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Zimbabwe govt seeks to empower communities in diamond mining areas
Government is moving in to empower communities in diamond mining areas, with a shareholding structure for the Chiadzwa community trading under the name Katanga Mining and state-owned Zimba...Published: 18 hrs ago | 793 | by Staff Reporter
100% bonus for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has resolved to pay civil servants full bonuses for 2019 pegged on gross income, a departure from last year when the 13th cheque was based on pensionable salaries only. In an interv...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 3343 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean bankers sued for defrauding Namibian bank
PROMINENT banker Enock Kamushinda and four of his Zimbabwean colleagues within the trade are being sued in the Namibian High Court by their former employer the southern African country N$247 million (...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:20hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe details sanctions impact on health
Illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries must be removed as they are not targeted but are affecting ordinary people, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has said. In an in...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:04hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Civic society launches door-to-door campaign
Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum (CSCJF) has launched a nationwide door-to-door community awareness programme to educate Zimbabweans on how Western sanctions are affecting the economy. C...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:53hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Zacc, Zambia unit sign anti-graft MoU
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Zambia to fight cross-border economic crimes. T...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:53hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Dear Boris Johnson: Removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe
Dr Masimba Mavaza 6 Sandown Close Corby NN18 8QW 9TH OCTOBER 2019 DEAR Honourable Prime Minister RE REMOVAL OF SANCTIONS AGAI...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 16:42hrs | 163 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Hwange 7 & 8 expansion only 21% complete
The Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project is now 21 percent complete, with the first unit set to be commissioned by the end of the first quarter next year. This was said by Finance an...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 5 | by Staff rpeorter
Massive NRZ tender cancelled
Government has cancelled the US$400 million deal with Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group-Transnet consortium meant to revive the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) after the group failed to co...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt workers launch strike
CIVIL servants have declared incapacitation to continue reporting for duty on their inflation-battered salaries, adding more misery to the government, which is struggling to tame the triple-digit infl...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:18hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Doctors told to resume work & dialogue
Government remains open to dialogue with striking doctors to find a lasting solution, but those discussions should be carried out while health workers are at work, Health and Child Care Minister Obadi...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:26hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors told, 'No work, no dialogue'
Government remains open to dialogue with striking doctors to find a lasting solution, but those discussions should be carried out while health workers are at work, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Ob...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:02hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF officials block Mnangagwa-Chamisa meeting
ZANU PF Youth League Political Commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu has lashed out at unnamed ZANU PF officials whom he alleged to be sabotaging the dialogue between MDC leader Nelson chamis and ZANU PF Presi...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 15:40hrs | 6017 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Civil servants demand US$ wages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been pushed against the wall by its restive workers who have tabled a new salary demand of at least US$475 or its equivalence of $7 267 at the prevailing ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2309 | by Staff reporter
Rural Namibians pin hopes for prosperous future on tourism lodges & hunting despite animal rights' anti-use threats
Namibian rural communities are impressively running lodge and hunting agreements to reduce poverty in seemingly lifeless but wildlife rich semi-desert landscapes, despite the western animal rights gro...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 130 | by Emmanuel Koro
Thief stuns court, disowns accomplices
A MAN who admitted to being part of a gang of thieves who allegedly broke into several houses in Bulawayo and stole household goods worth nearly $120 000, yesterday stunned a packed courtroom when he ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:31hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
'Hlabangana was operating illegally'
HLABANGANA Lounge was shut down by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) last Friday because it was operating illegally and Highlanders Football Club (where it was situated) were on the verge of losing thei...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:27hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's South African lawyer barred from representing him
CONTROVERSIAL businessman, Wicknell Chivayo is restless after the Justice Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi barred his attorney of choice from representing him in his pending criminal cases.Chiv...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:35hrs | 2577 | by newzimbabwe
Jacob Zuma faces up to 25 years imprisonment
Former South African President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Mhlanganyelwa Zuma faces up to 25 years imprisonment if found guilty of during a trial where he is facing 18 charges of fraud, corruption, money lau...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 10:40hrs | 5627 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga to finish off Mnangagwa's Presidential term?
Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is increasingly set to finish off beleaguered President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential term, through a vicious military coup said to likely involve...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:18hrs | 23584 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Mnangagwa reins in Matiza over NRZ
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week moved to rein in Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza over his bid to scuttle the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation project by...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube taken to court over inflation figures
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured) has been dragged to the High Court by National Social Security Authority (Nssa) employees who, in conjunction with members of the Zimbabwe Pension and Insuranc...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:10hrs | 2532 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF bigwig wants case dropped
Former minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Jason Machaya, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office, has petitioned the High Court seeking review of a decision by a Gweru magistr...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders Hlabangana Lounge shut down
BARELY five months after the opening of Hlabangana Lounge in Bulawayo, the popular outdoor joint has reportedly been shut down by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), allegedly due to licensing issues. ...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa boosts NRZ deal
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said there was no conflict between him and his Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza on the US$400 million deal to modernise the National Railways of Zimbabwe (N...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 5878 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants demand urgent meeting
THE Apex Council has requested an urgent National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting tomorrow, to map a way forward on salaries that correspond with the continuously escalating cost of living. ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Medical Marijuana: Taking The Market By Storm
Pot, Weed, Blunt, Joint, MJ, Ganja, Hemp, or only Marijuana. A plant that was proven to inhibit medicinal properties that can cure different illnesses and ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:23hrs | 667 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwean launches first ever African-made car
Mr.Tatenda Mungofa is on the verge of making history as him and his colleagues are about to launch the first ever African-made car the Mureza Prim8.The Mureza hub is situated in Kempton Park, ...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 17:01hrs | 44282 | by Daniel Itai
An Analysis of the Cabinet principles on devolution
It is important to consult the people widely before making a move to amend the Act of Parliament pertaining to councils, because a lot of things are supposed to change because of the contents of Chapt...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:55hrs | 585 | by Gabriela Victorious
Zanu-PF sets up electoral college for DCCs
All card-carrying Zanu-PF members in Harare will be eligible to vote for members of the proposed District Coordinating Committees, whose prospective candidates will be vetted today after the submissio...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:14hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho acting CEO arrested on graft charges
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council acting chief executive officer Nkululeko Sibanda has been arrested on allegations of fraud involving more than US$4,1 million.Sibanda is alleged to have preju...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:03hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Government misses privatisation deadlines
The government has failed to meet its targets to revive state- owned enterprises (SOEs) that were outlined under its much-touted economic blueprint amid concerns about policy inconsistencies.F...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:33hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Government to train 400 more minority language teachers
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has sent a request to the Treasury to be allocated money to train an additional 400 teachers in minority languages.The development follows the s...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:28hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
The Mugabe legacy, the ignominy of failed G40 politicking
The controversy and contradiction surrounding the memory of the late former President Robert Mugabe is telling of the extent to which his legacy was abused both in life and in his afterlife.Th...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:06hrs | 55 | by Lewis Matutu
Mystery of Mugabe's 'multiple' caskets unravelled
Although former President Robert Mugabe was buried last week, the story of his caskets has remained subject of much debate, adding to the "controversy" surrounding his burial.Many ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:05hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Inside Robert Mugabe's casket mystery
Former President Robert Mugabe was last Saturday buried in a centimetre-thick copper and steel, square-cornered casket with a five-mm thick inside glass compartment and airtight gasket, presumably mea...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 3673 | by Staff Reporter
Panic as CIO report leaks
A leaked intelligence report mapping out strategies of how to deal with MDC Alliance demos in Chiredzi District has sent chills down the spines of activists.The report which was confirmed by s...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 21:00hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
French firms clinch $54 million Kariba rehabilitation deal
A FRENCH consortium recently clinched a $53.6 million deal to rehabilitate Kariba hydroelectric dam's spillway.The dam supplies electricity to Zimbabwe and Zambia and the project will help ens...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:01hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga 'hoodwinks' baby mama
South Africa-based businessman Frank Buyanga's baby mama Chantelle Muteswa has asked the High Court to allow her to file her response to Buyanga's application for joint custody, saying Buyanga hoodwin...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is desperate to emulate Kagame, hires same PR - silk purse out sow's ear
There is one thing we can say with absolute certainty; President Mnangagwa and his fellow Joint Operation Command (JOC) junta members, comprising the top brass in the country's security services and a...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 16:08hrs | 757 | by Wilbert Mukori
State granted request to postpone Evan Mawarire's case
A Harare magistrate, Leanmore Mapiye today granted an application filed by the state for the postponement of #This flag's leader, Evan Mawarire, case to the 20th of November 2019, saying the cou...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 12:30hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, minister cross swords over NRZ
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is on a collision course with Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza over the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation project, as it reaches cri...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Vast Resources in Chiadzwa joint venture
AIM-listed mining group, Vast Resources plc has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Chiadzwa Mineral Resources (Pvt) Limited, a company that represents the Chiadzwa community interests in diamond mi...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:39hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Parliament honours Mugabe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday led Parliament in observing a minute of silence in honour of late former President and national hero Robert Mugabe. The minute of silence was observed before the ...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Treasury not writing off Command Agric debts
Government has no plans to write off Command Agriculture debts and expects beneficiaries of the facility to pay back dues. Command Agriculture is a cost recovery scheme that was introduced by Governme...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address nation, open 9th Parliament today
It is all systems go for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and official opening of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament by President Mnangagwa, today. It was a hive of activity yesterday at...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to spell out legislative agenda
It's all systems go for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and official opening of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe by President Mnangagwa today. It was a hive of activity ye...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland Chiefs turn heat on govt
Chiefs in Matebeleland have vowed to defy a government ban on the coronation of a South African Bulelani Collins Khumalo as Ndebele king revealing that plans are afoot to hold the ceremony in October....Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2563 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blocks 'looting' investor
The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has declined to renew a chrome export permit for leading chrome producer - African Chrome Fields (ACF) - after unearthing serious irregularities i...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Zvoma, estranged wife in property wrangle
Former Clerk of Parliament Mr Austin Zvoma and his estranged wife Maria (nee Jeche), are embroiled in a property wrangle that is playing out in the High Court with a Government farm and a house at the...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:29hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
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