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MDC polishes art of violence
The blood thirsty opposition Movement for Democratic Change last week displayed its colours bare for all to see. Reports have it that eight civilians and a police officer have lost their lives so far ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1918 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Zimbabwe probe third force behind looting orgy
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube yesterday said police have started investigating allegations that there was a third force behind the looting of business premises in the city in last ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 640 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators have themselves to blame
The modernisation of the mass public transport system in Zimbabwe through the introduction of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses will restore sanity and ameliorate the challenges that...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:13hrs | 11465 | by Tafara Shumba
Can currency reforms save the Zimbabwean economy?
There is no doubt that the unresolved currency issue lies at the heart of Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown in the past 3 years and the price distortions in the local market. The origins of the currency ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:11hrs | 2905 | by Victor Bhoroma
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:10hrs | 2304 | by Victor Bhoroma
Povo must be clear what they want out of street protests - draining of political sewage swamp
"This is a foolish idea!" I wrote on 17 November 2017, to discourage the ordinary Zimbabweans planning to march in support of the military coup the following day."The ZDF coup is about the fac...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | 588 | by Wilbert Mukori
Cry my beloved Zimbabwe . . . as country is closed for business
Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business.Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened u...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 2129 | by Staff rpeorter
Internet shutdown costs govt millions of dollars
THE government lost millions of dollars through delayed revenue inflows due to the slow processing of imports and exports after the switching off internet services countrywide.Government threw...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:42hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must shoulder shutdown blame
There is a very real danger that Zimbabwe may be plunged into serious social and political unrest unless the leaders of this country stop acting innocent victims of non-existant political plots and in...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:36hrs | 286 | by Editorial - The Standard
Fuel deliveries resume
FUEL deliveries at service stations have resumed after being temporarily halted for about a week owing to the violent protests that rocked the country, a Cabinet Minister has said.In a telepho...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:17hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers warn organisers of last week's demonstrations
The country's security services have sternly warned organisers of last week's violent demonstrations against urging their allies to continue with their destructive plans this week, and has assured mem...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:05hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse MDC Alliance town chair
Zimbabwe National Liberations of War Veterans Associations (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Francis Nhando has praised Chiredzi town chairperson Gibson Hwende as an exemplary leader.Hwen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2339 | by Staff reporter
'Third hand behind Zimbabwe disturbances'
The government has confirmed the presence of a third hand in the well-choreographed violent disturbances and acts of sabotage by the motley host of opposition outfits led by the MDC Alliance, Zimbabwe...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:50hrs | 2145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe explains reason for blocking social media
The government says following the well planned violent demonstrations that rocked the country early this week, it was necessary to close the internet to reduce further harm that has so far cost the na...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:49hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Bid to loot Nkulumane Shopping Mall thwarted
BRAVE vendors operating from Nkulumane bus terminus have emerged as heroes after repelling violent protestors who wanted to loot shops at Nkulumane Shopping Complex in Bulawayo on Monday and Tuesday. ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:15hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Why is Zimbabwe in this situation, God of Zimbabwe where are you?
Sanctions are normally described as International relations: Punitive or restrictive measures taken, usually by several countries in concert, to pressure a country to change its certain policies. Econ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | 2916 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe economy suffered $800m loss
The Zimbabwean economy, due to the violent demonstrations which characterised the country this week, has suffered contagion economic effects across all the sectors with direct losses estimated to be $...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 15:57hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Massive job losses, Bulawayo worst affected
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said hundreds of people lost their jobs as a result of this week's violent protests and Bulawayo companies were the worst affected. He said ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:46hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe counts huge costs of stay-away
Zimbabwe lost millions of dollars after the country was brought to a virtual standstill by a highly successful mass stay-away engineered by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and social medi...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:08hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa slams Mnangagwa's 'forex allocation economy'
OUTSPOKEN Zimbabwe war veterans' association chair, Chris Mutsvangwa has slammed government and the central bank for cherry-picking local firms to favour with scarce foreign currency allocation at the...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:43hrs | 5610 | by newzimbabwe.com
Bulawayo loses property worth millions to violent protests
BUSINESSES in Bulawayo lost goods and property worth millions of dollars after violent protestors went on a looting spree and in some cases torched the buildings after looting. Supermarkets, s...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:12hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
CAF boss dumps Chiyangwa?
ONE-by-one, the powerful allies who propelled CAF president Ahmad Ahmad to power are either being pushed out of office or are now facing domestic boardroom uprisings to try and dislodge them from thei...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:02hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa bring back our husbands' Olinda Chapel fumes
I am extremely confused Mr President. Who is this post meant to benefit . You have blocked the internet for all Zimbabweans and therefore they can't see this? Is this "optics" for the international co...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 13:55hrs | 21000 | by Olinda Chapel-Nkomo
Violence must be condemned at all levels
We have endured a week such as no nation should live through: a time of violence and tragedy. The country suffered losses to human life and to property. Zimbabwe needs to think about that trag...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 09:51hrs | 1288 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe businesses losing millions as shutdown continues
Businesses in Zimbabwe are losing millions of dollars per day as a shutdown protest - called for by the country's biggest labour union body - continues over a sudden 150% hike in fuel prices. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:10hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
'Looters not a threat to anyone,' says Amnesty International?
Amnesty International said it is alarmed by the repressive measures the Mnangagwa led Zimbabwe government has taken in response to the protests, including shutting down the internet to prevent people ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:28hrs | 2390 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's woes deepen
Not having a currency of its own hasn't stopped Zimbabwe from sliding into a currency crisis.A scarcity of foreign exchange has led to long queues for fuel, bread and medicine and sent prices ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:56hrs | 1333 | by Bloomberg News
Mnangagwa defends new fuel price
The recent decision to increase the prices of petrol and diesel was necessary and the conditions demanding that pronouncement presently remain unchanged, the President Mnangagwa has said. Addr...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1881 | by Staff reporter
An OSO appeal to the world Zimbabwe Condition
Zimbabwe Condition on 14 January 2019: an Open Appeal to the World for Peace ProvisionsWe of Zimbabwe in the Diaspora wish to appeal to the African Union (AU) and her sub regional towers o...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 20:22hrs | 1314 | by Manyevere M Andrew
Zimbabwe facing foreign currency shortages, not fuel, says Mnangagwa
News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba about the stuttering economy and what government is doing to address the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:28hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
We are starving in the Garden of Eden - damning testimonial on leaders and us all
"38 years of criminal waste of human and material resources through gross mismanagement and rampant corruption by this Zanu-PF regime has destroyed the country's economy. For decades now, the country ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 21:36hrs | 237 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's sugarcandy mountain
The decision by the Zimbabwe government to increase fuel price is insane and unrelated to the underlying causes of fuel shortages but everything to do with benefiting the ruling gang of vampire elites...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 15:17hrs | 8342 | by Sam Wezhira
What leaders? No more than tortoises sitting atop lamp posts
I decided in the new year to return Kuumba, my beautiful pet tortoise, to his wild, natural habitat of Matojeni.Besides my amazing wife, few sights and few life experiences have left a greater...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 1795 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa suspends purchase of vehicles for Ministers
GOVERNMENT has suspended the purchase of condition of service vehicles for all ministers, with the money now being used to purchase a fleet of new ambulances for public health facilities, Finance and ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:00hrs | 400 | by Staff rpeorter
Cyber bullying: A growing menace
It is common nowadays for those that use social media platforms to wake up and discover unusual posts on their accounts.Some of the posts might be nasty, disrespectful and abusive, creating gr...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 80 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Chamisa's MPs in fix over luxury cars
As Treasury prepares to splurge millions of scarce United States dollars on luxury utility vehicles (SUVs) for legislators serving in the ninth Parliament, MDC representatives and their leader Nelson ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:33hrs | 4649 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube draws downs US$20m for purchasing fuel
The government has drawn down US$20 million towards the purchase of 44 million litres of fuel as part of efforts towards improving the supplies of the commodity to industry and commerce, the Minister ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:56hrs | 2232 | by Staff reporter
'Dark times are behind us' Ncube assure EU - how so, when just rigged elections
Man is supposed to be a creature of reason; tyrants are creatures of habit, for reason and logic count for nothing in their world. To the tyrant what is, does not matter; it is what he says is, that m...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1816 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
From Great Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe Ruins with Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
With great good hope Zimbabweans of all polical affiliation, race, colour and creed poured-out onto the streets, led by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to tell Mugabe of The Enough of the journey from Th...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1853 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
Strong DRC Church shames puppet Zimbabwe Christians
The win by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) opposition's Felix Tshisekedi in the recently held long-overdue elections certainly did not come on a silver platter - as witnessed by the current&nbs...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 7493 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mnangagwa is ignoring me' cried Chamisa - at least, not stupid to believe you will resolve his illegitimacy
"MDC Leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed that he has tried in vain to reach out to President Emmerson Mnangawa so that they may sit down and dialogue towards finding a lasting solution to Zimbabwe's ec...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:24hrs | 1603 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF grandstanding on luxuries, entitlements, claims MDC
MDC Alliance chief whip Prosper Mutseyami yesterday accused his Zanu-PF counterpart in the National Assembly, Pupurai Togarepi, of political grandstanding by claiming that ruling party legislators had...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:22hrs | 919 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa's foreign trip ill-timed
TO most Zimbabweans following the unfolding political and economic drama in the country, reports that President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to fly out next week and will be away for two weeks, came as a ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:22hrs | 935 | by Editorial - newsday
SAA starts to collect millions owed by Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa's embattled flag-carrier is in discussions to recover millions of dollars owed by Zimbabwe for ticket sales.South African Airways (SAA) spokesman Tlali Tlali revealed earlier this...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1647 | by newzimbabwe.com
Mnangagwa's trips to nowhere
President Emmerson Mnangagwa next week embarks on a jaunt to five Asian and European countries, the 26th foreign trip of his short presidency, blowing millions of dollars and drawing comparisons with ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:19hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
DRC opposition leader declared winner of presidential poll
Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of the long-delayed presidential election, the electoral commission announced early Thursday to the surprise of many, as the vast ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1940 | by Associated Press
Govt holds fuel crisis meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's under-fire government yesterday held an emergency meeting over the country's worsening fuel crisis.The debilitating fuel shortages have now resulted in desperate...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's grand fuel heist
Zimbabwe consumed almost 480 million more litres of petrol and diesel in six months between June and November last year than in the same period in 2017, a gargantuan 77 percent extra, at an additional...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:32hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government lacks competent P.R and proper research
From my own assessment and analysis it is important as an academic to make such recommendations and submissions basing on factual writings and credible information to improve the performance of govern...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 257 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwer govt wage bill increases 10-times
ZIMBABAWE'S public sector monthly wage bill has increased 10-fold to $300 million over the past decade, official data has shown.The actual size of the southern African country's labour force r...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:33hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
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