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Thousands return to Zimbabwe as COVID-19 bites
OVER 11 000 Zimbabweans living in foreign lands have returned home since the COVID-19-induced lockdown, with thousands more still en-route and due to arrive over the next few weeks, official data show...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 16:00hrs | 3134 | by Staff reporter
Fighting at funerals unAfrican, stop it
MY Dear People,I would like to start by paying my deepest condolences to MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa following the death of his mother recently.The loss of a mother is a major blow ...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:59hrs | 371 | by Dr Stop It
The 'witchcraft' of Nehanda's statue
There is nothing that Bishop Lazarus finds as nauseatingly revolting as the holier-than-thou brigade.Yes, those low-lives that seemingly have the uncanny ability of seeing past the girthy logs...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:35hrs | 542 | by Bishop Lazarus
Thousands tracing their footsteps back home as Covid-19 bites
OVER 11 000 Zimbabweans living in foreign lands have returned home since the Covid-19-induced lockdown, with thousands more still en-route and due to arrive over the next few weeks, official data show...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:26hrs | 424 | by Staff Reporter
Fresh wave of farm grabs sparks outrage
A FRESH wave of farm takeovers facilitated by government has intensified under the guise of trimming farm sizes, sparking fears of a renewed assault on white farmers, who feel besieged and are now rus...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:20hrs | 4412 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa mother's death plunges Mnangagwa into deep sorrow
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the passing away of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's mother has plunged him into sorrow. In a special message to Chamisa, Mnangagwa urged him to remain strong and ...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 10:14hrs | 9421 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Stanbic urges farmers to insure their livestock
As Zimbabwe continues to face various challenges in its Agricultural sector brought about by climatic change and other natural factors, Stanbic Bank has urged farmers to take advantage of its Agribusi...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 18:33hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
The greatest threat to Zimbabwe's peace and security are not foreign entities, or their 'stooges', but it's ZANU PF itself!
Reading the media in Zimbabwe, even since the November 2017 military coup d'etat - which toppled long-time tyrant Robert Gabriel Mugabe, replacing him with his decades-long right-hand man and protĂ©gĂ...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 14:46hrs | 2043 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
APA mourns Chamisa's mother
Dr Nkosana Moyo led Alliance for People's Agenda has mourned the passing on of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's mother.In a condolence message posted on its Facebook Wall, APA said "Fellow...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 12:27hrs | 4225 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa consoles grieving Nelson Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to the opposition leader Nelson Chamisa over the passing away of Ambuya Chamisa,Said Mnangagwa, "I was sad to hear of the passing ...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 10:39hrs | 11484 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Politics of Cyber Security: A State of Anarchy?
"Man is by nature a political animal" Aristotle.The realm of electronic communication, viz-a-viz cyberspace has taken a complex turn into a murky, treacherous, if sometimes not a total ridicul...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 20:09hrs | 908 | by Bongani Mazwi Mkwananzi
The Ecocash heist - A modern tale of irresponsible corporate behaviour
Sometime in 2013, I applied and became an Ecocash Agent (Agent), and immediately set shop in at least two locations within Harare CBD. The setup and running costs for me as an Agent were high, but the...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 19:27hrs | 6574 | by Tendayi Mudhadha
Pensioner sues over US dollar savings
AN 86-year-old pensioner is challenging the constitutionality of the statutory instrument (SI) that converted United States dollar balances to Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) accounts, which resulte...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:28hrs | 5312 | by Staff reporter
Harare reverses parking fees hike
With most motorists boycotting street parking in Harare city centre yesterday morning and shopkeepers counting severe losses, Harare City Council reversed the US$1 an hour new parking charges and reve...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Man kills HIV+ maid lover
AN ex-Lupane State University laboratory technician who fatally assaulted his 52-year-old maid whom he was having an affair with after discovering that she was HIV positive, was yesterday sentenced to...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 2914 | by Staff reporter
Ndabaningi Sithole Foundation salutes Joshua Nkomo
Founding ZANU President Ndabaningi Sithole's foundation has issued a statement remembering the death of the late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo.In a statement released on Wednesday, the Foundati...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 13:29hrs | 1317 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF aspiring MP in adultery storm
ZANU-PF Wedza parliamentary aspirant, Enock Mutonho, has been dragged to court over adultery damages after allegedly confessing that he had an intimate relationship with a soldier's wife for almost a ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2599 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's administration fails to recover looted funds
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has failed to recover funds looted by chief executive officers (CEOs) of 13 State enterprises and parastatals (SEPs) who were taking home an aggregated US...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1864 | by Staff reporter
Audit exposes rot in council recruitment
A RECENT audit held at Marondera Municipality has unearthed the rot in its recruitment exercise, including operating without a proper organogram as well as engaging unsuitable candidates in certain cr...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food crisis worse than last year: UN agency
AFOOD security report by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes that Zimbabweans are worse-off than they were a year after the launch of the humanitarian ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Residents protest bond note snub
Mpopoma residents demonstrate at Mahomva shopping centre against the rejection of bond notes by general dealer shops on MondayDISGRUNTLED residents of Mpopoma high-density suburb in Bulawayo o...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off 100 households over illegal connections
POWER utility Zesa yesterday conducted a blitz and disconnected over 100 illegally connected households in Stoneridge, Harare. Zesa has been losing electricity worth thousands of dollars to unscrupulo...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
FAO doubts Zimbabwe's cereal import capacity
ZIMBABWE'S cereal import requirements for the 2020/21 year are estimated at about 1,1 million tonnes amid concern over the country's capacity to access offshore supplies at a time it is battling worse...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
'Deployment of Zimbabwe army to Mozambique dangerous lies'
DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has described as dangerous rumours and lies, reports government has deployed Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) soldiers to Mozambique to help that country quell an...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 1117 | by newzimbabwe
Chihuri says Mnangagwa targeting him over a woman
Former Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri has claimed that President Mnangagwa is persecuting him over a war time clash over a woman, in a case where he is challenging the validit...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 08:03hrs | 5145 | by Staff reporter
Is Khupe an MDC or Zanu-PF creation?
Zimbabwe is at crossroads, the economy is in decline, deprivation continues, with ordinary citizens yearning for reprieve from the challenges to do with daily survival.Grace KwinjeThis is ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 20:06hrs | 3039 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Chamisa told to go back to the drawing board
BATTERED and bruised MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, should go back to the drawing board and come up with new strategies to fight for his political life in the wake of the political and legal loss...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:49hrs | 2133 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition facing extinction?
IT WAS a journey of 40 years, one which the children of Israel endured until they reached Canaan, but unlike the Israelites, who turned a corner after four decades, the opposition in Zimbabwe has rema...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:48hrs | 565 | by Tendai Kamhungira
Zimbabwe constitution amendment (bill no. 2) - 2019
Written submission in accordance with section 328 amendment of constitution ZAPU notes with grave concern about the implications of the proposed r...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 880 | by Sakhile Sibanda
Zimbabwe on the edge again?
A Zimbabwean shopper in a Harare supermarket shook his head, grumbling as he returned a loaf of bread to a rack after finding the price had jumped by a third and he could no longer afford it.N...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 10:17hrs | 3254 | by AFP
Minister JB Matiza on the spot over US$400m deal
A consortium that won a US$400 million tender to turn around perennially loss-making National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has threatened to sue the company after Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza o...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:14hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy run by master criminals fleecing the poor
Ordinary Zimbabweans have suffered for years as a result of currency manipulation and corruption by the elites who have siphoned US dollars away into their overseas bank accounts. Now, a recent ruling...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1488 | by Thandekile Moyo
Money changers and the secret of their wisdom
THE foreign currency auction announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently appears to have started on a high note, but there is a nagging fear that those favourable comments by observers may have...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 5716 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Sticky-fingered conductors strike Zupco, again
PILFERING staffers have been the proverbial monkey on Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s case ever since it was brought back to life.Last year, the mass public transport operator jett...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:15hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loses Harvest House row
UNDERFIRE opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has lost legal battle for control of the party headquarters, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House, popularly known as Harvest House, after the High C...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:39hrs | 4986 | by Staff reporter
MDC, politics of denial psychology and psychological deflection II
THE Supreme Court judgment set off a series of gaffes by the MDC-Alliance, starting with their denial of the validity, enforceability and effectiveness of the judgment on the MDC-Alliance. The MDC-All...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:45hrs | 1297 | by Jonathan Chando
'Zimbabwe slowly but surely re-dollarising'
GOVERNMENT last week announced a 50% increment and a Covid-19 allowance of US$75 for civil servants and US$30 for pensioners. This is despite government earlier banning the multi-currency regime and m...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
No respite for Robin Vela
A special anti-corruption unit in the Office of President will pursue criminal charges against individuals implicated in the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) audit report despite High Court s...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:36hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Will IPL 2020 be canceled?
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to a standstill many sporting events globally. The India premier league (IPL) has not been spared. Cricket fans in India can only hope that the league will take pl...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 11:54hrs | 610 | by Staff writer
MDC jecha boys' tendency for mindless destruction
A walk along Harare's Simon Muzenda Street (formerly Forth Street), past a City of Harare paid parking lot, reveals a rusting body of a bus parked near the eastern part of the municipal space. ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1867 | by Nobleman Runyanga
How Zimbabwean opposition parties are always caught pants down
I believe this statement that I am making now seems controversial and unacceptable to some quotas but l still believe its a fact. If national elections are to be held today it will be an open check fo...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 19:32hrs | 2201 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
PHOTO: Gideon Gono's weight loss picture breaks the internet
A photo of former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono who seems to have lost weight has gone viral on the internet. In 2019 Gono told Nehanda Radio that his weight loss was a resu...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 17:21hrs | 14286 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South African jobless rate swells to worst level in 10 years under Ramaphosa
South Africa's official unemployment rate has risen to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade.Statistics South Africa on Tuesday released its quarterly labour force survey for the first qu...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 15:02hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
Gold Leaf Tobacco boss wins property wrangle
THE High Court has absolved local business tycoon Simon George Rudland, co-owner of Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation, of any wrongdoing in a matter in which he was being accused of transferring his busin...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:10hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Fisherman drowns after hippo attack
A FISHERMAN drowned in a dam in Kwekwe during a fishing expedition with a colleague when their boat capsized after a hippopotamus attack. Ndumiso Nyamazana (age not given) died instantly while...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Edison Zvobgo abolished lobola Mr Ziyambi: it has become commodified livestock with variable price tag!
It should never escape me to comment on what Justice Minister Ziyambi previously said about lobola in our diverse cultures. Talking about lobola nowadays, almost every society in Zimbabwe upholds trad...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 18:50hrs | 3418 | by Nomazulu Thata
Matopo leadership blocks eviction of local miner by Mashonaland people
A mine wrangle pitting a Bulawayo businesswoman and Mines ministry officials has drawn the attention of Zanu-PF, traditional leaders, ex-combatants, villagers and the opposition from Matabeleland who ...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:45hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$100m worth property to vandalism
Vandalism and theft of public infrastructure has resulted in government departments and municipalities losing property and equipment worth more tha n US$100 million every year.The vandalism af...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:37hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of becoming a dictatorship?
Barely a month after three MDC-Alliance cadres, legislator Joanna Mamombe, youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were arrested and mysteriously went missing under police custody; two more b...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 20:41hrs | 1265 | by Prince Njagu
Mnangagwa mourns Nleya and Sadza
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent his condolence message following the death of liberation war veteran and ZIPRA Commander, Stanely Nleya. He has also extended his deepest condolences to the Sadza...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 19:46hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
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