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Grain deliveries to GMB nearing the required Strategic Grain Reserves
As at 18 July 2021, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) had recorded delivery of 492 481 Metric Tonnes (MT) of maize against the Strategic Grain Reserve requirement of 500 000 MT, a contact within the Par...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 19:52hrs | 569 | by Staff Reporter
Diaspora inflows top US$1 billion
Zimbabwe's Diaspora remittances jumped 58 percent last year, to about US$1 billion, a development that helped the country to cover gaps left by trade disruptions caused by the Covid19 pandemic. ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
White farmer 'takes over' indigenous farmers' land
INDIGENOUS A2 farmers outside Marondera are up in arms with a white farmer whom they accuse of encroaching onto their land saying he was repossessing it. Rodney Cormack, of Dombi Estates, lost a sizea...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Displaced Chipinge families flee to Mozambique
SCORES of displaced Chisumbanje and Chinyamukwakwa villagers in Chipinge, are reported to have resettled in neighbouring Mozambique, after losing their ancestral land to Green Fuel Pvt Ltd.Bus...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:08hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Man axes father, rapes neighbour
IN a bizarre incident a 29-year-old Kadoma man fatally axed his father, set a neighbour's house ablaze before raping another woman in a maize field at a f...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 06:37hrs | 880 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF dismisses fake news
Zanu-PF has dismissed as fictitious, a report in a local daily newspaper yesterday claiming the ruling party has failed to fulfil its 2018 election promises. In a statement yesterday, Za...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Rapist kills own father, aunt
Police have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly killed his father and aunt before raping a woman and committing a spate of robberies around Kadoma.Evans Chikore (29) of Village 1 Luwana...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 07:02hrs | 1276 | by Staff Reporter
SI 127 ghost still haunting economy
After passing Statutory Instrument (SI) 127 of 2021 on the 26th of May 2021, the Zimbabwean government made a quick summersault on the new regulations through a press statement issued by the Reserve B...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 08:47hrs | 509 | by Victor Bhoroma
Binga communities prepare for drought
MATABELELAND North is one of the provinces hardest hit by food shortages leaving thousands of people vulnerable due to drought-induced cattle losses.A recent Famine Early Warning Network (Fews...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:14hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Cops impound imported mealie-meal
POLICE, in conjunction with the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), have launched a nationwide blitz aimed at confiscating imported mealie-meal from retailers that have defied the ban on the import of the st...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:09hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Government is in the process of taking over all council health facilities
Government is in the process of taking over all health facilities owned by local authorities as part of a grand plan to ensure standardised service delivery as envisaged by the National Development St...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
144 convictions for illegal tobacco sales
WITH Zimbabwe's Tobacco Marketing Season in full swing, 144 out of 277 cases of illegal tobacco sales brought before the country's courts have led to convictions, while over 170 million kgs of the gol...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 07:23hrs | 840 | by Staff Reporter
Virtual reality - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
President Mnangagwa's wealth is estimated at US$500 million by the research company Africa Risk Consultancy (ARC). He heads its list of the wealthiest members of Zimbabwe's 'ruling political elite'....Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 14:26hrs | 1319 | by ZimVigil
Zimbabwe reaps rewards from 2nd Republic initiatives
The country has already started reaping rewards from the progressive initiatives by the Second Republic to move the country forward. Last year, Government moved closer to achieving its optimal agricul...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 12:50hrs | 974 | by Derick Tsimba
Has the Zimbabwe dollar really stabilised against the US unit?
There is a strong debate among economic analysts pertaining to whether the Zimbabwean dollar (ZW$) has stabilised against the American dollar (US$) or not. There is a section which believes that the l...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:00hrs | 727 | by Respect Gwenzi
18 forex abusers to pay penalties
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday listed the first 18 firms facing civil penalties under the new Statutory Instrument 127 after being caught abusing the foreign exchange auction system, with Zimb...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Govt clamps down on maize mealie smugglers
GOVERNMENT has begun a crackdown on errant retailers who are selling imported mealie-meal as it moves to curb the smuggling of the commodity from neighbouring countries.The exercise, which cam...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Midlands farmers bartering grain for a song
FARMERS in the Midlands province are engaging in barter trade, exchanging grain for groceries, risking making their families food insecure, Southern Eye has gathered.Traditional leaders said s...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:27hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Half a million Zimbabweans lose jobs
ABOUT 500 000 Zimbabweans have lost their jobs since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out last year igniting de-industrialisation, the World Bank (WB) said, as it revealed extensive food shortages and wors...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Millers close, offload staff as imports rise
ZIMBABWE'S milling industry has hit turbulent times, amid revelations that some companies have suspended operations after a flood of cheap imported mealie-meal pushed them to the brink, it has been re...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo resident sues police, minister over lockdown brutality
A BULAWAYO woman who was brutally assaulted by a police officer last year is demanding $3 million from Zimbabwe Republic Po-lice (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs and Cultural...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:53hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suffers US$300m trade deficit
ZIMBABWE suffered a US$300 million trade deficit during the first quarter of 2021, as imports continued to dominate the value of goods exported by the country, data from the Ministry of Finance and Ec...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:36hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Zec fuels Chamisa, Mwonzora fight
THE fight to wrest the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance party name and symbols by the MDC-T with the intention to use them in the forthcoming elections will be determined by which faction will file its...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:45hrs | 2389 | by Rowai
Man poisons girlfriend's well, maize-meal
A Guruve man is on the run after poisoning his girlfriend's well and bucket of maize-meal after she greeted her ex-boyfriend.Seven family members- five minors and two adults- ate the meal prep...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:20hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Holiday lessons at schools banned
Holiday lessons at schools banned Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa addresses a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday while Chief Secretary t...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt assesses food insecurity
GOVERNMENT is in the process of consolidating statistics of able-bodied citizens who are still food insecure in rural areas following a successful farming season where the country recorded a bumper ha...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:36hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records $9,8bn budget surplus
ZIMBABWE recorded a budget surplus amounting to $9,8 billion in the first quarter of 2021 on the back of continued fiscal consolidation measures and sustained macro-economic stability, Finance and Eco...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:29hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Shun donor dependency: Govt
GOVERNMENT has urged citizens to shun donor dependency saying over-reliance on donors had led to infiltration by the country's detractors.Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterpri...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:04hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Non-productive farmers told to surrender land
Government is prepared to repossess land from farmers who are not fully utilising it and allocate it to deserving ones as it moves to strengthen the agricultural recovery plan ahead of Vision 2030....Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Jealous man attempts to kill girlfriend, poisons seven
Police in Mashonaland Central province are hunting for Tawanda Kupara of Makunde village,Guruve under chief Bepura who allegedly poisoned seven people in ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 00:58hrs | 1979 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MDC Alliance official's house burnt down
In a suspected case of political violence, MDC- Alliance spokesperson for Chikomba West, Noel Kureva's three-bedroomed house in Ward 20 was burnt on Saturday afternoon by unknown persons.The i...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 19:11hrs | 2191 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cajoles business for support
THE ruling party Zanu-PF says businesses owe President Emmerson Mnangagwa votes in the 2023 elections since his policies are responsible for their success and they should repay by supporting the presi...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:17hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
2021 Mid-Term Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's mid-term budget for 2021 is expected to be presented in the beginning of July amid encouraging signs of economic recovery in the last 12 months. The country is undergoing a period of relati...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:21hrs | 704 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwean scientist sets up private research institute in home country on return from Germany
A Zimbabwean scientist has set up a research institute as a way of turning to science to find solutions to the country's healthcare challenges.Brighton Samatanga, 36, a molecular biophysicist ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife officially opens female prison
Zimbabwe made history yesterday by being the first country in SADC to open a female open prison.The open prison gives credence to Zimbabwe's drive to modernise prison and correctional services...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:56hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested in 1 080kg mbanje haul
TWO male suspects were yesterday arrested in Mutare after they were found in possession of 1 080kg of dagga.Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident....Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 699 | by Staff report
The most overlooked but hard working woman in Zimbabwe, The Mazowe spirit.
Since the departure of comrade Matemadanda having been elevated to a diplomatic position the Commissariat has been left in the hands of the Iron Lady. Omega Sipani Hungwe the woman with the royal bloo...Published: 29 May 2021 at 18:55hrs | 1282 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Second phase Pfumvudza/Intwasa launch
GOVERNMENT will tomorrow launch the second phase of the successful Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme to increase household and national food security through farm mechanisation.Having gone through o...Published: 27 May 2021 at 18:27hrs | 477 | by Staa reporter
Stepmom scalds 9-year-old boy with cooking oil for 'stealing' maize
A 29-year-old woman from Gokwe scalded her stepson, 9, with cooking oil for allegedly stealing maize grain, and then denied her medical treatment fearing her abuse would come to light, police said....Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt admits policy failures
GOVERNMENT has conceded that it was found wanting in the implementation of previous economic blueprints and now pins its hopes on its ambitious National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) to cure the curre...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:24hrs | 2678 | by Staff reporter
2023 Election campaign kicks off
Ladies and gentlemen, let me precisely say the die has now been cast and that the 2023 election campaigning season has officially kicked off.It is unfortunate that only the ruling party Zanu P...Published: 27 May 2021 at 06:03hrs | 490 | by Leonard Koni
Some Zimbabweans irked by Nehanda statue
The Zimbabwean government unveiled a statue of the liberation heroine and anti-colonialism figurehead Mbuya Nehanda in the capital, Harare, on Tuesday amid controversy about its priorities while the e...Published: 26 May 2021 at 10:12hrs | 2176 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rivals slam twisted priorities
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday unveiled a towering bronze statue in the centre of Harare honouring a 19th-century anti-colonialist heroine who was hanged for leading a rebellion against white...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | 2294 | by Staff reporter
South Africa donates maize meal to Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday dispatched International Relations minister Naledi Pandor to hand over tonnes of maize meal and other donations to his Zimbabwean counterpart President...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:31hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges to boost Zimbabwe, SA ties
Zimbabwe wants to join South Africa in the implementation of robust and responsive policies to accelerate the modernisation and industrialisation agenda beneficial to both countries, President Mnangag...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:20hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
SA minister to deliver maize meal to Mnangagwa
South Africa's International Relations and Co-operation Minister Naledi Pandor will be in Zimbabwe on Africa Day to officially hand over the first consignment of food aid to assist the neighbouring co...Published: 24 May 2021 at 18:36hrs | 1786 | by Staff reporter
Maize deliveries exceed targets
THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it has received deliveries of 56 000 tonnes of maize and is anticipating the deliveries to reach 65 000 tonnes by the end of May, an increase from their projected ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Millers to buy 1m tonnes of maize
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says its members are planning to procure close to one million tonnes of grain from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) this year."We are keen to go...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:02hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions have made Zimbabweans bolder'
BUSINESS and Zimbabwe at large should forget about baneful sanctions that were imposed by Western countries on the country and focus on local resources through value addition and increasing exports, P...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:01hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba intra-elite fights: Workers must seize the moment
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi's unhinged, incendiary attack not only on perceived opposition-nominated judges but in particular "securocrat" stalwart High court Jud...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2250 | by Munyaradzi Gwisai
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