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Government gains $375 million
Government's computerisation programme in the transport sector has yielded significant gains through increased revenue with at least $375 million being realised over the past five years since the prog...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Harare to invest in more solar traffic lights
Harare City Council is committed to investing more on the establishment of solar-powered traffic lights and street lights as a way of saving the environment, an official has said. The local au...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Chinese State Advisory Council in Zimbabwe
THE Chinese State Advisory Council is in the country to support the Government with research and economic development strategy as relations between the two countries advance to higher levels. ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Economic isolation is hindering Zimbabwe's transformation
Since the election of a new government for Zimbabwe one year ago, the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in which I serve, has begun reforming our land policies, changing laws, and commen...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | 623 | by Foreign Policy
Potraz promises to revamp ICT in Binga
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday assured Binga residents that they would soon enjoy use of postal and telecommunications services just like other c...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF getting ready for 2023 elections
ZANU-PF is like a sleeping giant which is often teased by smaller political parties which have no political ideology, but those parties remain teaser bulls, nothing more. The party works in ve...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 208 | by Elijah Chihota
Allan Gray hopes that courts rule in Trevor Manuel's favour against Peter Moyo
Not deterred by the bloody corporate battle at Old Mutual, the investment manager Allan Gray now owns more than 10% of the life insurer.Old Mutual CEO, Peter Moyo, was fired in June after accu...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 11:55hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
A Letter to Zimbabwe National Army Officers
DEAR ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ARMY (ZNA) OFFICERS, WE, YOUR FAMILIES, ARE SUFFERING I write to you as an ordinary Zimbabwean civilian. But I am not just an ordinary civilian. I write to you as ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 21:04hrs | 5993 | by Poverty-Stricken Zimbabwean
Moral authority is a pre-requisite for Good Governance
I'm writing this article with tears, with a heavy heart Lord help Zimbabwe!!!It is not about money or power, it is about conscience, reputation, moral power & obligation. It is about the p...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:45hrs | 214 | by Big Monday with Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
'Zimbabwe not heading towards hyperinflation'
Government says the country is not heading towards hyper-inflation but is experiencing wage compression as a result of big, painful but necessary micro-economic decisions that the government shall con...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:10hrs | 1316 | by Bloomberg
Zanu-PF's economic policy record 'poor': US think tank
UNITED States research arm, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), has condemned the Zanu-PF-led government's economic policy record as "poor".The CRS is a public policy research arm of the...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:17hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets Japan for investment
Zimbabwe is targeting the forthcoming Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) as part of the "open for business" drive to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) needed t...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | 355 | by Staff Reporter
Govt floats $60m Treasury Bills
GOVERNMENT has floated Treasury Bills (TBs) valued at ZWL$60 million, the second auction in a month geared towards financing various programmes.In a communique yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Z...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 636 | by Staff Reporter
Wrong to blame Zimbabwe crisis on war veterans
I have always been a fan of Zimbabwe Independent. It has an excellent record of providing the nation with sound and truthful analyses of the economic situation in Zimbabwe.The last edition of ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:54hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
5 contractors for Harare-Chirundu dualisation
GOVERNMENT has completed the selection process of five contractors to undertake the Harare-Chirundu highway rehabilitation and its subsequent dualisation, with road surveys already under way.T...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Why street protests don't work... How can so many demonstrations accomplish so little?
Street protests are in. From Cape to Cairo and Madrid to Moscow, in Hong kong it has taken ten weeks these days not a week goes by without news that a massive crowd has amassed in the streets of anoth...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:35hrs | 317 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube has a plan, but is it gobbledegook?
Zimbabwean finance minister Mthuli Ncube has laid out a plan to end the nation's two-decade stand-off with international creditors and has dismissed rapidly accelerating inflation as "wage compression...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:08hrs | 4160 | by Bloomberg News
Traffic Safety Council embarks on highway fencing
The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe is working round the clock to complete fencing of Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highways as a measure to reduce accidents caused by stray animals, managing director Mr Obi...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to establish Offshore Financial Centre in Zimbabwe
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe is "very serious" about establishing an Offshore Financial Centre (OFC) in the country, but analysts say given the country's handli...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Gweru MP spearheads college construction project
Gweru Urban MP, Brian Dube has teamed up with the Church of Nazareth and Gweru City Council to construct a state-of-the-art private college in Ascot to ease shortage of high quality educational facili...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabe military clarifies NSSA role in Afreximbank loan
Africom wishes to state facts on the Africom Afreximbank loan of 15m after having noted that certain elements of the media continue to misrepresent the contents on the recently published Forensic Audi...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:16hrs | 3101 | by Africom
ZANU PF getting ready for 2023 elections
ZANU PF is like a sleeping giant which is often teased by smaller political parties which have no political ideology. The Party works in very mysterious ways to such an extent that when people think i...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 14:34hrs | 657 | by Elijah Chihota
Zimbabwe's foreign medical bills drain $400 million annually
ZIMBABWE is losing US$4 million every year through medical bills to cater for people referred outside the country for treatment, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has sa...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to adopt military salary concept soon
Commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) President Mnangagwa yesterday urged the forces to remain loyal, vigilant and committed to safeguarding the country and subsequent processes lead...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
VACANCY: ZESA and ZERA board members wanted
The Office of the President and Cabinet is inviting members of the public who are interested in serving as Board members of various State-Owned enterprises to submit their expression of interest. ...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 12:31hrs | 4625 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The proposed 1000% rates hike by BCC is madness
It is totally surprising to note that Bulawayo city council wants to increase rates by 1000 percent, while the residents are waiting the out come of corruption report.Ladies and gentlemen if&n...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 21:46hrs | 1725 | by Nothisa Dube
Mthwakazi's State Of the Nation Address
Good evening Mthwakazi Omuhle ondlela zimhlophe.I wish to have started by acknowledging the so called Zimbabwe's hereos and defense forces day, but I am too angry to go through such kind of fo...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 1527 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Zanu-PF approves conference venue
Zanu-PF on Thursday approved the newly-proposed annual conference venue, Murape Secondary School in Dema, Seke, with preparations for the gathering now in full swing.The new venue was chosen a...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda South communities feel betrayed
GWANDA South constituency is crying out loud for development.Having provided a passage for thousands of former freedom fighters departing to Botswana, en-route to Zambia and Mozambique for mil...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admin scores high on investment drive
THE Government's decision to rescind indigenisation laws which made the country unpleasant to foreign direct investment has seen the drive to attract investment registering significant gains, Presiden...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:54hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Ignore retrogressive MDC Alliance protests, begs Muchinguri
ZIMBABWEANS should ignore the planned mass protests by the opposition MDC Alliance aimed at toppling the Government as this is retrogressive to development being spearheaded by Zanu-PF across the coun...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:51hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube warned against subsidies
The government's move to subsidise transport services and agriculture will complicate efforts to extricate the economy from a myriad of challenges, analysts have warned.Finance minister Mthuli...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | 2626 | by Staff reporter
Update on South African army in Manicaland
The construction of roads infrastructure and bridges destroyed by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani led by the South African Defense Forces is moving steadily it has been reported. State broadcaster...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1565 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa says 'Painful but necessary reforms' Will create jobs, prosperity
THE ongoing "painful but necessary reforms" by the new administration are set to deliver sustainable jobs, economic stability, growth and development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.In ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar introduction timely, says Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday said the introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar was timely as the country has registered macro-economic fundamentals that will p...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:54hrs | 4705 | by Staff reporter
'Jealously guard and defend our peace'
Address by his Excellency President Mnangagwa marking his first elective year in office, 30th July 2019. This month marks one year since our watershed d...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:49hrs | 309 | by President Mnangagwa
Fully utilizing ZIDA to promote economic growth
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill was gazetted on the 5th of April 2019. The purpose of the bill is to establish a single focal point that facilitates entry and implementation...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:46hrs | 481 | by Victor Bhoroma
Every generation has its heroes
Today I felt encouraged as well as hopeful as I watched our comrades being escorted like criminals from Khami prison. Seeing Zimbabwe prison services officers in their unusual anti riot gear carrying ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:42hrs | 985 | by MRP Vice-president Ms Presia Ngulube
Joram Gumbo dares ZACC
Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (Implementation and Monitoring) Joram Gumbo has dared the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to investigate him as he says he has a clean record in a...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 19:12hrs | 3337 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe had no friends when the Chinese came to the party
FOLLOWING the collapse of relations with its former Western allies such as the United States and United Kingdom, Zimbabwe turned to China for succour.A notion, usually advanced by the West, th...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 375 | by Editorial - Newsday
Mnangagwa to open lawyers' conference
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived here last evening for the 20th Sadc Lawyers' Association annual conference he is expected to officially open this morning. The President landed just before 6PM at t...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
MDC led council wants 1000% rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council is considering coming up with a second supplementary budget to increase rates by up to 1 000 percent arguing the city is in a crisis as it is failing to provide services. ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube moots dry ports
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said setting up dry ports in Zimbabwe would spur economic activity through connecting the landlocked southern African country with the rest of the world.Ncube...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:31hrs | 1897 | by Staff reporter
Furniture, diapers dumped in Bulawayo sewers
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has implored residents to stop dumping solid waste including broken down television sets, furniture and diapers in sewer manholes which is causing blockages and sewer p...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis
THE Zimbabwe government has announced that it’s facing critical power shortfalls. The country's anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop production in weeks due to dropping water levels...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:28hrs | 703 | by Tafadzwa Makonese
South African soldiers to leave Zimbabwe in December
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDF), which is helping the Zimbabwe National Army in the construction of Cyclone Idai-damaged bridges in Chimanimani, said it will leave the country in Dec...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:20hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
South African army camped in Chimanimani
Members of the South African Defense Forces are still camped in Manicaland and are yet to commence the rehabilitation of roads and infrastructure it has emerged.Activist Freeman Chari who ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 22:44hrs | 6035 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt neglect driving citizens across borders
RURAL communities in southern Zimbabwe are bearing the brunt of government neglect, 39 years after independence forcing them to turn to neighbouring South Africa for greener pastures and general upkee...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:53hrs | 2361 | by Staff reporter
Good crowd at Barbourfields Stadium
WARRIORS' interim coach Rahman Gumbo says the good crowd at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday should challenge Zifa to stage national team games all over the country. The senior national side ma...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1017 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy to contract by 3%
The Zimbabwean economy will contract by 3 percent in 2019, but the mining sector as well as the tourism sector will surprise on the upside, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has s...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
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