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There were no Zvigananda under Smith because Rhodesians loved Zimbabwe more than ZANU-PF!
There is something tragically ironic about the state Zimbabwe finds itself in today.A country that was once described by none other than former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere as the "jewel...Published: 27 May 2025 at 20:45hrs | 1237 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'John Moxon tried to sell Victoria Falls Hotel stake without board approval'
Tensions at Meikles Limited have reached a boiling point, as a group of four directors has accused the company's non-executive chairman, John Moxon, of attempting to sell the group's 50% stake in the ...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 09:21hrs | 1747 | by Staff reporter
John Moxon calls meeting to sack his Meikles board
John Moxon was in a hospital bed when Meikles directors met to sell off a key asset and fire the CEO - and he claims someone lied that his phone had been "compromised" to keep him in the dark about it...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 08:47hrs | 2799 | by Staff reporter
US keen to improve relations with Zimbabwe
The United States is keen on improving diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe and increasing trade between the two nations, according to US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont. Following her c...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:13hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt misses villas deadline
The Zimbabwean government has missed the deadline for completing the 18 state-of-the-art presidential villas in Mt Hampden, which were intended to host heads of state during the Southern African Devel...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:40hrs | 1464 | by Staff reporter
TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe boss in racism storm, pay scandal
TM Pick n Pay Zimbabwe's Managing Director, Malcolm Mycroft, faces allegations of racism, externalisation of funds, and unfair salary practices, negatively affecting local employees. Reports indicate ...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 12:59hrs | 2720 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 55 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
SADC Summit exposes Mnangagwa regime incompetence
There is usually nothing out of the ordinary when countries hosting major international events spruce up their existing infrastructure or even construct completely new ones.As a matter of fact...Published: 17 May 2024 at 17:17hrs | 29 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Floyd 'Money' Mayweather jnr jets into Zimbabwe tomorrow
FLOYD Mayweather Jnr jets into the country midday tomorrow in fulfilment of a promise he made in May last year when he met with boxing enthusiast, businessman and politician Scott Sakupwanya.M...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for historic Mayweather visit
DURING a visit to Nigeria on May 9, 2022, American boxing icon Floyd "Money" Mayweather announced his grand plan to promote the sport in Africa.It was a historic trip, as the retired boxer rar...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:27hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Meikles disposes of Cape Grace Hotel
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed diversified group Meikles Limited has disposed of its strategic foreign asset, Cape Grace Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, for about US$20 million, the Zimbabwe Indepen...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Meikles hotel tells guests to bath using buckets
Top tourist establishment Meikles hotel has told its guests that they should bath using buckets after the institution told the guests that they are running on a generator. Meikles said the cau...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 12:34hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
UAE prince sets up Zimbabwe's FlyStream Airlines
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) prince, who arrived in Zimbabwe last month scouting for investment opportunities has established a new airline, Standardbusiness was told Friday.Prince Sultan Khal...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Billionaire targets Zimbabwe aviation, real estate business
Prince Sultan Khalil Ibrahim Albalishi, the billionaire founder and chief executive officer of Dubai-based Rind Properties, disclosed Thursday that he was targeting deals in Zimbabwe's real estate and...Published: 22 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to address industry captains
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, is expected to address business leaders at a financial and industrial breakfast meeting in Harare next week.The indaba seeks ...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's oligarchs: The heirs of Cecil Rhodes
As Zimbabwe's economy has spiralled down, with one million economic refugees in South Africa alone and ordinary people facing shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter, there is a class of people ...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 20 | by Phillip van Niekerk and a Zim-based Research Team
Apology for publishing fake news on Mthuli Ncube
IN our edition of September 24, 2021, we published on our front page a story headlined Govt lavishes Ncube with US$200 000 hotel stay.We have since learnt that our sources were out to mislead ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 08:00hrs | 6 | by Editor.
Ministry dismisses Mthuli Ncube hotel claims
Claims that Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stayed at Meikles Hotel for over two years resulting in the Government paying over US$200 000 in hotel bills, have been...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:40hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Govt lavishes Mthuli Ncube with a US$200 000 hotel stay
GOVERNMENT allegedly splurged over US$200 000 on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured)'s accommodation after his lengthy stay at a five-star hotel in the capital before he relocated to a plush home...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:50hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Why I wrote Mnangagwa book
Former MDC politician Eddie Cross says he could not turn down an opportunity to write President Emmerson Mnangagwa's autobiography because he was impressed with his attitude.Cross (EC), the au...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Money changers camp outside shops
Illegal money changers in Harare and other parts of the country are now hanging around and even inside supermarkets that might have a reasonable number of shoppers using foreign currency offering to p...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
JSC to conduct ConCourt interviews tomorrow
THREE candidates out of the 12 nominated for public interviews for the five vacancies on the Constitutional Court bench have reportedly snubbed the offer.One more could not make it because he ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moves to 'strengthen' structures
ConCourt interviews postponedPublic interviews of the 12 candidates for the five vacancies on the Constitutional Court bench have been postponed to the end of the month by the Judicial Service Com...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
August 16 exposes the MDC's insincerity
The much-hyped MDC's 16 August 2019 demonstration in Harare fell flat on its face despite the spirited attempts by some of its impressionable and excitable youths to defy the prohibition order issued ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 13:54hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mthuli Ncube not different from the greedy MPs
If the unverified media reports on Finance Minister, Ncube's perks are true then why should we be surprised he is defending the MPs demands for vehicles. Scarce foreign currency will be made a...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 19:55hrs | 2 | by AT Kadada
Back to 2008 as Zimdollar returns
FOR President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, the re-introduction of the national currency a decade after its demise is a return to "normalcy".For most of the country's citizens, it's a bitte...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:47hrs | 2 | by Bloomberg
Dubai firm to buy Meikles Hotel
Meikles Limited is set to dispose of its iconic Meikles Hotel in capital Harare for US$20 million to Dubai-based Albwardy Investments, NewsDay has established.The deal, which has been on the c...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has our Money!
We were pleased to host President John Magufuli of Tanzania these past two days and he was kind enough to Cde Crocodile to speak the Zanu-PF party line and call for an end to sanctions on Zimbabwe, sa...Published: 31 May 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by GoodNess Nwachukwu
The Zanu-PF has our Money!
We were pleased to host President John Magufuli of Tanzania these past two days and he was kind enough to Cde Crocodile to speak the Zanu-PF party line and call for an end to sanctions on Zimbabwe, sa...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by GoodNess Nwachukwu
Mthuli Ncube and Mangudya told to resign
Former MDC-T Spokesperson Linda Masarira has called upon Reserve Bank Governor Dr John Panonetsa Mangudya and Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube to resign because they have in solving the economi...Published: 30 May 2019 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare to name, shame defaulting churches
HARARE City Council is threatening to name and shame churches that owe council millions in unpaid rates and lease fees amounting to more than $10 million.Council corporate communications manag...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 14:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa expected in Zimbabwe on Monday
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in the country next week on Monday for the third session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC), which will among other things en...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in watershed deals with Botswana, South Africa
ZIMBABWE and Botswana will establish trade on at least five value chains across the two countries' borders.Zimbabwe and Botswana last week signed a number of agreements meant to further cement...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:34hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa team expected this week
A team of senior Government officials from South Africa is expected in Harare this week to knuckle down to business ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa visit to Harare next week for the third session o...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's Masisi heads for Zimbabwe as Mnangagwa ratchets up diplomatic re-engagement
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi will be in Harare this week for the inaugural Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC), as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration ratchets up dip...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
$400m NRZ deal set to top Mnangagwa - Ramaphosa talks
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) US$400 million deal will be one of the key items on the agenda during the South Africa-Zimbabwe bi-national commission meetings when South African President Cyr...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Professor Patrick Lumumba lands in Harare
Renowned orator Professor Patrick Lumumba arrived in Harare on Thursday night to participate in an event organized by Honourable Temba Mliswa's YARD organization....Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 18:44hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Honest' Coventry to resign in protest of Zanu PF shootings - nonsense, recovering from greed induced insanity
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa could be in for a huge shock on his return if a rumour that Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Kirsty Coventry could be resigning from her position comes true," reported ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 19:21hrs | 2 | by Nomusa Garikai
Teachers' update on talks with government
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) notes that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has convened a National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meeting for Thursday 10 January 2019 at ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by ARTUZ
'Mthuli Ncube does not stay in a hotel'
Government has dismissed rumours that Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube stays at Meikles hotel at the expense of taxpayers.A message that has been circulating on social media the whole d...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 16:33hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Food outlet proposal attracts sponsors
A public marriage proposal has borne fruit for a Bulawayo-based couple, after companies and the public pledged to sponsor their whole wedding.What is left is for the bride and groom to set a d...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:07hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Meikles mulls hotels sale
Meikles Africa Ltd is locked in negotiations with a Middle East investor for the sale of its majestic five-star hotels - Meikles and Victoria Falls. A well-placed source said this week that ne...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Korean 'Cult' leader panics...calls urgent press briefing in Harare
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, led by Hak Ja Moon has called for an urgent press conference to clarify on reports that their leader is coming to Zimbabwe to dee...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 08:29hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pambuka, Maziwisa's application for discharge dismissed
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for discharge filed by television personality Oscar Pambuka and former Highfield West legislator Psychology Maziwisa (Zanu-PF), who are facing ch...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for Pambuka, Maziwisa
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) news anchor Oscar Pambuka and former Zanu-PF Highfield West National Assembly representative Psychology Maziwisa have filed an application for discharge ...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube embarks on stakeholder listening & consulting roadshow
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube embarks on stakeholder listening and consulting roadshow, starting with private meeting with fifty captains of industry.&nbs...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Agencies
PJ Powers in sterling performance
MUSIC legend, PJ Powers, lived up to her billing as she put up a sterling, intimate two-hour performance at the Elephant Hills Resort on Saturday night. The show was aimed at increasing awaren...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Court to hold inspection-in-loco in Pambuka, Maziwisa fraud trial
A HARARE court is set to go for an inspection-in-loco at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) on September 18 in a case where former Zanu PF MP for Highfield, Psychology Maziwisa, and televisio...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
New hotel facility for Harare CBD
Zimbabwe's capital city is set for a major facelift, in view of plans by a yet to be named developer expected to construct a multi-use complex in Harare's central business district (CBD). The ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dodges Chigumba bullet
Stung by sharp criticism over its rushed decision to report MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to the police on possible violation of the electoral law, while sparing his main rival for similar violat...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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