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Mnangagwa's re-engagement drive too slow, says IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not impressed with President Emmerson Mnangagwa re-engagement drive describing it as being "much slower than expected".The details are contained in the...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 471 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabweans still in bondage in 'Egypt' - we're still awaiting our Moses to deliver us
It is always common knowledge that whenever political leaders - with the help of their sidekicks, mouthpieces, and praise singers - resort to misinterpreting biblical scriptures to justify and defend ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 12:17hrs | 813 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
COVID-19: Zimbabwe's exemptions to the lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Zimbabwe begins 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:33hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Top Zimbabwean aviation expert gets Coronavirus
Zimbabwe's top aviation expert Jerry Haas has announced that he has tested positive with the deadly coronavirus. In a Twitter post on Saturday Haas said, "The last couple of days I hadn't been...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 11:20hrs | 8931 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WALPE celebrates international women's day
Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), this week joined the nation and the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women's Day (IWD) under the theme: I am Genera...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 11:39hrs | 200 | by Stephen Jakes
Change is in the national interest
THE United States government this week extended by one year sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his inner circle. As soon as the announcement was made, government spokesperson Nick Mang...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 09:51hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Teachers play on the cards
A play highlighting the challenges that teachers are facing in Zimbabwe is on the cards. The play Mbalisi Balis' ungabalisi, loosely translated to mean "Teacher teach, don't complain" is...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 06:00hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sitcom airs on ZBC TV
THE long-awaited 13-episode situational sitcom titled Indlalifa (The Heir) which features award-winning local musicians Tebza and Paulla Paloma premiered yesterday on ZBC TV, something which is positi...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:18hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
National interest or Partisan dynamics in Economic Policy Design
This instalment marks the end of this series on political transitions and economic policy architecture in Zimbabwe. To refresh your memory reader, you would recall that policy-making is a seri...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 81 | by Richard Mahomva
WATCH: Mnangagwa upbeat about deliberations at AU summit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the 33RD Ordinary Session of the African Union was unique in that African leaders were on the same page in their deliberations on how the issue of illegal sanctions o...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:42hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Women in mining communities neglected: mining and human rights watchdog
A mining and human rights watchdog organisation has accused government and mining companies of neglecting women in mining communities.This follows the death of a Hwange woman after a tunnel sh...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 09:34hrs | 314 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa must stop imitating Mugabe's style
Award winning author Petina Gappah, who is also a former advisor in the Office of the President and Cabinet, believes that President Emmerson Mnangagwa must step out of late president Robert Mugabe's ...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 14:55hrs | 2440 | by Staff reporter
Sparks to fly at Zanu-PF meeting?
ZANU-PF bigwigs met in Harare today at what turned out to be an explosive politburo gathering, amid worsening factional fights in the ruling party.Youth League deputy se...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 15:49hrs | 2813 | by Staff reporter
Africa adventure specialist tips Zimbabwe for 2020 success
Adventure specialist Acacia Africa is tipping Zimbabwe for further success in 2020 as the country continues to rebound following the fall of long-time leader Robert Mugabe in 2017.The destinat...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 11:33hrs | 232 | by James Chapple
Fight for passengers, goods forces temporary closure of N1 Musina/Beitbridge highway
THE Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) is calling for calm among motorists and other road users who are travelling along the N1 road between Musina and Zimbabwe.On Wednesday, 29 Janua...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:55hrs | 3848 | by Sobulele Dyodo
Mnangagwa's hollow graft rhetoric detached from reality
A RECENT report by Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) showing the country is losing a staggering US$1,8 billion annually to corruption is a damning indictment on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:15hrs | 203 | by Tinashe Kairiza
Zimbabwean entrepreneur invents open-sourced technology to improve access to education in Africa
Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti, CEO of UK-based start-up Academy of Robotics (www.AcademyofRobotics.co.uk) has today published an open-source technology known as 'Trees of Knowledge' to improve ...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 09:43hrs | 1502 | by APO
When a company falls out with its CEO: Lessons from SA's Old Mutual
A LEGAL battle between Old Mutual, the South African-based pan-African investment, savings and insurance group, and its chief executive officer Peter Moyo has dominated news headlines in the country f...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:00hrs | 655 | by Rehana Cassim
NetOne Takes Bold Steps in Developing World Class Public Sector Accounting
State owned mobile network operator, NetOne has recently been accredited as a Gold Partner and Approved Employer by the Association of Chartered Certified...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 16:02hrs | 416 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mealie-meal tracker launched
THE Government, working with other agencies has unleashed monitors to track the movement and selling of subsided mealie-meal as concerns grow over the continued channelling of the commodity to the bla...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:36hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Audit report exposes corruption in Binga council
FINANCIAL mismanagement and corruption have left Binga council coffers in the red, an internal 2018 confidential audit report has revealed.The report forms part of a document presented to Loca...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:36hrs | 1152 | by Staff Reporter
Black market driving Zimbabwe business
The black market for foreign currency is driving business in the country, with nearly all businesses and travellers in Zimbabwe obtaining their requirements from the illegal market, a survey by the An...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3306 | by Staff reporter
Mazibisa pens debut entrepreneurship book
Award-winning entrepreneur Nkosana George Mazibisa last week launched his debut book titled The Winner Who Never Won, which highlights challenges that the African continent faces despite being endowed...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:57hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
When fathers go missing
BASED on his life experiences, Greyson Fungai Chipote saw it fit to pen his first book as a way of empowering the boy child.The book basically explores the critical roles played by a father in...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:03hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube: The Anti-colonial Transfiguration of the Self: Part 2
Last week's introductory instalment attempted to locate Retired Col Tshinga's profile within the shifting currencies and contexts of our struggle for independence. His radical political tutela...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:56hrs | 175 | by Richard Mahomva
EU not happy with pace of Zimbabwe reforms
European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkkonen says Brussels is not happy with the pace of reforms in the country, especially the realignment of laws to the constitution.Olkkonen (T...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:36hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor challenges men to rise during book launch
The Challenge of fatherlessness has been discussed, perhaps half-heartedly on different fora. In most cases, it is a by-the-way matter, in the midst of "more critical" subjects. It sometimes surfaces ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 15:30hrs | 781 | by Enos Denhere
'US ban hurts Marange diamonds'
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) yesterday said the decision by the United States to issue a withhold release order (WRO) for artisanal rough cut diamonds from Marange was impacting ne...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:50hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Bosso share spoils in Battle of Zimbabwe
Dynamos and Highlanders shared the spoils in a Match-day 29 encounter played at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday.The Glamour Boys who had hoped to pick up maximum points in the tie registered their 8t...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 18:25hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
SADC Anti-Sanctions Day declared a National holiday
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government on Tuesday revealed that it is set to declare Friday 25th October 2019 SADC Anti-Sanctions Day as an official public holiday so as to show the importanc...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 20:21hrs | 2978 | by newzimbabwe
Banking Survey places NMB among country's top three banks
NMB Bank's top level performance was acknowledged in this year's Zimbabwe Independent Banks and Banking Survey, where it was second runner-up for the Overall Bank of the Year award.The results...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 13:06hrs | 2082 | by Agencies
Pushing for a green economy & clean energy
Africa is grappling with myriad environmental and climate challenges, from drought to loss of biodiversity, cyclones and plastics pollution. Africa Renewal's Zipporah Musau spoke with the United Natio...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:27hrs | 1612 | by Zipporah Musau
Questions arising from Treasury's strategy paper
THREE official documents published in recent weeks paint a different, but fundamentally depressing pictures of Zimbabwe's economy. All pose more questions than answers, leaving readers to ponder the m...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 803 | by Tony Hawkins
Councils must consider housing provision as core business
SEVEN desperate homeseekers were recently arrested in Marondera after they invaded a farm belonging to the town's municipality. Led by their co-operative leaders, the residents immediately parcelled o...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:51hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
ZESN calls for political parties regulation
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) yesterday called on the formulation of a legal framework that regulates the operations of political parties in the country. This came amid calls by some politi...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:16hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Review of the Mid Term Monetary Policy Framework
The Zimbabwean government announced the much awaited Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on the 10th of September 2019, a few days before the announcement of the mid-term monetary policy. The appointment ...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1747 | by Victor Bhoroma
Hectic UN schedule for Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa faces a hectic schedule during the 74th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) with a long list of crucial bilateral meetings lined up with representativ...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Former Phats & Small singer Ben Ofoedu to host Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase
LONDON: Musician and TV presenter, Ben Ofoedu will host this year's fashion showcase in London alongside Tidi Kwidini, organisers have announced.The show, titled #ThisIsAfrica is scheduled for...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 14:03hrs | 196 | by Tidi Kwidini
Mnangagwa's govt to present human rights report to UN, AU for review
ZIMBABWE has made significant strides in promoting and protecting the human rights of citizens since 2007 in line with international agreements and is due to present reports to world and continental b...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zvimba chiefs felt betrayed over Mugabe controversy
The late former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on 10 days ago, has courted controversy even in death with speculation over his burial, place of burial and his place in the history of Zimbabwe....Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 23:50hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
What Mugabe's legacy means to Mnangagwa
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's death has become the most trending topic both locally and internationally. Several obituaries were penned since last Friday when he drew his last breath aged 95....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 802 | by Econometer Global Capital
EMA and the Municipality of Kariba complicit in Kariba's escalating human-wildlife conflict
As Kariba mourns for the umpteenth time the death of a victim of Human-Wildlife Conflict, voices have been raised against inaction by wildlife authorities which borders on criminal negligence. Matound...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 22:29hrs | 200 | by Laiton Kandawire a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent in Kariba
Mnangagwa gets down to business at TICAD
President Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday to attend the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) which begins today, with principal focus on business and investment. He joins...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
We cannot afford to have idle, unproductive land - Mnangagwa
Address by His Excellency, President Mnangagwa at the official opening of the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the Harare Showgrounds on Friday....Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1853 | by Emmerson D Mnangagwa
Chamisa can still join POLAD, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says doors for national dialogue are still open, after he has taken several steps to ensure inclusivity and engagement by Zimbabweans since he took over leadership after winning la...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean born becomes the first black woman to hold Miss London title
VIMBAI CHAPUNGU was crowned Miss London 2019 in June and is noted to be the first black woman to hold the title. Currently studying a Masters in Geography at a top university in London, Vimbai has a p...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 15:25hrs | 39184 | by Staff reporter
Blockchain: Lessons I learnt
Having recently completed my degree recently, I was looking reviewing my academic journey so far especially my final year. The highlight of any final year is the capstone project and mine was on block...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 16:55hrs | 926 | by Kudzai Kangwende
Kazungula one stop border on track
FEASIBILITY studies on the establishment of Kazungula one stop border post are now in conclusive stages with indications of a positive assessment to pave way for the implementation of the venture....Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:11hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube widens tax-free threshold
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has reviewed upwards the tax-free threshold by 100 percent from $350 to $700, with immediate effect, in an effort to increase workers' ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:32hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
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