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Southern African opposition parties need to form a shadow SADC to represent oppressed masses!
It has now become an open secret that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is nothing more than a leaders' club, which seeks to serve and protect the interests of those in power, at the e...Published: 19 mins ago | 31 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe Constitution must be amended
ZIMBABWE has been oscillating like a yoyo for three decades now without coming up with tangible solutions to strengthen the governance system. Our position is clear that we need a complete system over...Published: 3 hrs ago | 88 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Alarm over rise in brothels
Residents have called on the Municipality of Gwanda and police to act on illegal activities which have resulted in the increase in crime in the mining town.Residents said they were being terro...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar, US dollar use to stay
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has encouraged Zimbabweans to use both the Zimbabwe dollar and United States dollar as the country transitions towards adoption of a ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
'The Reserve Bank is not creating money'
The Sunday Mail Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo (VR) had a no-holds-barred interview with RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya (JM) on the latest developments in the economy, among them suspension of bank lending, ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
There is no my vote is my secret, 'Death leaves no track record, voters do!' boasted Mnangagwa
"SaBuku pamberi, (Zanu PF) district chairman shure navanhu, councillor aripovo. Kwava kunovota." (Village headman will be in front, (Zanu PF) district chairman behind with the people and the local cou...Published: 14 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1703 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF's Matutu elbowed out of mine
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader Lewis Matutu has been elbowed out of the late business tycoon John Bredenkamp's gold-rich Thetford Estate in Mazowe, the Zimbabwe Independent has established.This c...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar worries industry
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) is having sleepless nights over an overvalued Zimbabwean dollar (Zimdollar), which is now undermining the scope for maximising structural efficiency and ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:09hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Zesa on brink of collapse
ZIMBABWE risks sinking into a deeper power crisis amid reports that the country's power utility Zesa is on the brink of collapse due to an unsustainable tariff regime, NewsDay has learnt.The p...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:06hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Indian billionaire
Visiting Indian billionaire Mr Jitender Kumar Singla yesterday met President Mnangagwa to discuss investment opportunities in Zimbabwe.Mr Singla said the unique point is that he has the suppor...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:01hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Picking Zimbabwean Sitho Mdlalose as Vodacom SA boss raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwean diaspora seems to ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 07:13hrs | 3661 | by Gugu Lourie
Zimbabwe, Russia deepen relations
Zimbabwe's bilateral relations with Russia are set to deepen with the country offering to start training local medical doctors as part of efforts to strengthen the healthcare sector.Speaking a...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Septuagenarian challenges traditional leaders' bizarre custom
A 76-year-old Nyanga man has asked a traditional leader to return his livestock and money which he paid as punishment after his 15-year-old grandson was convicted and fined for allegedly violating an ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:23hrs | 771 | by Stephen Jakes
Man loses livestock, US$20 to headman as fine for wearing red clothes during rainy season
A Nyanga man has taken his village head to court seeking to recover cash and livestock he paid to him as punishment for wearing red clothes during the rainy season.The 15-year old boy was conv...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:15hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
More investors flock into Zimbabwe
United Arab Emirates billionaire investor Mr Shaji Ul Mulk, who is back in the country to ensure the implementation of projects agreed during his visit last month, has said the country offers vast unt...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:08hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Joyce Banda in Zimbabwe for groundbreaking ceremony
FORMER Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda is in the country where she will preside over a groundbreaking ceremony for a community project targeting hundreds of villagers in Hwange's Msuna area along the...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:04hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo: are Matabeles co-owners of Zimbabwe?
It is of utimost importance for Matabeles to comprehend the true meaning of deceptive catchy phrases coined by the dubious Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe and ZANUPF since the days of the Zim...Published: 08 May 2022 at 12:33hrs | 1431 | by Israel Dube
Zanu-PF youths in gold claim wrangle
Zanu-PF youths and Sabi Vlei Mine officials have clashed over gold claims with the latter accusing the ruling party activists of encroaching onto their land.Sabi Vlei, owned by Aldrine Wiggle,...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:55hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Massive 50% drop in 'O' Level candidates
THE number of candidates sitting for Ordinary Level examinations has plummeted by 50% in five years, prompting teachers unions to raise alarm.The number of candidates sitting for the Zimbabwe ...Published: 05 May 2022 at 19:07hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to copy Putin's currency strategy
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to emulate Russian President Vladimir Putin in his attempt to revive Africa's worst performing currency. Mnangagwa's administration may announ...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2912 | by Staff reporter
Business community must be economic actors
IT is a fact that Zimbabwe is in a mess.The fuel and basic commodities' prices are adjusted on a daily or weekly basis.Inflation is at its all-time high in the post dollarisation...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 61 | by Chief Chiduku
Our country is being mortgaged
THE biggest story last week was that the world's largest private metal trader and second-largest oil dealer, Trafigura Group shall be paid US$225,6 million by nickel and gold-mining subsidiaries of St...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Mine owner kicked out by invaders
A MINE owner in Matobo has lost his mine to invaders who are reportedly being assisted by the government officials in the takeover of the property.Ndodana Moyo says he has been the owner...Published: 01 May 2022 at 20:46hrs | 913 | by Stephen Jakes
9 Zimbabweans arrested as police seize R5 million worth of chrome
Eleven suspects have been arrested and a R5 million worth of mining chrome was recovered during a search and seize operation in Witbank on Thursday, 28 April.According to the South African Pol...Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:33hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Brawl over CSC turns nasty
A nasty brawl between new investor in Cold Storage Company (CSC) and the judicial manager, which threatens to scupper current initiatives to revive the once-vibrant meat processor, has emerged, The Su...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:05hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer risks censor for unprofessional conduct
A LOCAL company Quicklink Investments has lodged a complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe against lawyer Norman Mugiya over allegations of unprofessional conduct.Quicklink claim that Mugiy...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:23hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Trafigura seeks control of Zimbabwe metals over debts
TRAFIGURA Group and Zimbabwe's government have discussed a deal that would give the commodities trader control over output from some of the nation's biggest mines as repayment for debts, documents see...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:15hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa surpasses Patrice Motsepe to become the richest black man in Southern Africa
Strive Masiyiwa is now the richest black man in Southern Africa, with a net worth surpassing $4.4 billion – dethroning Patrice Motsepe from the position, according to one count.Masiyiwa's ne...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:14hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Godfrey Gomwe appointed CEO of SA top mining company
Zimbabwean Godfrey Gomwe has been appointed CEO of South Africa's coal company MC Mining. Gomwe takes over as MC Mining pushes to start its delayed flagship project, the US$35m Makhado coal mine in Li...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 18:17hrs | 6240 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Water projects to boost Bulawayo investment
THE ongoing Government funded water projects will go a long way in enhancing Bulawayo's investment opportunities and spur its economic growth momentum, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minis...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:58hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams price madness
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the resurgent price madness being experienced in the market is unjustified given the prevailing stable economic fundamentals and the supportive fiscal a...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa has turned to Angel, Java and Makandiwa?
With less than a year and two months before Zimbabwe holds its highly anticipated 2023 Presidential elections, President Mnangagwa has of late turned for support from self-styled Prophets and Papa's i...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 14:38hrs | 3475 | by Knowledge Hakata - Political Analyst
Mnangagwa at pains to charm Matebeleland
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made desperate moves to appease the people of Matebeleland over the early 1980s Gukurahundi genocide which claimed 20 000 lives.Mnangagwa, who is yet to public...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:40hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to attend 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is confirmed to attend 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place in Cape Town from 9 - 12 May 2022.Reports say since assuming the man...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 11:43hrs | 160 | by Stephen Jakes
Voter registration must intensify
THE Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (Cotrad) in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) held a series of voter education activities in Masvingo province through v...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:24hrs | 39 | by Cotrad
Miners approach Mnangagwa over Bill
ZIMBABWE'S small-scale miners, agitated by government's attitude towards their input into the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, have taken their issue to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The Bill...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Nust students coming up with innovative technological solutions
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students and academics are coming up with innovative technological solutions to national problems, a testimony that they have adapted to the de...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:18hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
CZI hits back at Mangundya over Zimdollar crisis
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has hit back at Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya's suggestion that their position on the crumbling local currency was misinformed....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:18hrs | 1426 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar use no longer viable
ZIMBABWE'S largest business group has warned that the economy faces collapse if the government insists on foisting the rapidly weakening local currency on the market when it is obvious that it is no l...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:04hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Vaccination blitz: Zimbabwe reaches 10m dose mark
ZIMBABWE has now administered 10 million jabs of Covid-19 vaccines with more than half the targeted population aged 12 and over now having had their first dose, a pair of major milestones in the natio...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Zdamwu raps govt over lithium deals
The Zimbabwe Diamonds and Allied Mineral Workers Union (Zdamwu) has rapped the government for allowing the deals which are seeing the nation losing large ...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 11:21hrs | 1016 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe regime has no capacity to 'improve the lives' of citizens!
I do not know the people of Epworth - a periurban settlement on the outskirts of the capital Harare - but, scenes of them celebrating the official commiss...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 08:12hrs | 1200 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans in diaspora not cash cows but should have their democratic rights respected!
There was much excitement in the corridors of power when it became apparent that diaspora remittances into Zimbabwe had surpassed the US$1.4 billion mark ...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1337 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa fires warning shot at ZANU PF members
ZANU PF members in the habit of name-dropping in a bid to aid their criminal activities must desist from the practice as their days are numbered, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing the 11...Published: 23 Apr 2022 at 13:53hrs | 2096 | by Staff Reporter
Mineworkers still suffering after 42 years of independence
ZIMBABWE mine workers are still suffering and subjected to slavery 42 years after the country gained independence.This is said by the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 12:39hrs | 996 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe ranked the least attractive country for mining investments
ZIMBABWE has been ranked the least attractive destination for mining investments in the world in terms of mining policy and mineral potential.This was revealed by the Fraser Institute in their...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
2022 population census kicks off
THE 2022 population and housing census, which is conducted after every 10 years by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), begins today.Yesterday marches were held in all major citi...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:31hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Official dollarisation unlikely, says OM
DIVERSIFIED financial services group Old Mutual Investment believes an official dollarisation of the local economy is "unlikely in the near term" despite current factors pointing towards that directio...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mining to drive Zimbabwe growth
Zimbabwe's mining industry has "immense" potential to drive socio-economic development and growth of the economy, underpinned by strategies designed to transform the sector to a US$12 billion industry...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:04hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
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