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'New Zimdollar not priority,' says Mthuli Ncube
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said on Tuesday Government was not in a hurry to issue new Zimbabwean dollar notes/coins, but rather focused on the need to replace soi...Published: 7 hrs ago | 632 | by Staff reporter
Mobile base stations to resume normal service as load-shedding eases
Network challenges will soon end following an improvement in electricity availability that will ensure uninterrupted power supply at base stations, a Cabinet minister has said. Information Com...Published: 7 hrs ago | 79 | by Staff reporter
Ibutho leNqama press release on Chief Ndiweni issue
Monday 19 August 2018Hundreds of Mthwakazi people residing in Johannesburg in South Africa converged at Joubert Park Johannesburg on Sunday 18 August 2...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 14:02hrs | 1866 | by Ibutho leNqama Spokesperson
Mnangagwa dragged into Mphoko, Zacc fight
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko, who stands accused of abuse of public office, has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa into his case, saying the Zanu-PF leader in 2015 made a similar act whe...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 12:00hrs | 2894 | by Staff reporter
Andersen Global comes to Zimbabwe
Andersen Global announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with Chimwamurombe Legal Practice (Zenas) in Zimbabwe. Andersen Global has built a presence in over 14 African countries in just under...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers arrested for stealing scrap metal, illegal mining
Two soldiers have been taken to court for stealing scrap metal from their employer in Mutare and selling it to a local dealer.Farai Chada (30) and Antony Mashaira (43), who are both employed b...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Murowa Diamonds swindled in aircraft purchase deal
RIO Tinto-run Murowa Diamonds (Pvt) Ltd was allegedly swindled of $85 000 by Wilderness Safaris Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd after the latter failed to supply an aircraft despite having received the full paymen...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
US regime change in Zimbabwe getting brazenly silly
Some of us were not surprised because there was really nothing to be surprised about! When Job Sikhala announced his party would remove constitutionally elected President Mnangagwa before 2023, we kne...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 665 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Auxillia Mnangagwa slams corrupt business people
FIRST Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, has castigated some businesspeople that are creating artificial shortages of products in the market through unjustified price increases and corrupt tendencies saying th...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:28hrs | 2738 | by Staff Reporter
Govt floats $60m Treasury Bills
GOVERNMENT has floated Treasury Bills (TBs) valued at ZWL$60 million, the second auction in a month geared towards financing various programmes.In a communique yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Z...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 634 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe lags behind on fiscal transparency: US
THE United States (US) government has said in a report that Zimbabwe is still lagging behind in terms of fiscal transparency.The 2019 Fiscal Transparency Report, which was prepared by the US S...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1126 | by Staff Reporter
FULL TEXT: Phelekezela Mphoko speaks on corruption charges against him
The Presidency is an Institution. Ours was comprised of President Robert Mugabe, Vice-President Mnangagwa and Vice-President Mphoko.Citizens came to the Presidency for assistance on various na...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:19hrs | 2806 | by Phelekezela Mphoko
Wrong to blame Zimbabwe crisis on war veterans
I have always been a fan of Zimbabwe Independent. It has an excellent record of providing the nation with sound and truthful analyses of the economic situation in Zimbabwe.The last edition of ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:54hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is not a banana republic
Blessed Sunday good people.How was Friday?Has the Government changed yet?Is Nelson Chamisa now president of our teapot-shaped republic? Kikikiki.Yes, exactly as Bishop ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 259 | by Bishop Lazi
3 Chiadzwa panners die in mine shaft collapse
THREE illegal diamond miners died in Chiadzwa on Wednesday night after a mine shaft they were working on at a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) field reportedly collapsed.Manicaland...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe: At the centre of Soweto!
As the wave of violence, threats of violence and looting against foreign nationals and their businesses subsided in Johannesburg, it finally arrived in Soweto!Just after sunset on Wednesday 14...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 289 | by Walter Nyabadza
Woman seeks protection order against brother, in-law
A CHIPINGE woman has applied for a peace order against her brother and sister-in-law, after theyallegedly threatened to axe her for possessing goblins which were tormenting the family.Memory M...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's budget gets Parliament's thumbs up
FINANCE Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube's Finance Bill and $10,62 billion Supplementary Budget as well as measures proposed in the mid-term budget to boost production and revenue inflows sailed past t...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:00hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Peter Moyo tightens screws on Trevor Manuel
Axed Old Mutual chief executive Peter Moyo has launched a fresh legal battle to get his job back.Moyo, 56, on Monday approached the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to have the country...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1669 | by iol
Demos counter-productive
Democracy has become one of the most widely adopted political systems world over and Zimbabwe's Government is also a product of this dominating political system.It comes in different forms and...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:16hrs | 130 | by Wallace K. Musakanyi
Singaporean investor duped half a million by Zimbabwean partner
Harare businessman Fradreck Utsiwegota has appeared in court facing charges of defrauding a Singaporean investor of over half a million dollars.The Singaporean investor, Ramson Bupendra approa...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 23:30hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Falgold ceases gold production
Troubled mining group Falgold Zimbabwe published its delayed financial statements for the year ended 31 September 2018. During this period the group's net loss after tax widened by 609% to US$4.9 mill...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 19:01hrs | 1310 | by FinX
Zimbabwe poised for high lithium export dividends
Zimbabwe is primed to draw significant benefits from one of its lithium assets after an independent market report for the country's brightest lithium project, Arcadia, certified the mineral as premium...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Economic reforms are necessary, says Mnangagwa
Economic reforms being undertaken by Government are necessary to guarantee sustainable development and prosperity for the country and efforts should now be on national peace, unity and increasing prod...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:12hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
The invisible professionals
Highly educated blacks working in South Africa struggle against a system that aims to exclude and sideline them. There is the open struggle that is fought with bullets and bombs out on the plains. War...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 19:44hrs | 1460 | by Wiseman Magasela
'Ramaphosa dispensed patronage to those who backed him'
A political analyst has said the leaked emails and financial statements from the CR17 campaign have shown how President Cyril Ramaphosa dispensed patronage to those who backed him."These guys ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admin scores high on investment drive
THE Government's decision to rescind indigenisation laws which made the country unpleasant to foreign direct investment has seen the drive to attract investment registering significant gains, Presiden...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:54hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Hwange 150MW power plant construction begins
ZIMBABWE Zinghxon Electrical Energy (ZZEE) has begun construction of a 150MW thermal power station in Hwange that is set to boost power generation and stimulate economic growth in the region. ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Bhalagwe heroes acre status rejected
A Matabelaland civic society organisation Ibhetshu lika Zulu has rejected the notion that Bhalagwe memorial site should be treated as a heroes acre. In a statement on Sunday issued by the Secr...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 20:48hrs | 2061 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube warned against subsidies
The government's move to subsidise transport services and agriculture will complicate efforts to extricate the economy from a myriad of challenges, analysts have warned.Finance minister Mthuli...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | 2624 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners terrorise villagers
TENDESAI Muzinda* balances a bucket full of water on her head with a baby strapped on her back.Muzinda is in a hurry to go home and prepare supper for her family before sunset so that they can...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:21hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Inside the 'secret' world of Gule Wamkulu
THE Nyau or Gule, popularly known in Zimbabwe as zvigure, are an enigma. Mystic, misunderstood and feared — their secrets have been hidden for centuries behind gory masks, cryptic dances and bizarre...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:24hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
By-elections TKO and below the belt politics
If the Matabeleland North by-elections held recently were a boxing match, the MDC-Alliance would have been dealt a technical knock-out (TKO).After jabs and uppercuts, then a flurry of combinat...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
'Jealously guard and defend our peace'
Address by his Excellency President Mnangagwa marking his first elective year in office, 30th July 2019. This month marks one year since our watershed d...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:49hrs | 306 | by President Mnangagwa
Fully utilizing ZIDA to promote economic growth
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill was gazetted on the 5th of April 2019. The purpose of the bill is to establish a single focal point that facilitates entry and implementation...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:46hrs | 478 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mthuli Ncube admits Zimbabwe
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the country will not achieve GDP growth as he had projected when he presented his inaugural 2019 budget in November last year due to the deepening economic crisis....Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:03hrs | 1634 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami, Chigora seek discharge in 'assault' case
THE trial of Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Councillor Tinashe Kambarami who is jointly accused with Ward Four Councillor Silas Chigora for allegedly assaulting the Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube resumed yeste...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda wants big mines in Matebeleland to empower war vets, women & youths
ZANU-PF National Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda has urged big mining companies located in Matebeleland South Province to give mining claims that they are not utilising to war veterans, youths ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:22hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Advocates of same-sex are wrong to criticise Zimbabwe matrimonial causes laws
It is wrong for those that advocate for same-sex marriages to argue that the matrimonial causes laws of Zimbabwe discriminate against them.The laws of a country are derived from its customs. I...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:39hrs | 1164 | by Njabulo
Youth NGO demands list of Matebeleland South EPOs
A NON-GOVERMENTAL organisation, Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT), has petitioned government to release names of companies that were allocated Exclusive Prospective Orders (EPOs) in Matebelelan...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Demining firm disowns injured soldier
THE Development Initiative (TDI) has denied claims by a former Zimbabwe National Army member and expert in explosive ordinance disposal (EOD), who said the firm dumped him after he got injured at work...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Dubai company sign coal marketing agreement
GOVERNMENT yesterday signed an agreement with a Dubai based company, Victoria Consultant, that will assist the country secure markets for coal exports in India and Japan. The agreement - which...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
No free Chinese lunch
CONSTRUCTION of the US$100 million six-storey new Parliament building in Mt Hampden, Harare, is well ahead of schedule, with the Chinese contractors working round the clock.This is good news t...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1713 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Anti-Mnangagwa activist goes to court
ANTI-Government activist and Bulawayo South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections, Josphat Ngulube, has approached the High Court challenging the dismissal of h...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy to contract by 3%
The Zimbabwean economy will contract by 3 percent in 2019, but the mining sector as well as the tourism sector will surprise on the upside, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has s...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures more electricity imports to ease outages
Zimbabwe will ramp up its electricity imports over the next few weeks, potentially easing rolling power cuts, after it agreed to make payments to clear its debt to a regional power utility, a treasury...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 19:10hrs | 1677 | by Reuters
Policy inconsistency hurting economy
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) reintroduced the Zimbabwean Dollar and outlawed the use of multicurrencies on the local market on the 24th of June 2019, despite widespread concerns on burning the m...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1994 | by Victor Bhoroma
War vets demand employment for their children
Veterans of the 1970s liberation struggle, have called on government to ensure their children are given jobs despite lack of qualifications, claiming their offsprings have been denied a lot of chances...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Murwira dissolved council for questioned his involvement in construction contracts at NUST
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister, Amon Murwira reportedly dissolved the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) council because it questioned his involvement in construction contrac...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | 4533 | by Staff reporter
Scrapping of 'small house' clause a plus in Aids fight
"Ko small house yako inani izvozvi?" (Who is with your small house right now?) was a screaming signature message on a number of billboards erected around the country by the Ministry of Health and Chil...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 511 | by Forward Nyanyiwa
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