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Zanu PF blames 'illicit market' plus usual suspects minus MDC for growing instability - 'It is the economy, stupid'
"The politics are being shaped from the market, it is as if we are being told, if you won't have MDC-Alliance for an opposition then we will create an opposition for you through illicit market activit...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2068 | by Nomusa Garikai
Govt launches regularisation programme
Government has launched the national regularisation programme, which is expected to tighten the screws on land barons by bringing sanity to all informal settlements countrywide. Land barons ha...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 16:50hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri dossier exposes govt rot
EXILED former Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has exposed how serving and former top government officials and service chiefs allegedly used their spouses as conduits to grab lucrative te...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:50hrs | 4200 | by Staff reporter
City health workers reject salary offer
Harare City Council nurses have rejected a $4 498,18 salary offer presented by the local authority, arguing that the proposed figures were below the poverty datum line, and have issued a 14-day ultima...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:20hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has been hijacked, says Mashakada
Founding MDC member and Economic Planning former minister Tapiwa Mashakada recently left the MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa claiming the party had stopped being a workers' movement and that it had...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:44hrs | 8855 | by Staff reporter
What's in a name and history?
SOMEWHERE in Buhera East, near Dorowa Mine before you cross Save River into Ziyambi Purchase Area, there is a school named after King Mzilikazi kaMatshobana. I would give everything to know if posteri...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:29hrs | 248 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
No respite for Robin Vela
A special anti-corruption unit in the Office of President will pursue criminal charges against individuals implicated in the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) audit report despite High Court s...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:36hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Black lives matter-not at all, not in Zanu PF's Zimbabwe - 1 000 lost lives count 1 official death
Government has confirmed that schools will reopen on Tuesday July 28. In May government announced that schools will reopen 29 June but was forced to postpone to allow the relevant authorities "to mobi...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 12:39hrs | 2264 | by Wilbert Mukori
'MDC Alliance regrets Luveve deaths'
THE MDC Alliance has apologised to Bulawayo families that lost their loved ones to a diarrhoea outbreak that has infected over 1 000 residents to date. Nine people have died from gastrointestinal infe...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to buy land for Beitbridge workers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is spending at least $2.4 million on renting properties to house its workers at Beitbridge Border Post and is considering acquiring the former Beitbridge Express...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:50hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents petition over mayor's US$2 land deal
Residents dumped mock coffins at the Luveve housing offices in Bulawayo in protest against contaminated water, which has resulted in 60 diarrhoea cases being reported, while five people have died as a...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Rampant selling of land in Harare irks the trust
Harare Residents Trust has expressed concerns that there is so much selling of council land in Harare such that town planning officials now report that there is no longer land for housing in Harare....Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 2196 | by Stephen Jakes
Council staffer commits suicide
A HARARE City Council employee based at Remembrance Drive offices in Mbare allegedly committed suicide recently under unclear circumstances amid claims that a suicide note has gone missing. Ms...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:52hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents sleep in water queues
Twice a week, Nothi Mlalazi joins a long line with dozens of other people - some of whom have slept there overnight - and stands for hours waiting for water in Zimbabwe's second-largest city.A...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:46hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Bring back rule of law to prosecutions
The judgement of the Honourable Chitapi J in the matter of [Saviour] Kasukuwere v Mujayi NO & Others (HH-562-19) (delivered on August 21 2019) is on the face of it scathing to the police, Zimbabwe...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:38hrs | 277 | by Tazorora TG Musarurwa
Is the black American fight ours?
American race relations have once again been the focus of the world's attention after violent riots in the aftermath of yet another killing of a black man by a white policeman. The majority of...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:33hrs | 470 | by Miriam Tose Majome
PHOTOS: Bulawayo residents dump coffins at City Council offices
Disgruntled residents of Bulawayo’s Luveve township staged a mass action at Luveve Housing office to register their displeasure at the death of children who are said to have perished aft...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 11:48hrs | 7831 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's ally pockets US$54m in fresh bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, who has been pocketing millions of dollars from dodgy state contracts, will smile all the way to the bank after making a...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:26hrs | 6088 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to develop debt recovery plan
ENERGY and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi has directed the board of the financially hamstrung power utility Zesa to come up with strategies to recover US$1,2 billion it is owed by customers,...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Incredible potable water potential around Bulawayo
SO the City of Bulawayo is re-commissioning Khami Dam sewer treatment works as another source of potable for the city. Why not go further and include Aisleby Farm sewer treatment works into its water ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:34hrs | 377 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Bulawayo residents to object to Chamisa mayor's land offer
THERE has been a public outcry after the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) offered the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni 3,5 hectares of agricultural land in Lower Rangemore under a 25-year lease at $165 per ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes 'biased' audit findings against ex-NSSA boss Robin Vela
An audit report which implicated former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board chairman Robin Vela in multi-million-dollar corruption at the pensions body was "biased", "incompetent" and ridd...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 19:18hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Third council crook rents 3.5 hectares plot for US$2 per month for 25 years
Another Bulawayo City Council crook has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 3.5 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month. This follows similar actions by the...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:55hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Another council crook rents 3 hectares plot for US$2 per month for 25 years
Another Bulawayo City Council crook has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 3 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month.The advertisement dated June 1...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:42hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
'Crooked' Mayor to rent 2.5 hectare council land for US$2 per month for 25 years
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mdala Mguni has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 2,5 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month.The advertisement dated May 2...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:41hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
'Corrupt' council turns golf course into residential area
MEMBERS of the Harry Allen Golf Club in Bulawayo fear the future of the course following a decision by the Bulawayo City Council to apportion part of the land for construction of town houses. ...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:10hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Residents urged to boil borehole water
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni has urged residents to boil borehole water before consumption to reduce incidences of waterborne ailments following the death of three children from diarrhoea complication...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:46hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Killer Zivhu expulsion from ZANU PF...new details emerge
Information in possession of this reporter indicate that former Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu was expelled from ZANU PF by a rival faction in Masvingo led by Minister of State fo...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 20:25hrs | 10377 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BCC moots mandatory cremation for minors
BULAWAYO City Council said it is planning to introduce mandatory cremation for children under the age of 12 as the city says it is running out of burial space, but some councillors want the age limit ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:42hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
The Republic of Matabeleland (ROM) beckons
With Ambazonia's final breakthrough in their quest for self-determination, it has become abundantly clear that after experiencing a series of tragedies under Zimbabwe's colonial rule Matabele people c...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 20:15hrs | 2751 | by George Mkhwanazi
Returnees to surrender IDs at quarantine centres
Government has resolved to confiscate national identification cards and passports for returnees upon arrival in the country to prevent them from escaping quarantine centres.Since the lockdown ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 16:47hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
ZACC updates the nation on Prisca Mupfumira court case
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission says the court matter involving former Minister Prisca Mupfumira has been set down for trial on 19 June 2020. In a statement on Wednesday, ZACC sa...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 12:48hrs | 3383 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Schools' reopening date pushed to end of July
GOVERNMENT has announced that schools will be re-opened on July 28 to allow the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to engage Treasury and other stakeholders to mobilise for the provision of a...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:42hrs | 2356 | by Staff reporter
Hlalani Kuhle beneficiaries take July Moyo to court
FOUR Gwanda residents who are beneficiaries of residential stands under the Government funded Hlalani Kuhle housing scheme have taken Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo and Gwanda Mu...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 16:51hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
Council freezes stands allocation
Desperate home seekers in Harare will have to wait a bit longer to get stands from council after the local authority temporarily froze new stand allocations and suspended operations of the allocation ...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Vendors brace for legal battle with council
INFORMAL vendors who operate in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) have engaged the services of lawyers, resisting their relocation to new sites by the city council arguing there was no prior ...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:22hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Salary hike for civil servants
GOVERNMENT and civil servants' representatives are scheduled to meet this week to negotiate fresh salary adjustments and improved working conditions, amid eroding disposable income.The new fig...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:18hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
NSSA fires manager
NSSA investment manager, Richard Fusire, has been fired for ill-advice which resulted in the multi-billion State-run pension entity financing a high-risk financial institution to the tune of US$6 mill...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 16:51hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Security beefed up at Covid-19 isolation centres
SECURITY at designated Covid-19 isolation centres, especially those situated in border towns, is set to be upgraded to prevent quarantined returnees from escaping.Last night, Information, Publ...Published: 31 May 2020 at 09:50hrs | 1030 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa warns civil servants
Mnangagwa warns civil servantsPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned civil servants against sabotaging government programmes, including the scandal-ridden Command Agriculture and presidenti...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:49hrs | 18805 | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus deal a hot potato in govt circles
CABINET ministers were evasive this week after being asked to explain the details of a murky deal between the government and Landela Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a company linked to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:35hrs | 3427 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 cases spike
The number of confirmed Covid-19 positive cases jumped to 132 by yesterday from the 56 that were recorded by Sunday, with all 76 new cases, bar one, being recorded from quarantine centres housing retu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5637 | by Jameson Dapi
More trouble for Energy Mutodi
Woes continue to mount for dismissed Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi after Zanu-PF Mashonaland East issued him with a prohibition order.The decis...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
ZACC hunts down corrupt ministers
A former Cabinet Minister, a Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and a prominent property mogul face arrest for criminal abuse of office, fraud and abuse of funds following investigations into la...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:08hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
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 | 743 | by Vince Musewe
Zimbabwe's eased lockdown is a lockdown no-more?
52 Days into the lockdown, and the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that as at 20 May 2020, cumulatively a total of 18 244 rapid screening tests and 14 618 PCR diagnostic tests had been cond...Published: 21 May 2020 at 11:23hrs | 2734 | by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
Fresh trouble mounts for Chihuri
Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana says the National Prosecuting Authority is moving in to possess an estate left be the former Police Commissioner-General who is currently in exile. Post...Published: 19 May 2020 at 18:15hrs | 4004 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Our silence is not stupidity
Two million jobs were promised by ZANU PF. Massive housing was promised. Standard healthcare was promised. Reliable energy was promised. All these on multi million dollar billboards that were paid for...Published: 19 May 2020 at 14:19hrs | 3090 | by Zapu Youth Front
Corruption-accused NetOne CEO Muchenje, 7 other managers freed on bail
Corruption-accused NetOne CEO Lazarus Muchenje and seven other senior managers were released on bail Monday following their arrest by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission last Friday.Harare...Published: 18 May 2020 at 19:32hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
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