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Banking Survey places NMB among country's top three banks
NMB Bank's top level performance was acknowledged in this year's Zimbabwe Independent Banks and Banking Survey, where it was second runner-up for the Overall Bank of the Year award.The results...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 13:06hrs | 1190 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa summoned private jet from France for Bulawayo trip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa summoned a private jet from France to fly him the round trip to Bulawayo from Harare, ZimLive reported.The US$30,000-per-hour Boeing 737 flew 11,330km to pick up t...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 20:28hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Pushing for a green economy & clean energy
Africa is grappling with myriad environmental and climate challenges, from drought to loss of biodiversity, cyclones and plastics pollution. Africa Renewal's Zipporah Musau spoke with the United Natio...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:27hrs | 1579 | by Zipporah Musau
Questions arising from Treasury's strategy paper
THREE official documents published in recent weeks paint a different, but fundamentally depressing pictures of Zimbabwe's economy. All pose more questions than answers, leaving readers to ponder the m...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 752 | by Tony Hawkins
Councils must consider housing provision as core business
SEVEN desperate homeseekers were recently arrested in Marondera after they invaded a farm belonging to the town's municipality. Led by their co-operative leaders, the residents immediately parcelled o...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:51hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
I admit I have failed the next generation
Someone asked why I have been quiet this time. I had to take time to reflect on a number of real life issues realistically without anyone's influence, without political, religious, spiritual or peer p...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 3012 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyechaiye
Zimbabwe drafting new coal tariffs
GOVERNMENT has paid tribute to Makomo Resources for keeping the nation's lights on by continuously supplying coal to the Zimbabwe Power Company at a time the country's economy and coal mining sector a...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
May the last person to leave, turn off the lights
ONE of the questions that I ask myself daily is: Is there a point to this?I have to be honest, I feel defeated and I wonder if there is any hope that this country's fortunes will improve anyti...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:50hrs | 392 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa's letter: my reply!
Dear Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa, I was excited to read your letter on Bulawayo24.com yesterday dated October 8th 2019. My excitement comes not only from the content and dismay you highlighted but...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:23hrs | 7154 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa - A complete waste of Zimbabwe's time
Listening to Mnangagwa's recent speech in parliament reminded me of the unusually tolerant nature of Zimbabweans. The speech was a follow up to the extremely embarrassing and uninspiring speech at an ...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 12:53hrs | 3507 | by Gus Manatsa
Civil servants demand urgent meeting
THE VICTORIA Falls Municipality management has expressed concern over vandalism of solar street lights by some residents who allegedly steal panels and batteries for household use. Town Clerk ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga's search for Lobengula's lost city
While most people that reside in Bulawayo take pride in the title of the City of Kings, legendary arts practitioner Cont Mhlanga says the name does not bring out the city's true cultural identity and ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:16hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
MSU, Zupco seal bus deal
The Midlands State University (MSU) has sealed a deal with ZUPCO to have a bus that plies the town - Senga route for students only.Students are expected to produce their school identity cards ...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 19:52hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
ZESN calls for political parties regulation
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) yesterday called on the formulation of a legal framework that regulates the operations of political parties in the country. This came amid calls by some politi...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Gamecocks collide
HIGHLANDERS coach Hendrik Pieter de Jongh wants his team to ride on the two wins they mustered in their last two matches against Dynamos, in a cup match, as well as against Bulawayo Chiefs, in a leagu...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
7 arrested over telecoms vandal's death
Police in Chinamhora have arrested seven villagers who allegedly fatally assaulted a suspect caught stealing diesel at a telecommunications firm's base station.Erasmus Chindere (47), Kudzanai ...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders bid fails Bulawayo derby kicks off at 3PM
THE Bulawayo derby pitting Highlanders and city rivals Chicken Inn set for Barbourfields Stadium will kick-off at 3PM this afternoon after attempts by Bosso to have the game played under floodlights f...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:34hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
RBZ pushes for EcoCash discipline
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Dr John Mangudya has said Econet Wireless must work hand in glove with the central bank to foster market discipline among the telecom operator's errant EcoCash ...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:31hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Chicken Inn to play under floodlights?
HIGHLANDERS FC are considering playing under floodlights when they face city rivals Chicken Inn FC at Barbourfields Stadium in a blockbuster mid-week Premier League tie tomorrow. The Bulawayo ...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
'Smelly' project chokes Gweru city engineers
Gweru City Council (GCC) has embarked on an investigation to fish out the local authority's rogue employees who were involved in corrupt activities in the illegal development of a vast residential sub...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:35hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies Zanu-PF youths to New York
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa took a bloated entourage of 90 people to this week's United Nations General Assembly in New York, including Zanu-PF youths who took part in an anti-sanctions demonstration...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo delights in Mnangagwa UN snub
EXILED former cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo was Thursday left gloating over an apparent snub given to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's speech by world leaders during the ongoing United Nations (UN) gen...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:19hrs | 5507 | by newzimbabwe
StarBrite defends 'brothel' auditions
THE star appears not to be so bright at StarBrite as executive director Barney Mpariwa, a former top television and radio personality, has come under fire for opting to use City Sports Bar - described...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:36hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Review of the Mid Term Monetary Policy Framework
The Zimbabwean government announced the much awaited Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on the 10th of September 2019, a few days before the announcement of the mid-term monetary policy. The appointment ...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1685 | by Victor Bhoroma
'Gangster' killed in police shootout
A SUSPECTED gangster died in a shootout with police who had laid an ambush for his gun-totting friend at a homestead in Bulilima District. Police are trying to use fingerprints to identify the...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
Hectic UN schedule for Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa faces a hectic schedule during the 74th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) with a long list of crucial bilateral meetings lined up with representativ...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Former Phats & Small singer Ben Ofoedu to host Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase
LONDON: Musician and TV presenter, Ben Ofoedu will host this year's fashion showcase in London alongside Tidi Kwidini, organisers have announced.The show, titled #ThisIsAfrica is scheduled for...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 14:03hrs | | by Tidi Kwidini
Sleep Tips: Solve your sleep problems with technology
In this digital time, we see technology everywhere. From the time we wake up until we turn off lights, we likely depend on many parts of technology. Technology has become an essential component of our...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 13:15hrs | 563 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa, wife travel separately to New York with bloated delegations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the first lady flew to the United States separately with bloated delegations, even as the government calls for belt tightening by Zimbabweans.Auxillia Mnangagw...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 06:52hrs | 3746 | by ZimLive
Rampant price increases must end, says Mnangagwa
I ADDRESS you this evening on three issues which have been exercising the mind of the Government. These are: (1) the ongoing industrial action by our medical staff; (2) the below-par water supply situ...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 09:28hrs | 1036 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa's govt to present human rights report to UN, AU for review
ZIMBABWE has made significant strides in promoting and protecting the human rights of citizens since 2007 in line with international agreements and is due to present reports to world and continental b...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport facelift 10% complete
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has indicated that modernisation of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is on course despite the worsening economic challenges.The p...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Low domestic tourism volumes worry Zimbabwe Parly
INCREASED marketing and educational campaigns are needed to boost domestic tourism in Zimbabwe, which remains lowest despite huge potential, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infr...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zvimba chiefs felt betrayed over Mugabe controversy
The late former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on 10 days ago, has courted controversy even in death with speculation over his burial, place of burial and his place in the history of Zimbabwe....Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 23:50hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
What Mugabe's legacy means to Mnangagwa
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's death has become the most trending topic both locally and internationally. Several obituaries were penned since last Friday when he drew his last breath aged 95....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 788 | by Econometer Global Capital
Let's reduce road deaths: Do unto others...
This is an open letter to all stakeholders concerned with the rising road deaths on our roads. Recently I had an opportunity to drive in another African city, Francistown, Botswana to be specific. I w...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 05:47hrs | 135 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
EMA and the Municipality of Kariba complicit in Kariba's escalating human-wildlife conflict
As Kariba mourns for the umpteenth time the death of a victim of Human-Wildlife Conflict, voices have been raised against inaction by wildlife authorities which borders on criminal negligence. Matound...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 22:29hrs | | by Laiton Kandawire a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent in Kariba
PHOTOS: Nigerians finally leave South Africa
Scores of Nigerians in South Africa started the process of leaving South Africa on Wednesday morning due to the xenophobic attacks that are spreading all over South Africa. ...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 09:52hrs | 22574 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Welshman Ncube's Supreme court judge brother injured in car accident
SUPREME Court judge, Justice Nicholas Mathonsi, yesterday escaped unhurt after a Honda Fit rammed into his Range Rover at a robot controlled intersection in Bulawayo's Central Business District. ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: Despot, narcissist and murderer
The one-time hero has left behind a country in ruins, its economy in tatters, its moral fabric torn by poverty and sufferingRobert Gabriel Mugabe's name should have been there in the pantheon ...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 16:55hrs | | by Mondli Makhanya
Warriors WC qualifier postponed
ZIMBABWE'S 2022 World Cup preliminary round second leg clash with Somalia, which had been scheduled for Sunday at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo, has been postponed to Tuesday following a request b...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:13hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
BF overlooked again by regionalists
ZIFA have moved the Warriors' home 2022 World Cup qualifier against Somalia to next Tuesday at the National Sports Stadium. Initially, the match was set for this Sunday at Barbourfields, but has now b...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors lose to Somalia
Somalia 1-0 Zimbabwe ZIMBABWEAN football hit a new low last night when the Warriors lost to the world's lowest-ranked team, Somalia, in a Fifa World Cup preliminary round first leg match played at...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | 822 | by New Ziana
Zimbabweans threaten to stop all South African cross-border transport
The Zimbabwe Cross Border Transport Association (ZCBTA) has warned that it will stop all South African cross-border transport if reported attacks by South African nationals foreign truck drivers proce...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe back in the skies
AIR Zimbabwe's Boeing 767, which developed a technical fault on Friday in Bulawayo, is back in the skies after engineers solved the problem. It resumed flights on Sunday evening when it starte...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expresses worry over fresh xenophobia threats
THE government is worried about the safety of Zimbabweans in South Africa following threats of fresh xenophobic attacks by some nationals of that country.Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa,...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2660 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe apologises for flights disruption
Air Zimbabwe's only plane servicing the Harare-Bulawayo route has since Friday been grounded due to a technical fault resulting in disruption of its services. Air Zimbabwe yesterday issu...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
From the 404 to the Honda Fit
"KIDNAP, robbery and near rape", the newspaper headline screamed on 22 August. "Honda Fit Crew robs osiphatheleni," our sister paper The Chronicle's headline read on 27 August. In the ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:48hrs | 394 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Bulawayo residents pushed to go solar
SITTING in the dark due to Zesa's prolonged loadshedding, Mr Arthur Maphosa decided it was time to take the bull by the horns. Mr Maphosa said he realised that he had to find a lasting solution to Zes...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blows US$1.7 million on Swiss luxury jet for Japan trip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a US$30,000-per-hour Swiss luxury jet to fly him to Japan last week, leaving the Zimbabwean taxpayer with a bill of over US$1.7 million, ZimLive can reveal.T...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:31hrs | 1934 | by ZimLive
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