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Zimbabwe secures funding for mapping farms
Government has secured funding for the mapping of farms to enable the issuance of 99-year leases, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said. The exer...Published: 3 hrs ago | 298 | by Staff reporter
For economy to take off, we must take air out of inflation
What is inflation and why must we get it under control? What has been going wrong, and how are we putting things right? As an Economics Professor, its important I first explain the basics. In ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 172 | by Prof Mthuli Ncube
Callistus Ndlovu’s body to be airlifted to Plumtree rural home
THE body of the late national hero and former Cabinet Minister, Professor Callistus Ndlovu is set to be airlifted to his Brunapeg, Plumtree rural home today ahead of burial at the National Heroes' Acr...Published: 4 hrs ago | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya kills forex black market?
INDUSTRIALISTS and market watchers have hailed the monetary policy statement presented yesterday by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya, saying it will kill the foreign currency p...Published: 4 hrs ago | 668 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet Okays ZMDC unbundling
Cabinet on Tuesday approved the unbundling of State mining arm — the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) — into four mineral specific units as efforts to improve efficiency in State-own...Published: 4 hrs ago | 51 | by Staff reporter
The current monetary policy review will worsen current fiscal imbalances
Background and Review It was trajectory, forex premiums is hurting Zimbabweans and hostile to business environment. FCA accounts have yielded positive r...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3040 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Full RBZ Monetary Policy statement.
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has liberalised the US dollar exchange rate against real time gross settlement balances (RTGS), bond notes and all currencies in the multi-currency basket, as i...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4584 | by RBZ
New currency announced
Zimbabwe has introduced a new currency called the RTGS Dollars, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Chief John Panonetsa Mangudya said during the Monetary Policy Statement delivered on Wednesday. ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 16835 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa is a dog' trial stalls
THE trial of MDC Alliance legislator Joel Gabbuza, facing charges of undermining and insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is being stalled by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi, who is yet to issue ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 387 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits Kwekwe farm, ignores nearby mine disaster scene
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa had time to visit his Sherwood farm in Kwekwe Sunday but could not spare a few moments to make a stop at the scene for last week's tragic mine disaster in Kadoma where doz...Published: 17 hrs ago | 919 | by newzimbabwe
Charumbira chairs team to probe Mliswa
PARLIAMENT's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders has appointed Council of Chiefs president Fortune Charumbira to chair the Privileges Committee that was set up to investigate allegations against No...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:40hrs | 3233 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to replace POSA with Peace & Order Bill
CABINET yesterday approved the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill which seeks to repeal the Public Order and Security Act (POSA), Protection of Personal Information Bill and the Freedom of Informatio...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:36hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Govt regrets Battlefields disaster
The fourth cabinet sitting of 2019 has regretted the Battlefields mine disaster and decided to institute thorough investigations.24 bodies were retrieved from the mines, while 8 people were pu...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 20:01hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
It's squeaky bum time for unsung Mangudya
Like many Manchester United fans around the world missing the good old days, I also regularly find myself reminiscing about the managerial prowess of Sir Alex Ferguson, whose inimitable success at one...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 17:13hrs | 2981 | by Guthrie Munyuki
Mangudya to present a clear roadmap on currency reforms
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe may unveil the measures in its Monetary Policy Statement to be announced on Wednesday, said the official, who asked not to be identified because he's not authorised to spe...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 16:48hrs | 4467 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga still fighting ailment, still feeling 'kupisa'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is in the Indian capital of New Delhi, where he is receiving treatment for an abdominal ailment, a government official revealed yesterday.Information deputy...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:44hrs | 17170 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya considering devaluing Zimbabwe bond notes
Zimbabwe's central bank is considering devaluing its quasi-currency as part of a raft of reforms to the nation's foreign-exchange system, according to a central bank official.Depreciating the ...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:22hrs | 6729 | by Bloomberg
'Government does not own Zimpapers'
Former Minister of Information Professor Jonathan Moyo says government does not have any shareholding in the Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) a company that publishes The Herald, The Chronicle, Sunday ...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:15hrs | 1163 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's 'CIO son' cons church-mate
A 30-year-old Harare businessman was Monday dragged before a Harare magistrate for allegedly duping his church mate out of his cash and goods while purporting to be a member of the Central Intelligenc...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 12:42hrs | 2671 | by newzimbabwe
TinTin suffers mental illness scare
Prominent ZiFM disc jockey TinTin (real name Tinopona Katsande) has revealed that she suffered an anxiety attack last week while she was driving.The former Studio 263 actor said she was afraid...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 09:58hrs | 3944 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC legislator fumes over 'partisan distribution' of agric inputs
Mutasa South legislator Regai Tsunga (MDC Alliance) has challenged government officials to change their mind-set on the distribution of State-funded agricultural inputs which were distributed on parti...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:27hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa escalates fight against Nduna
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa (independent) has asked the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to investigate death threats made against him last week by Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna (Zanu-PF) during a fr...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:27hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
'EU sanctions will spur Zimbabweans to bust sanctions' - nonsense just what we need
"Zimbabweans should not be distracted from their focus on turning around the economy by the country's enemies threatening to effect and strengthen illegal sanctions on the country," wrote the Chronicl...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 06:49hrs | 1029 | by Nomusa Garikai
FC Platinum regroup for Orlando Pirates
ZIMBABWE'S representatives in the Caf Champions League, FC Platinum, resume training today in Zvishavane ahead of next month's Group B assignments. The miners will be in Johannesburg for a dat...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 23:22hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa-led Parliament committee dissolved
Parliament's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders yesterday dissolved the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development and is set to unveil a Privileges Committee to investigate...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 23:06hrs | 3641 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Expected to Correct Mistakes in Mini-Cabinet Reshuffle
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that he will name the new resident minister for Harare Province, almost 6 months after appointing his cabinet.The ZANU PF First Secretary is also ex...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 20:41hrs | 8226 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Senior ministers to be rested in this weeks reshuffle
Zimbabwe will have a First reshuffle this week since elections in July. In the inauguration speech the previous year ED had pledged to hit the ground running. The ground is available the running has s...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 20:41hrs | 14258 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe situation needs proper strategic development plan
We lack basic fundamentals to fulfil the benchmark of legitimacy and credibility. We need to correct a lot of things on the ground. We have so much potential, we simply need to pass the legitimacy tes...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 16:11hrs | 1331 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Lunga, Bonne available for Warriors
EUROPE-based players Macauley Bonne and Kelly Lunga will be available for the Warriors as they face Congo Brazzaville in a crucial Afcon qualifier on March 24, H-Metro has established.Warriors...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 15:04hrs | 2366 | by Staff reporter
African religion comprises of witches, satanists, spiritualists, spirit mediums
African religion comprises of witches, satanists, spiritualists, spirit mediums, healers, kings and queens. While Christianity remains as that or those institutions preaching, teaching and prophesying...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2087 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Mugabe stews in legal bills
FOR over 37 years, former president Robert Mugabe had remained untouchable as many citizens suffered in silence at the hands of the autocratic leader. But when his rule came to a dramatic end nearly t...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:33hrs | 3702 | by Staff reporter
Biti escapes with just a fine over false election result declaration
MDC deputy chairman Tendai Biti was fined $200 by a court in Harare on Monday after he was convicted of falsely declaring an election victory for his party leader Nelson Chamisa in July last year....Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:29hrs | 1362 | by ZimLive
Business forum 'The Shift' to launch in the UK in March
LONDON - Affirmative Action Group (AAG) president, Dr Chamu Chiwanza is scheduled to keynote at the launch of The Shift UK, a business enterprise scheme that brings together corporate leaders to discu...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 12:59hrs | 521 | by Tidi Kwidini
BREAKING: Tendai Biti found guilty
MDC National Deputy Chairperson Tendai Biti has been found guilty by Harare magistrate Gloria Takundwa of announcing results yet he is not a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission official. Magistrate ...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:52hrs | 8295 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa plots crippling mega demos
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says the MDC will soon roll out massive protests against the government, putting him on a collision course with authorities who warned at the weekend that security for...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 2168 | by Staffg reporter
Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora
Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well establi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1419 | by Miriam Tose Majome
God is our sufficiency
Believers are always called to remain focused and determined in a world that oftentimes tempts them to surrender God's precious call on their lives. It is always the trick of the devil to solicit Chri...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:19hrs | 129 | by Erasmus Makarimayi
Beitbridge houses built on collapsing mine tunnels
A DOZEN families in the HaMbedzi section of Dulivhadzimo suburb in Beitbridge are living in fear of an imminent disaster after they were allocated stands and built their houses above a disused mine wh...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
We can import knowledge, technology to boost the economy
AS our government continues with the belief that borrowing money is one of the means to kickstart the economy, perhaps they can be reminded that they can also import new knowledge and technology, whic...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 106 | by Tapiwa Gomo
MDC Alliance threaten to unleash more protests
THE MDC party has threatened to unleash more protests as part of efforts to pile pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently engage with opposition party leader Nelson Chamisa to resolve the ...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:04hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Parliament meets over Temba Mliswa bribe
Parliament's Committee of Standing Rules and Orders is expected to meet today and constitute a Privileges Committee to investigate allegations against Norton legislator and three others that they dema...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must work harder to bust sanctions
Zimbabweans should not be distracted from their focus on turning around the economy by the country's enemies threatening to effect and strengthen illegal sanctions on the country. The recent r...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:54hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa touched by Battlefields tragedy
President Mnangagwa has mourned artisanal miners who perished after mining shafts at Cricket No. 3 and Jongwe Mining Cooperative in Mhondoro-Ngezi were flooded on Tuesday. It is estimated that...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
How can we rebuild our national consciousness when we do not have our own currency? The case for the return of the Zimbabwe doll
Zimbabwe has sixteen official languages set out in section six of the Zimbabwe Constitution. In terms of that esteemed document our country is a Christian nation. It respects Christian values and upho...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 23:00hrs | 416 | by Lloyd Msipa
Pre-monitory policy statement expectations
Expectations are high as the market awaits the presentation of the first monitory policy statement (MPS) of 2019 by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in the coming days. The bank knows the weight of hyperi...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:58hrs | 1030 | by Victor Bhoroma
Redefining the role of government in an economy
The Zimbabwean economy has over the years been largely dominated by the government as the law maker, the regulator, business owner (competitor/supplier), consumer, financier and tax collector at the s...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | 221 | by Victor Bhoroma
Sports betting - is it gambling or predictable?
Sports betting views vary from player to player. Many also speak of gambling when it comes to tips_on football and the like. But if you take a closer look at this section, you can quickly see that inf...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:40hrs | 393 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe urgently needs own currency
THE drive for Zimbabwe to have its own currency is understandably gain-ing traction, particularly given the aberrations of price increases, multi-tier pricing and foreign currency shortages on the loc...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 18:44hrs | 5044 | by Edmore Ndudzo
More bad news for Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe should brace for more problems after the European Union (EU) Parliament proposed a fresh round of punitive sanctions this week against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government, followi...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 16:12hrs | 18425 | by Staff reporter
24 bodies retrieved from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine
Rescue workers retrieved 24 bodies and eight survivors Saturday from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe where officials fear dozens more illegal miners are still trapped, state television reported....Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 4443 | by AFP
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