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Kariba contributes 72% of total power output
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) surpassed its power generation target in the second quarter of this year by 0,35 percent.It dispatched 2 300gigawatt hours (GWh), above its target of 2 292GWh....Published: 5 hrs ago | 63 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims to be as fit as a fiddle after visiting a 'kiriniki'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is fit and is at work, contrary to reports that he had been admitted to a local hospital on Thursday for an operation.A Western-funded online publication, Z...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:28hrs | 3834 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga operation pushed back?
Doctors have delayed a planned operation on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga following tests at a private hospital in Harare on Thursday, ZimLive can reveal.Chiwenga, 65, is due to go under...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 21:01hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga dismisses surgery claims
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga Friday dismissed claims that he was yesterday admitted at the Trauma Centre Borrowdale private hospital for a surgery to correct some discomfort in his stomach....Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 20:33hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga admitted at private Harare hospital
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was admitted to a hospital in Harare on Thursday for what sources described as a "long-planned procedure".The 65-year-old retired army general arrived at th...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:15hrs | 10666 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ignores Motlanthe advice, 4 years on
SOLDIERS who shot and killed innocent civilians on 1 August 2018 have not been prosecuted, four years on, with growing calls for justice falling on deaf ears.Despite appointing former So...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:41hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Chevrons on brink of rare feat
Zimbabwe will be targeting rare series whitewash when they walk out to face Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international (ODI) at Harare Sports Club this morning.The hosts won the f...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners loot Zimbabwe's emeralds
WELL-CONNECTED foreign syndicates are looting Zimbabwe's emeralds using local proxies and taking advantage of corrupt systems to plunder and smuggle various other types of little-known precious stones...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:50hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Chevrons suffer double blow
Zimbabwe has lost batting stalwarts, captain Craig Ervine and Sean Williams ahead of their first One Day International against Bangladesh atHarare Sports Club this morning.Yesterday, Zimba...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Push for new route to the sea
IN a short four years, President Mnangagwa and his team have ushered in and carried out breathtaking reforms in our national economic management. He is scoring successes in all the fundamental...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 544 | by Monica Mutsvangwa
Zimbabwe govt races towards Deka timelines
TRUCKLOADS of a massive consignment of pipes and key equipment for the US$48,1 million Deka Pipeline Project continue to be delivered in Hwange as Government races to ensure the March 2023 implementat...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:28hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told not to interfere with civilian protests
GLOBAL human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has urged governments not to interfere with civilian protests because it undermined civic rights.In a statement yesterday, the internati...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses out on G7 stimulus package
ZIMBABWE missed out on a G7-backed multi-billion-dollar stimulus package designed to help countries of the global South weather economic shocks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.The reason for t...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway project: A new big step in the right direction
AS we turn right off the Harare-Beitbridge highway - just before the intersection of the Harare and Bulawayo arteries five kilometres north of Beitbridge Border Post on the banks of the Limpopo River ...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb attack mystery deepens
Four years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived an assassination attempt it has emerged that a former soldier, who was convicted by the military for the grenade attack, was in India on the day ...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:03hrs | 2545 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Cyber City mirage
I TOLD Mr (Shaji Ul) Mulk that my desire is to build a smart city like Dubai here. He agreed to build a smart city better than "Dubai," President Emmerson Mnangagwa told guests on Wednesday during the...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:29hrs | 440 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Kasukuwere: To be or not to be!
Widening Russian War Aims What a week we have had! War works largely on laws of the unforeseen and the unintended. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has ominously hinted at ...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | 329 | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwean drugs mule arrested Indian airport
A Zimbabwean woman was Wednesday arrested after she was found in possession of a kilogram of cocaine by customs officers at the Indira Gandhi International airport.The woman has not been named...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Why is Zimbabwe starving?
LONG-STANDING financial troubles and drought in Zimbabwe have pushed millions to the brink of starvation.Government has declared a state of disaster as months of drought have exacerbated a nat...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | 753 | by Claire Felter
Western financial institutions suffocating Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT has taken a dig at Western financial institutions saying they were "suffocating" and frustrating attempts towards attracting much-needed investment.Speaking at the 17th CII-Exim Ban...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:44hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seal spots at ICC T20 World Cup finals
Zimbabwe 199/5 (20) beat Papua New Guinea 172/8 (20) by 27 runsZimbabwe sealed their place at the ICC Men's Twenty20 World Cup finals with a 27-run victory over Papua New Guinea in Bulawayo on Fri...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 19:22hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins: A masterstroke?
IT is indeed in times of crisis and turmoil that the creativity of nations emerges and in my opinion, the idea of launching gold coins by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is a master stroke that cou...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially open Mine Entra Conference
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is set to headline the country's leading Mining, Engineering and Transport exhibition (Mine Entra) to be held in Bulawayo in the next few weeks.Commonly known as Mine Entra...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:20hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean doctor at centre of Grace Mugabe farm 'gift' charged with medical misconduct; risks being struck off by tribunal
A doctor at the centre of a 2016 farm seizure row in Zimbabwe is appearing before the UK Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) over allegations of mistreating patients.The tribunal, un...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | 2768 | by Staff reporter
G7 face battle for unity as cost of Ukraine war mounts
The Russian war against Ukraine will inevitably dominate the summit of G7 nations in Bavaria.And the leaders of the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan face a difficult challenge....Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:50hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
We must prepare for the coming 'war'
From tomorrow until Wednesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be mourning Patrice Lumumba - the country's first democratically elected prime minister - who was slain 61 years ago in the g...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 329 | by Bishop Lazi
Mnangagwa lifts curfew, but masks to remain mandatory
The government on Tuesday lifted a midnight to dawn curfew imposed as part of Covid-19 containment measures, noting that the pandemic situation in the country is under control.Zimbabwe has imp...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 18:19hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Backlash over Chinese loans
ZIMBABWE'S debt-stricken administration last year struggled to access fresh loans to scale up ambitious plans to revamp key infrastructure projects after accumulating significant arrears on lifelines ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
National project status speeds up steel plant
The granting of national project status to the $1 billion Manhize Steel plant near Mvuma will help speed up the setting of key infrastructure with the plant now expected to be operational as early as ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Dubai Zimbabwe's second-largest gold market
THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) has consolidated its position as Zimbabwe's second-largest export destination as gold shipments to the region continue to grow, a new report by the country's statistical...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 15:24hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Dave Houghton appointed Zimbabwe head coach
FORMER Zimbabwe batter Dave Houghton has been appointed the side's new head coach, ahead of next month's T20 World Cup qualifier that will be held in the country. The 64-year-old takes over from Lalch...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:30hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe born basketball star set to play for Poland
Zimbabwean basketball player Stephanie Mavunga will be able to make her debut in white and red colors during the international tournament in Athens, which will start on Tuesday, although she is still ...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
6 Zimbabweans arrested for abducting Indian man in South Africa
Six Zimbabweans have been arrested for kidnapping an Indian man Mannan Abdul in Pretoria An operation conducted by the SAPS rescued the man from his abductors. According to South African media...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 12:38hrs | 2783 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zesa needs US$300m to address backlog
ZESA Holdings has a backlog of 305 000 domestic customers who need to have electricity connected to their homes, but requires a whooping US$300 million to connect all of them, a senior official has sa...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:59hrs | 931 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe's ex-husband dies
Grace Mugabe's ex-husband Stanley Goreraza has died, friends said.The retired air force officer succumbed to cancer in Harare on Sunday morning."It is with heavy hearts that we announc...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 16:46hrs | 6651 | by Staff Reporter
US$20m externalised in Zimbabwe diamond sales
MORE than US$20 million was illegally moved out of the country's borders in murky deals involving blacklisted diamond dealer Jamal Ahmed in an opaque sale of one million carats of diamonds from the Mi...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
European Investment Bank warms up to Zimbabwe
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has availed about €40m to Zimbabwe banks within a year, which will go towards bailing out the country's SMEs and mid-cap companies, in a vote of confidence in the ...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 3132 | by Staff reporter
Zambia arrests 436 illegal immigrants
Zambian Immigration department has arrested 436 foreign nationals from different African countries for being in Zambia without papers.Ruling UPND Spokesperson Joseph Kalimbwe has condemn...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 10:46hrs | 3511 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Joshua Nkomo's son wants father's remains exhumed from National Heroes Acre
ZAPU president Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son to late liberation war hero and former Vice President Joshua Nkomo, is demanding the immediate exhumation of his late father's remains from the National Heroes A...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:28hrs | 3737 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU to honour Dabengwa's life in poem
The Zimbabwe African People's Union ( ZAPU) has invited children below the age of 16 to write essays or poems about the life of the party's late president, Dumiso Dabengwa.Msongelwa Ndlovu, th...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:44hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar, US dollar use to stay
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has encouraged Zimbabweans to use both the Zimbabwe dollar and United States dollar as the country transitions towards adoption of a ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:27hrs | 182 | 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 | 55 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife now a Dr
The First Lady, Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, and the First Family express heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation to all individuals and institutions which joined them in celebrating the conferment of honora...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar, US dollar use to stay
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has encouraged Zimbabweans to use both the Zimbabwe dollar and United States dollar as the country transitions towards adoption of a ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 684 | 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 | 346 | by Bishop
SA business group unhappy with rise of Zimbabwean expats
THE appointment of Sitholizwe Mdlalose as chief executive of South Africa's telecoms giant Vodacom has triggered xenophobic reactions after the country's Black Business Council (BBC) demanded that loc...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
Foreign banks troop to Zimbabwe forex auction
UNITED States-based multinational investment outfit JP Morgan was among global lenders that repatriated a combined US$30 million through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s forex auction system by th...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Indian billionaire
Visiting Indian billionaire Mr Jitender Kumar Singla yesterday met President Mnangagwa to discuss investment opportunities in Zimbabwe.Mr Singla said the unique point is that he has the suppor...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:01hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Picking Zimbabwean Sitho Mdlalose as Vodacom SA boss raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwean diaspora seems to ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 07:13hrs | 3850 | by Gugu Lourie
South Africa ranked the most dangerous country - report
SA roads have been ranked the most dangerous to drive in out of 52 countries, according to a survey conducted by Zutobi, an online driver's education company. The survey considered factors inc...Published: 11 May 2022 at 18:21hrs | 2025 | by Staff reporter
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