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Mnangagwa courts Chinese
Chinese firms should take full advantage of the upgrading of relations between Harare and Beijing to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to invest in Zimbabwe where their investments will be given p...Published: 11 hrs ago | 269 | by Staff reporter
John Mangudya's Bonditary policy confirms US$100 salary for a teacher
I am not an economist, I am a subsistence farmer but with a little knowledge of economics that I grasped from my experiences with primary education, John Mangudya's latest Bonditary policy is going to...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 19:11hrs | 5974 | by Don Chigumba
Bulilima legislator thanks ZINWA surveyors for Mabhongane Dam visit
Bulilima West legislator, Dingumuzi Phuti, has yesterday, expressed his sincere gratitude to the Zimbabwe National Water Authorities (ZINWA) engineers who had visited his constituency on the 19t...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 14:32hrs | 795 | by Titshabona Ncube
'Mnangagwa is a dog' trial stalls
THE trial of MDC Alliance legislator Joel Gabbuza, facing charges of undermining and insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is being stalled by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi, who is yet to issue ...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:44hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
China spends $2,5 billion on Zimbabwe
China has spent $2,5 billion on Zimbabwe, which is by far the highest amount of money it has ever advanced to any African country.Speaking at the 2019 Spring Festival Gala held in Harare on Su...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:47hrs | 1821 | by Staff reporter
'China has confidence in Mnangagwa'
China is confident Zimbabwe will achieve its developmental goals under the leadership of President Mnangagwa, whose reforms will transform the economy and attract more investors, the Asian giant's act...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
$7bn needed for cleaner energy in Zimbabwe
A CLIMATE change specialist has said Zimbabwe needs close to $7 billion to mitigate climate change effects by 2030.This was revealed last week in Parliament by director of water and climate ch...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa-led Parliament committee dissolved
Parliament's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders yesterday dissolved the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development and is set to unveil a Privileges Committee to investigate...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 23:06hrs | 3650 | by Staff reporter
Parliament meets over Temba Mliswa bribe
Parliament's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders is expected to meet today and constitute a Privileges Committee to investigate allegations against Norton legislator and three others that they dema...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | 222 | by Victor Bhoroma
Village head arrested for rape
A VILLAGE head from Jambezi who allegedly turned a 25-year-old mentally challenged woman into a sex slave has been dragged to court facing rape charges.Walter Ncube (43) of Monde Village who i...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:56hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare face collapse
TIME is up for community clubs to continue to run on the old template of members whose contributions are just a drop in the ocean.Many great names in sport have gone extinct because the so cal...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:55hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance senator for Hwange acquitted
A MAGISTRATE has acquitted MDC Alliance senator, Rosemary Nyathi, on charges of defeating the course of justice and addressing an illegal gathering.Nyathi (56), who was being represented by Th...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:10hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba disgusted by Mliswa, Nduna 'idiotic' behaviour
ZANU-PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba says he was ashamed of the riotous behaviour of fellow legislators Dexter Nduna and Temba Mliswa who came close to trading blows beginning of this week....Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 2061 | by newzimbabwe
Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project comes to life, says Mthuli
A flurry of activity over the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project is expected in the next few weeks amid indications that the updating of feasibility studies would be concluded at the end of the first...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
ZPC to start Harare re-powering project
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will commence re-powering project for Harare Power Station (generator number 2) in the first quarter of this year in a development that will add 60 megawatts to the na...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:31hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Power to empower ...how energy projects are brightening Zimbabwe economic prospects - Mthuli Ncube
In today's world, energy has revolutionised all of our lifestyles. From the palm of our hands we have instruments more powerful than the largest and most sophisticated computers from just a few ...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 18:24hrs | 1452 | by Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube
Mliswa-Nduna feud moves to another level
Independent legislator, Themba Mliswa, has said he would write an official complaint to President Emmerson Mnangagwa after being ejected from the National Assembly yesterday.The former fitness...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 17:53hrs | 4467 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa ejected from Parliament chambers
Norton legislator, Mr Temba Mliswa was ejected from the National Assembly yesterday for disorderly conduct in the Chamber after he continued rumbling despite repeated efforts by presiding officer to b...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:15hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Electricity situation under control: Zesa
Zimbabweans should not panic over the availability of electricity following resumption of rolling power blackouts in South Africa, amid indications the country now has the bulk of its power needs afte...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:10hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa on a bull rampage
NORTON legislator Mr Temba Mliswa, who has a long history of controversy from sport to business; politics to his love life, is back on a rampage. Whether it is mere attention seeking or a tragic chara...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 2161 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa stirs fresh controversy
NORTON legislator, Mr Temba Mliswa, who has a long history of controversy from sport to business; politics to his love life, is back on a rampage. Whether it is mere attention seeking or a tragic char...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 2466 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp gives away Mliswa's shady deals
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa, who is in the eye of a storm for allegedly soliciting for a bribe from a local businessman, has claimed to belong to very powerful cartels after being cornered by fello...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:12hrs | 6865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs in near fistfight
TEMPERS flared in Parliament yesterday during the sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy when Norton MP Temba Mliswa accused former Transport Committee chairperson, Dexter Nduna, of il...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2228 | by Staff reporter
Call to honour Cont Mhlanga
Many showbiz followers are calling for the recognition of arts doyen Cont Mhlanga, who is widely touted as the "King of Zimbabwean Theatre" with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the arts ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1676 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa, Nduna trade insults
It was ugly business in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development this Monday as proceedings came to a halt with members trading insults in full glare of the media and witn...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 13:51hrs | 2548 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe requires 4200MW to ensure electricity access
THE Zimbabwe Energy Council (ZEC) says that the country requires 4200 MW to ensure that both urban and rural areas are electrified.ZEC executive director Mr Panganayi Sithole said major power ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:51hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Elderly women jailed for blocking road
TWO elderly women from Dete in Hwange district have been each sentenced to 12 months in prison for blocking the Dete-Cross Dete road using stones and tree branches. Ruth Dube and Angeline Moyo...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Parliament probes Mliswa over $400 000 bribe
A PARLIAMENTARY probe team will be set up to look into allegations that Mines Portfolio Committee chairperson, Temba Mliswa, and three other MPs demanded a $400 000 bribe while carrying out an inquiry...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:42hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa to hand himself over to the police
Notorn Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has, through his lawyers, written to the Zimbabwe Republic Police indicating that he is willing to turn himself to the police after hearing that a report of so...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 12:14hrs | 6503 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Parents withdraw kids from schools
TEACHERS reported for duty yesterday in Bulawayo, Midlands and parts of Matabeleland North but education authorities decried the decision by some parents to withdraw their children from schools. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Storms warning for Matebeleland provinces
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned members of the public to be cautious of scattered violent thunderstorms which will be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in the western p...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:27hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa speaks on $400 000 bribery claim
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has rubbished as smear campaign reports that he wanted a bribe from businessman James Ross Goddard who wanted to mine coal at Hwange Colliery.Mliswa is...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 09:38hrs | 4127 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mliswa 'exposed', in '$400 000 bribe demand'
MEMBERS of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy allegedly demanded $400 000 from a local businessman keen to mine coal at Hwange Colliery, we can exclusively reveal. The a...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 2675 | by Staff reporter
Hwange extension project underway
The actual construction works for Zesa's US$1,4 billion Hwange Power Station (HPS) 7 and 8 extension project have started, giving hope the project will be completed within time and original budget, a ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:43hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets China backing
China says it has strong confidence in the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and has emphasised the need for unity among Zimbabweans.This comes as the Chinese celebrate their new year...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:48hrs | 3628 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa building Zimbabwe block by block
The fascination with negativity and self-hate is creating an artificial but widely accepted false narrative that everything in Zimbabwe is going backwards and that Zimbabwe is at its worst time....Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:47hrs | 697 | by Nick Mangwana
Zimbabwe airports' utilisation below 30%
Capacity utilisation at local airports has slumped to below 30 percent on the back of continued operational challenges facing national airline, Air Zimbabwe.This comes at a time the Civil Avia...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:44hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual Zimbabwe to develop Hwange Town Centre
HWANGE Local Board has entered into an agreement with Old Mutual Zimbabwe for the development of a town centre, which will encompass the establishment of an estimated US$50 million Civic Centre, an of...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1385 | by Staff Reporter
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 13:29hrs | 208 | by Victor Bhoroma
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:28hrs | 118 | by Victor Bhoroma
The death of Zimbabwean economic giants
The market landscape of any country is shaped by a few companies that underpin socio-economic activities of that particular nation. These companies are mirrored on the competitive advantages that the ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:16hrs | 814 | by Victor Bhoroma
MDC Alliance senator arrested
MDC Alliance Hwange Central senator Rosemary Nyathi has been arrested for allegedly inciting violence in Hwange. Nyathi was arrested at Hwange bus rank a fortnight ago during demonstrations ca...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 23:00hrs | 3384 | by Staff reporter
3 IPPs line up power projects
Three independent power producers - Mopower Solar Limited, Zororo Energy Company Limited and Guruve Solar Park Limited - have submitted applications for licensing to set up power projects with a combi...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:30hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks $128m for power project
Zesa Holdings is seeking to raise $128 million to finance construction of the 30 Megawatts Gairezi hydro power project, where little progress has been registered since the tender was awarded in 2015. ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:39hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to set up virtual border posts
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is targeting to establish virtual border posts where travellers and their cargo will be cleared in less than five minutes.This was said by Zimra Commissi...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:08hrs | 839 | by Staff reportet
PSL unveils 2019 calendar
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has unveiled the 2019 calendar where the season has been scheduled to kick-off on March 30.Most clubs have ramped up their pre-season preparations and they will...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:08hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
29 Matabeleland North schools record 0% pass rate
TWENTY-NINE primary schools in Matabeleland North Province recorded a zero percent pass rate in last year's Grade Seven examinations, but there was an improvement in the overall provincial pass rate. ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:04hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma denied bail for possessing baboon skulls
A SUSPECTED inyanga from Dete in Matabeleland North was found in unlawful possession of several baboon skulls, raw ivory, python and lion skins and 16 scales of pangolin all valued at $30 000. ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:20hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Belarus deal to make Zimbabwe transport logistics hub
President Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko yesterday sealed eight agreements, and also advanced a grand infrastructure scheme that could make Zimbabwe a regional transport...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:43hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
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