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Mnangagwa demands apology, reparations from Britain for colonial atrocities
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the British government to formally apologize for the historical injustices endured by indigenous Zimbabweans during the colonial era, which spanned from 1890...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:33hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Public service job fair a crowd puller
Hundreds of graduates converged at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo for a two-day job fair organized by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The event aimed to establish a nati...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani completion date unknown, might take decades
THE completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani which might take ages will see Matabeleland South also benefiting from the project through increased land under irrigation as dams which are currently supplying B...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani to benefit Matebeleland South
THE completion of Lake Gwayi-Shangani will see Matebeleland South also benefiting from the project through increased land under irrigation as dams which are currently supplying Bulawayo with water wil...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers migrate from maize
IN large parts of Africa, including Zimbabwe, maize is the main source of livelihood for smallholder farmers because it is a staple and cash crop.However, with the imminent threat of an El Nin...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's Alienating 100 Page Manifesto
The Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) lost in the 2023 electoral plebiscite, and as expected immediately rejected the results complaining the elections were "marred by vote suppression and egregious ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 22:29hrs | | by Dr Moses Moyo
Lawyers 4ED launched, challenged to advance development
President Mnangagwa yesterday called on lawyers to be steadfast in defending the country's sovereignty and independence and challenged them to entrench and deepen legal frameworks and institutions tha...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'
LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zipra's Sharpshoot denied National Hero Status
THE late liberation stalwart David Mongwa Moyo has been conferred a State-assisted funeral in honour of his contribution before and after independence and will be buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Her...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sharpshoot MUST be declared a national hero
THE Presidium is dealing with a request for the late liberation stalwart and pioneer liberation fighter David Mongwa Moyo to be accorded national hero status.Moyo, whose war name was Sharpshoo...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sharpshoot, a gifted sniper
On April 14 in 2019, the Sunday News published the first instalment of a two-part interview with North Korea-trained war veteran and nationalist David Mongwa Moyo.Moyo, who was affectionately ...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Wankie battle stalwart dies
A war veteran, David Mongwa Moyo has died.He was 97.Moyo, who was one of the oldest surviving pioneer freedom fighters in the country, died at the age of 97 at Materdei Hospital in Bul...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has failed the youths, through Mutoriro and Kambwa
As far as Zimbabwe is concerned things are not appealing ranging from economic, social to political discourse. The government of Zimbabwe is supposed to start now to lay out robust and effective mecha...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:11hrs | | by General Franco
Fresh Zimbabwe farm invasions loom
RULING Zanu-PF members have formed a shadowy group dubbed "Land for Economic Development (ED)" to fast-track parcelling out of "unutilised" land to party youths ahead of next year's crunch polls....Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates tractors to farmers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has donated tractors to two farmers from Filabusi who granted 106 hectares of land to Gwanda State University (GSU) to enable the institution of higher learning to conduct agricult...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
LSU procurement rocked by serious irregularities because of non qualified leadership
Lupane State University is one of the Universities that offer a Degree in Supply Chain Management, but its Procurement Management unit (PMU) is poorly managed as a non-procurement was assigned to over...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 12:17hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jake
Mnangagwa gives out free poultry for 3 million households
AT least three million households will benefit from the revamped Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme that will see beneficiaries receiving 10 indigenous poultry chicks each as part of a targeted empower...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
77 goats die at LSU due to procurement malpractices
Seventy-seven (77) goats died at Lupane State University due to procurement malpractices in a clear abuse of state funds.The $52 000 000 for Innovation and Industrialisation from ZIMDEF has co...Published: 22 May 2022 at 13:37hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Little known opposition petitions ED for a Dialogue
A Little known Diplomatic Intelligence Movement (DIM) political party President Ashley Zhou has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a dialogue on youth involvement in Zimbabwean politics...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Lumpy skin outbreak in Binga
BINGA in Matabeleland North province is experiencing an outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which has killed livestock, mainly cattle.Lumpy skin is a virulent disease spread by mosquitoes, especia...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Resettled farmers thriving in Zimbabwe
Gondai Bangidza seems to have struck gold as a resettled farmer in Zimbabwe's eastern Manicaland province.He brags about hiring full-time employees and seasonal workers at his farm.Ban...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
There is need to audit works of NGOs
CIVIL society has been an almost purely Western concept. It is historically tied to the political emancipation of citizens from former feudalistic ties, monarchies, and the state during the eighteenth...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 6 | by Teddy Ncube
Mnangagwa urges varsities to provide solutions to problems
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged universities and institutions of higher learning to use their knowledge to offer solutions to problems bedevilling the country.He said universities and i...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt moots multiple projects to transform rural areas
GOVERNMENT says it has come up with multiple rural-based projects, which are expected to accelerate programmes envisaged to transform the country into a middle-class economy.This was said by L...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Millers push for wheat bran import ban repeal
Local stock-feed manufacturers have logged an urgent appeal to Government to lift the ban on maize and wheat bran importation, which was effected early this year.In a position letter to the Go...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 18:33hrs | | by Business reporter
Schools urged to commercialise, contribute to GDP
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema has urged schools to commercialise their projects so that they can contribute to the country's gross domestic product (GDP).Mathema made t...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Non-productive farmers told to surrender land
Government is prepared to repossess land from farmers who are not fully utilising it and allocate it to deserving ones as it moves to strengthen the agricultural recovery plan ahead of Vision 2030....Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'We will be Africa's breadbasket again'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said a well-functioning knowledge-based agriculture ecosystem that is anchored on requisite agronomic and animal husbandry practices will ensure that Africa is food secure, as ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to douse Chilonga flames
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed that no villagers should be displaced by an irrigation project to be implemented by government in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi. Last month, the State...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:41hrs | | 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 | 2 | by Livingstone Kazizi
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 | 4 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe engages Francophone countries
Zimbabwe's attendance at today's inauguration of Guinean President alpha Conde cements the already existing relations between the two countries and opens doors to trade throughout West Africa, Vice Pr...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 08:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to launch Presidential Teak Grease Programme in Gwanda
A TOTAL of one million households are set to benefit under the Presidential Tick Grease Programme aimed at capacitating 4 000 dip tanks across the country.Under the same programme, the Governm...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa an unrelenting fighter for the people
Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa passed away on 23 May 2019 and this led to a great buzz on Zimbabwe's political scene not common when opposition figures die. As a quick perusal of the media coverage soon after th...Published: 26 May 2019 at 21:32hrs | | by Dr. Strike Mkandla - ZAPU Secretary General
Velaphi Ncube's unheralded journey
ON Thursday, Misheck Ntunduzakovelaphi Velaphi Ncube was laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre in Harare following his declaration as a national hero.Born on 25 July 1937 in Matobo District...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:36hrs | 8 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Linda Masarira's message to workers
The struggle for emancipation by the Zimbabwean workers has its roots in the happening of the late 19th Century. After obtaining the Rudd concession the whites did not stop but rushed to obtain the ro...Published: 01 May 2019 at 10:37hrs | 2 | by Linda Masarira
Econet showcases smart, cutting-edge products
LEADING mobile network operator Econet Wireless is back at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this year showcasing its growing range of smart consumer and business products to an even wider ...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supporting Zimbabwe's devolution plans with devolved blockchain
8-10 minutesThe aim of devolution that the government of Zimbabwe plans to implement is to arrest economic decline and set the country on a path to sustained recovery and growth while Zimb...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:52hrs | 5 | by Donald Mudenge
Article on Chief Ndiweni's 'recall' was disappointing - Felix Ndiweni not a chief
EDITOR,Response to article entitled, "Chiefs' leader disowns bid to recall Ndiweni", published on March 6, 2019. I refer to the above article which was published on March 6, 2019, (also availa...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | | by Joram Kaisa Thambo Ndiweni
Mnangagwa challenges youths to use intellect, skills to spearhead development
THE country's youth should emulate the life of ingenious and innovative luminaries such as the late national hero, Professor Callistus Ndlovu to channel their creative prowess and innovation "to leapf...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCC's Bishop Mutendi vows to transform Gokwe
Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavhima has urged Zimbabwean companies to generate foreign currency by producing internationally competitive products and not expect allocations from the gov...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fears Matabeleland restoration: no one will baby sit him in Matabeleland
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand". These words of wisdom are attributed to Jesus Christ himself.Zimbabwe is one such Kingdom trying to find balance on shaky t...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
ZANU PF resolutions spot on the economy
The ZANU PF 17th Annual People's Conference adopted an array of resolutions which are in sync with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's focus on the economy more than politics. For sure at this year's confe...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 11:50hrs | 5 | by Elijah Chihota
Provincial Councils, the new economic hubs
The implementation of the devolution of Government responsibilities to Provincial Councils will give birth to new economic hubs as provinces will be able to manage their resources for the benefit of t...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:23hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Drought ravages Matebeleland South, Masvingo
LIVESTOCK farmers in Beitbridge, Gwanda and parts of Mwenezi districts have reported a marked deterioration in the health of their animals as drought tightens its grip on parts of Matebeleland South a...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to intensify fight against corruption, says Mnangagwa
Traditional leaders are the custodians of society and they should be well-resourced to ensure they carry out their mandates effectively.President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two vice presidents...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Supporting Zimbabwe's devolution plans with devolved blockchain
The aim of devolution that the government of Zimbabwe plans to implement is to arrest economic decline and set the country on a path to sustained recovery and growth while Zimbabwe remains a unitary s...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 09:43hrs | | by Donald Mudenge
'Mnangagwa empowers Zimbabwe'
Zanu PF legislator Alice Ndlovu has hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa claiming that he has empowered the country in various ways.Speaking in parliament Ndlovu said Mnangagwa has a wide...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Crocodile Gang: 'Last man standing'
This week we publish the first part of an account from Enock Sithole, the lone survivor and commander of the six-member Crocodile Gang that operated in Melsetter (Chimanimani) in the 1960s. The group ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
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