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Forex crisis vexes Mnangagwa
AROUND mid-day on Tuesday, a decorated procession blasted off State House, its lash green lawns and flowering jacaranda trees complimenting to give breathtaking scenery.It was a long processio...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1956 | by Staff reporter
NetOne to launch hi-tech billing, support system
STATE-OWNED mobile operator, NetOne, is set to launch a state of the art converged billing and business support system which will offer seamless services to all the end users.NetOne says the l...Published: 14 hrs ago | 722 | by Staff reporter
Corporates and cholera philanthropy
IT was recently reported that Econet Zimbabwe founding chief executive officer and now majority shareholder, Strive Masiyiwa issued a social media statement that questioned the transparency of the use...Published: 14 hrs ago | 174 | by Takura Zhangazha
Gomba lays down 100-day work plan
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba yesterday launched his 100-day plan in which he is seeking to change the face of the once sunshine city by attending to the deteriorating infrastructure that has, in some ca...Published: 14 hrs ago | 762 | by Staff reporter
Gokwe-Siabuwa Road rehabilitation begins
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has started work to rehabilitate Gokwe-Siabuwa Road. The rehabilitation work, which includes bush clearing and resealing, is expected ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 270 | by Staff reporter
Education system poised for major overhaul
As the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education our objective is to take Zimbabwean education to the 21st century and there has to be an educational transformation and full implementation of the co...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1107 | by Prof Paul Mavima
Jonathan Moyo's sanctions study results out?
Zimbabwe has lost billions of dollars in revenue, with the manufacturing sector deprived of at least $4,8 billion in 2010 owing to illegal sanctions imposed by the United States of America and Western...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1664 | by Staff reporter
Over $29m mobilised for Zimbabwe cholera
Government has so far mobilised $29 million out of $64,1 million required to fight cholera, amid indications that the outbreak has been contained with the number of patients visiting health institutio...Published: 15 hrs ago | 91 | by Staff reporter
Motorists fume over new tollgate
MOTORISTS have expressed dismay over the establishment of the Colleen Bawn tollgate along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, saying they were already paying too much at existing tollgates. Government y...Published: 15 hrs ago | 820 | by Staff reporter
Selborne Hotel in massive upgrade
THE Selborne Hotel, one of Bulawayo's oldest accommodation facilities, has embarked on a massive upgrade of its infrastructure in anticipation of increased business and attracting more clients. ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 454 | by Staff reporter
Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa
ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 592 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Mthuli Ncube's economic stabilisation programme out next month
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will next month unveil a transitional economic stabilisation programme that will address fiscal and monetary reforms as well as an arrears clearance programme.Zim...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Taxed to death - Five new tollgates open today
GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1282 | by Staff reporter
'US dollar to anchor Zimbabwe economic recovery'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reassured the nation that the United States dollar will remain the bedrock of Government plans for accelerated reforms to address the multiplicity of challenges besetting the e...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 2642 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Stench of sewage in cholera-hit Harare
Zimbabwe is struggling with its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade, which has killed at least 28 people. An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in the capital, Harare.L...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:40hrs | 1533 | by BBC
Cholera: Harare City Council caught sleeping on the job
The ongoing cholera outbreak started on 1 September in Glen View 3, Harare and has since spread, killing 30 people with 5 463 cases having been reported to date. As usual opposition elements hav...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 4110 | by Elijah Chihota
Zimbabwe's mobile data charges second highest in Africa - report
Zimbabwe has the second most expensive mobile data in sub-Saharan Africa after Equatorial Guinea at $25 for one gigabyte, a technology report released last week has shown.Despite the spread of...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:41hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
'Govt, council should stop blame-game on cholera'
GOVERNMENT and local authorities have been urged to ensure provision of basic water and sanitation infrastructure in order to effectively deal with the cholera and typhoid outbreaks, the former which ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resigns as NRZ board chairman
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board chair, Larry Mavima, has resigned as the parastatal's chairman following his recent swearing in as Senator for Shurugwi-Zvishavane and appointment as Minister...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1115 | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 354 | by Ian Scoones
Econet celebrates 20 years of ZSE listing
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe yesterday reached a major milestone after completing 20 years since its shares were listed and first publicly traded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE); a month after Zimbab...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:17hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Vendor's photos go viral on social media amid cholera outbreak
A photo of a vendor washing his veggies in sewage water has gone viral. It is not clear whether the photo is from Zimbabwe or some other country.Zimbabwe is currently battling a deadly cholera...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 20:29hrs | 27470 | by Social media
Masimba foretells infrastructure boom, strong earnings
Masimba Holdings, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed contracting company, expects Zimbabwe's infrastructure sector to recover strongly in the outlook and drive its contracting business.CEO Canad...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff MP lays down vision
NEWLY-elected Redcliff MP, Lloyd Mukapiko - the undertaker who "buried" President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top ally, Local Government minister July Moyo in July 30 elections - said he will work hard to en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Beyond the fiscal policies, long term national vision is required
The political drama and the rituals that come after elections have come and gone. It is time to hit the ground running and get the country back to normalcy. The new Cabinet is well aware of the challe...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | 68 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Govt to tighten import control regulations
GOVERNMENT is working on a number of pieces of legislation meant to monitor imports so as to protect citizens from substandard goods. Director for quality assurance in the Ministry of Industry...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Construction of new Zimbabwe Parly to start soon
Construction of the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden is expected to commence soon after China identified a contractor, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said. Ad...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
World Bank optimistic on Mnangagwa's new Cabinet
Bretton Woods institution, the World Bank says work outlined by the new Cabinet should determine the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, as investors are increasingly warming up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
$6m ethanol project takes shape
The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) is targeting to complete the construction of two ethanol storage tanks with capacity of 6 million litres at its Mabvuku Depot in Harare by en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's mission impossible?
While everyone in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet is expected to hit the ground running, it is Finance minister Mthuli Ncube who has the most difficult mission to accomplish.Mnangagwa r...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:34hrs | 2314 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga win prestigious African Awards
UNITED Kingdom based Zimbabwean and female football agent Ellen Chiwenga has been named the Best African Woman making a difference in Sports Category at the Africa Virtuous Women Awards (AVWA) 2018....Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 5575 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance led Harare City Council raids vendors
Harare City Council and the national police yesterday launched raids against vendors in the central business district after pleas for the informal traders to leave the streets due to a cholera outbrea...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:57hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Government secures $940m lifeline for Harare water
Government has secured funding commitments worth $940 million from China to overhaul Harare's water and sewer system, which is in a state of disrepair and has been blamed for the current cholera outbr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1689 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's reckless spending, corruption can hinder new Cabinet fortunes
ELECTIONS have come and gone in Zimbabwe and the new Cabinet is now in place, both Parliament and Senate are now in their respective houses, with the President also now in office.What Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:25hrs | 802 | by David Mhlanga
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turnaround Zimbabwe
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with little taking place, but since November 24, 2017 when President Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers, things started to tick. He emba...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:16hrs | 189 | by Elijah Chihota
Winds of change blow in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promise to transform the nation by broadening and revitalising its economic opportunities, while ensuring progressive steps are taken towards a democratic future, have c...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Zesa offers whistleblowers rewards for exposing the criminals
ZESA has invited whistleblowers to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of culprits behind the vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure. In a statement, Zesa said the i...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 581 | by Staff Reporter
Confusion over $2bn loan from China to Zimbabwe
AFTER its desperate quest for a critical US$2,5 billion bailout package from China hit a snag last week, government has somersaulted and now claims it did not request any such money.Ministry o...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:34hrs | 9173 | by Staff reporter
Cholera tsunami sweeps across Mashonaland again
STEWART Murambiwa's snow-white teeth appear too big for his mouth; his arms and limbs look like they belong to a little boy and not the 27-year-old man he is.Propped up on an iron bed in a ten...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:29hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 13033 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cholera death toll rallies
THE death toll due to the cholera outbreak that has hit Harare and other parts of the country has increased to 25, with more than 3 700 people hospitalised as government availed a paltry $1 million to...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
Govt to institute Provincial Councils, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says provincial councils will be instituted soon as they are provided for in the constitution of Zimbabwe so as to ensure government's devolution thrust is fully implement...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:41hrs | 5210 | by Staff Reporter
Its time for Mthwakazi to ensure their aspirations are met - activist
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has said now that the usually fraudulent elections have come and gone, it's time for the people of Mthwakazi to ensure that, their aspirations are met.He sa...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | 975 | by Stephen Jakes
Tharisa plan next move as Zimbabwe opens doors again
PLATINUM group metal (PGM) and chrome miner, Tharisa, is taking a low-risk approach to a high-risk country with the investments into Zimbabwe, it has announced this year.For almost 30 years, Z...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1720 | by miningmx.com
Media urged to desist from prioritising politics
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr George Charamba, has urged the media to desist from prioritising politics and help the nation fight the ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Delta invests $3m into Bulawayo infrastructure projects
BEVERAGES maker, Delta Corporation, has invested close to $3 million in effluent and road upgrade projects in Bulawayo since 2016 as part of its community development initiatives. As one of th...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must chart clear agenda to unite nation
Zimbabwe, like many other countries, has gone through different phases in its development, as people seek to chart a path that brings prosperity. Each epoch in the country's history has been character...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:20hrs | 148 | by Lovemore Chikova
Chamisa visits cholera victims
Today MDC president Chamisa visited the cholera affected area of Glen View where he interacted with the affected community members and families. His first port of call was the Glen View Clinic before ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 15:18hrs | 2092 | by MDC Communications
It's not all doom for Zimbabwe; We just need to be honest with ourselves
AS a new chapter of our country's political landscape is slowly unfolding; it is also a time for self-introspection.There comes a time as a people where we need to be honest with ourselves, be...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 388 | by Terrence Muvoti
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