Ndavaningi Nick...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 13:21hrs | 1749 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New political party UFP emerges
A new political party, United Freedom Party (UFP) was launched in Harare yesterday with its leader Godwin Zivavose saying their vision is to unite Zimbabweans."The vision of the UFP is to reco...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 12:07hrs | 1597 | by Staff Reporter
Come back to Zimbabwe, but we have no jobs, says Mangwana
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana on Tuesday said Zimbabweans facing hardships in neighbouring South Africa were free to come back home where they wi...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:03hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU must not Capitulate or Bulk under political pressure
My loss under the MDC ticket under Prof Welshman Ncube in 2013 was devastating personally, professionally and politically. We had a great campaign and candidates and hey a great programme to create a ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 15:32hrs | 1073 | by Sindiso Mazibisa
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Ending gender-based online violence
By Share AmericaThe digital world holds great promise to amplify the voices of women, girls and LGBTQI+ individuals.But it also has given rise to new forms of gender-based abus...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 11:48hrs | 79 | by Share America
U.S. removal of hold on elephant trophy hunting imports to boost Namibia's wildlife conservation
Namibia's wildlife conservation efforts were this year boosted following the U.S. Government's removal of the unnecessary hold on the African elephant trophy hunting imports. The five-yea...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 08:14hrs | 525 | by Emmanuel Koro
Over 10 000 people assisted in human rights issues
THE International Organisation of Migration (IOM has assisted 10 823 beneficiaries with emergency support in the form of litigation, counselling and medical support, food assistance, human rights awar...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 10:36hrs | 166 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean drivers fear being targeted by a xenophobic groups in SA
"I prayed for them to let me live because some who found themselves in similar circumstances, were reported dead," says Richard Mudhara, a Zimbabwean truck driver working in Johannesburg.He wa...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:35hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
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