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Chamisa says despot Mugabe is better than Mnangagwa
Police on Friday assaulted and rounded up over 90 MDC supporters who had gathered in Harare for a peaceful march against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.This followed a prohibition o...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2154 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demo: a bad govt and bad news
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrested power from Robert Mugabe with the help of soldiers in late 2017, he promised his government would give us the economy, economy, economy, and less of badass po...Published: 21 hrs ago | 220 | by Tawanda Majoni
United Nations statement on MDC demonstration
We understand that today's planned protests in Harare have just been called off by the organisers, following a High Court decision to uphold a Government ban. The crowds that had already gathered were...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:47hrs | 2263 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Challenging or toppling the government?
IN a constitutional democracy such as ours, the government can be legally challenged and removed, as long as it is done constitutionally.The government gets some things right and pleases some,...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:31hrs | 2025 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Sports and Recreation Commission's books in shambles
THE Sports and Recreation Commission's ability to continue as a going concern is in significant doubt after it recorded an accumulative loss of over $1 million, according to a report by the Auditor-Ge...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Police assault journalists covering protests
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) anti-riot officers assaulted Talkmore Fani Mapfumo a local journalist with online publication Zim Morning Post today, 16 August 2019, in Harare for filming the police of...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2039 | by MISA
Zimbabwe's Peace, Order Bill still unconstitutional
At a sitting that started on August 8 and ended at 4.10am on August 9, the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments, most of which were intended to meet objecti...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:27hrs | 98 | by Veritas
Mnangagwa govt hints at blocking Chamisa's #ShutDownZimbabwe protest
People's right to hold a demonstration is not the only factor that should be considered when a gathering has a potential to turn violent because third parties ought to be equally protected by the law,...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 2202 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says 'Zimbabwe demonstration rights not absolute'
People's right to hold a demonstration is not the only factor that should be considered when a gathering has a potential to turn violent because third parties ought to be equally protected by the law,...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:07hrs | 292 | by Staff reportet
Mnangagwa given go ahead to deploy army against protestors
The House of Senate has given green light to the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill that empowers President Emmerson Mnangagwa to deploy details of the army in the event of a violent protest breaking...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 16:01hrs | 15976 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Power outages affect medical drugs storage
Many Zimbabweans who are on self-administered medical drugs requiring refrigerated storage are going through a torrid time as crippling power outages continue unabated.Drugs that require stora...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
What you should know about laminate flooring
When you are redecorating your home, you often need to start from the ground up. Are you happy with your flooring? Would you prefer to switch out your carpet for some laminate flooring or some solid w...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 10:19hrs | 6809 | by Staff Writer
Childish pranks dominate Parly in Speaker's absence
LEGISLATORS have this week been wasting a lot of debate time on childhood pranks and useless interjections during Parliament sittings.This has been the norm whenever Speaker of the National As...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Kariba set to stop power generation by October
Imports are the only short-term solution to ending Zimbabwe's power crisis as receding water levels at the main hydro-power plant continue to curtail generation, an official said on Monday.Zim...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 19:12hrs | 1802 | by New Ziana
Whipping system affects Parly debates: Mataranyika
CHAIRPERSON of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice Misheck Mataranyika has said the whipping system in Parliament must be repealed from Parliamentary Standing Rules and Orders because it ...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Zimra told to spruce up Beitbridge Border Post
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has directed the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to spruce up Beitbridge Border Post in line with global standards to enhance the ease of doing business. He said...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:44hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
General Sibusiso Moyo speaks out
A year has passed since Zimbabwe elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa in late July 2018. This is an important milestone for our new administration, one that has made reform a key priority, as we sweep...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 2495 | by Sibusis Moyo
Prices of goods set to skyrocket
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday announced a three-fold increase in electricity tariffs and raised tax on fuel imports in addition to raising the cost of obtaining government services in a midt...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:13hrs | 4570 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube piles more misery
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday announced a three-fold increase in electricity tariffs and raised tax on fuel imports in addition to raising the cost of obtaining government services in a midt...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1853 | by Staff reporter
War veterans' golf day set
ALL is set for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) Golf Day at the Harry Allen Golf Club tomorrow. The amateur tournament, dubbed "Let's Trade Guns for Golf Clu...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's reform agenda - One year on
It is one year since the election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the helm of the State. This marks an important milestone for a new administration which has made reform a key priority, seeking to ...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:14hrs | 191 | by Lt-Gen (Rtd) Sibusiso B. Moyo
ZRP transformation buries ghost of Aug 1
The transformation over the past year of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which is part of President Mnangagwa's reform agenda, is burying the ghost of post-election violence that rocked the countr...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira arrest: Good visuals, poor on sound
The biggest problem with the post-Mugabe administration is that it has this weird fantasy of itself as an award-winning film producer. But that's a no-no because the ruling band is only good with the ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:23hrs | 1497 | by Tawanda Majoni
Kariba restricted to 358MW as dam water drops to 24%
State power utility, Zesa, needs to strictly adhere to a tight prescribed water ration that allows it to generate an average of 358 megawatts at Kariba to avoid depleting Kariba Dam following revelati...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:07hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Legislative reform agenda buttresses Mnangagwa's sincerity
This is the second part of a trilogy of articles that I am writing outlining the reform agenda being pursued by President Mnangagwa in the Second Republic. In the previous article I dwelt on political...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:16hrs | 76 | by Nick Mangwana
Zesa says deal with Eskom close
State power utility Zesa has commenced commercial discussions with South Africa's, Eskom, with a view to resume imports and plug a crippling power deficit.Zesa used to supplement a far less po...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:43hrs | 3391 | by Staff reporter
Police, Zanu-PF supporters battler over Bromley farm
RUNNING battles between police and about 500 Zanu-PF supporters remain the order of day at Bromley's Subdivision H of Whiteside Farm a fortnight after the ruling party supporters were evicted from the...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Parly raps Multichoice over forex payments
Parliamentarians yesterday rapped Multichoice Zimbabwe for demanding payment of DStv subscriptions in foreign currency. It also emerged that Multichoice was obliged to carry Zimbabwe television networ...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
5 suitors eye Air Zimbabwe
About five prospective investors have expressed interest in Air Zimbabwe among them the continent's top airline, Ethiopian Airlines.Ethiopian Airlines, is leading the pack with four other suit...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 12:18hrs | 4359 | by Staff reporter
PLC rules MOPA unconstitutional
THE Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC) yesterday passed an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPA), which means that the Bill currently has provisions that are ultra vires (v...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree runs dry again
A PIPE burst at Plumtree's major water supply booster over the weekend has forced residents to source the precious liquid from unprotected sources exposing them to waterborne diseases.Plumtree...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe working on re-engaging with EU, US'
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo yesterday told Parliament that Zimbabwe is working on normalising relations with the United States and British governments to end decades of isolation.Mo...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Botswana President survives near-chopper crash
Reports from Botswana indicate that the country's President Masisi survived a potential helicopter crash in the country's second-largest city Francistown on Saturday.In a statement issued by t...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:40hrs | 7192 | by Mandla Ndlovu
High taxation threatens mining viability
Munya Shumba's letter entitled 'Robbing the poor to pay the rich' refers. Outrightly, its mind boggling how the government tax loot from the poor would end up in the purse of a mining company? Secondl...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:54hrs | 370 | by Dennis Shoko
US govt happy with Mthuli Ncube's TSP
The United States government says Zimbabwe's latest economic blueprint, The Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) can address the economy's weaknesses if fully implemented and h...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:06hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC begs SADC
MDC Media and Diplomatic Briefing ahead of the 21st Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 20:05hrs | 4137 | by Gladys Hlatywayo
Solar use incentives on the cards to 'ease pressure on Zesa'
Government is crafting incentives to promote investment into solar energy to reduce pressure on grid electricity, whose generation is currently depressed due to low water levels in Kariba dam. ...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education vacancy
JOB DESCRIPTION Designation: Deputy Director Construction Projects Reports to: Director, Finance and Administration Department Finance and Administration Station : Head Office Ministry : Highe...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 20:05hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
BCC places AmaZulu Sports Club for lease
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has placed the multi-faceted sport facility AmaZulu Sports Club on a tender for lease, giving interested individuals and organisations an opportunity to resuscitate the...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:48hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
The calibre of councillors
THE Auditor-General's (AG) Local Authorities Report for 2018 makes for some serious, but disturbing reading.It reports the state of financial management of local authorities and shows the exte...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 462 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Suspended Bulawayo Town Clerk opens a case of assault
'SUSPENDED' Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube has opened a case of assault against Bulawayo's Acting Mayor.Bulawayo's acting Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:32hrs | 4389 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt stalls Harare bus deal
CHINA Nachang Engineering (Pvt) Ltd has withdrawn from a US$400 million deal with Harare City Council which was expected to supply 600 green-energy buses in the metropolitan province, saying it was ad...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:52hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor dismisses convict Kambarami's actions as a non-event
BULAWAYO deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora yesterday violently ejected Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, from his office after he refused to tak...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 3008 | by Staff reporter
Barbarians at Bulawayo council gate, Bulawayo Town Clerk ejected from office
BULAWAYO deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, and Ward 4 councillor Silas Chigora yesterday violently ejected Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, from his office after he refused to tak...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami suspends Bulawayo Town Clerk, trying to capture City council
Acting Bulawayo mayor Tinashe Kambarami has reportedly suspended the city's Town Clerk Christopher Dube on allegations of misappropriating council funds.In a letter dated July 11, 2019, Cllr K...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | 5133 | by Staff reporter
Thomsons Towing built on the back of Tata Trucks
Thomson's Towing and Panelbeaters, based in White River, Mpumalanga, owes much of its success to the hardworking Tata trucks in its growing fleet. An Automobile Association partner, the company curren...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 14:14hrs | 1473 | by Agencies
Air Zimbabwe, South Jet fight over planes
TROUBLED Air Zimbabwe is involved in a tug of war with Isle of Man company South Jet One Ltd over the ownership of two Airbus A320 aircrafts which the state entity claims it was given as a donation in...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 2261 | by Staff reporter
BCC, ZPC impasse escalates
THE Bulawayo City Council has vowed not to grant a development licence to Zimbabwe Power Company for the refurbishment of the Bulawayo Power Station as the impasse between the two continues to escalat...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:04hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi ordered to pay RTGS$100 for maintenance
VICE President Kembo Mohadi's son, Campbell Junior, was yesterday ordered to pay his ex-girlfriend RTGS$100 for the maintenance of "his" 11-month-old daughter pending a DNA test to ascertain the pater...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:05hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
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