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Chamisa impoverishing MDC members on the altar of political correctness
A "RATIONAL economic" Zanu-PF has been masterminding massive wealth transfers to their enlightened members since 2000. The ruling party members are winning on the economic front by creating wealth whi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 214 | by Brian Sedze
Remains of Ginimbi's foreign friends repatriated
THE charred remains of Malawian Limumba Karim and Alishia Adams from Mozambique were Saturday repatriated to their respective countries, police have confirmed.Karim, a controversial fugitive b...Published: 2 hrs ago | 302 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini mine incident: Stakeholders urged to resume efforts to retrieve bodies
Stakeholders have been challenged to work together and retrieve the bodies of six Esigodini gold panners who are feared dead after a mine shaft collapsed two weeks ago.It's been two weeks of m...Published: 5 hrs ago | 335 | by Staff Reporter
Trump, Chamisa birds of the same feather
Outgoing United States (US) president, Donald Trump and Zimbabwe's opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa both refused to concede defeat, in their separate elections. The world is surprised by...Published: 7 hrs ago | 581 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mnangagwa commissions MSU Industrial Park
AN industrial park established by Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru was yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, who reiterated the need for all institutions of higher and tertiary educat...Published: 17 hrs ago | 247 | by Staff reporter
Struggling millionaires
HIS nickname, which I find a bit harsh, is Poor Millionaire. I prefer calling him just SP - for Struggling Peter.He shares a small cabin with his younger brother at an illegal settlement adjac...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2048 | by Black Edward
Robert Mugabe's business empire crumbles
THE blistering sun scorches vast swathes of lush green land in the picturesque Mazowe Valley, 40 kilometres north of Harare, as the November heat takes a toll on the baked surface below.It is ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:25hrs | 15216 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants action against 'dictators'
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa says institutions such as the African Union (AU) must take a tough stance against leaders on the continent that abuse human rights, including killing peaceful pro...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:01hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Moana ‘ghost' haunts family
HIGH drama, confusion and controversy have become the hallmarks of the late socialite and fitness trainer Michelle "Moana" Amuli's burial with the feud surrounding her interment dividing opinion among...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:49hrs | 5025 | by Staff reporter
US elections expose flaws in Western democracy
AMERICANS love to promote the myth that they have the corner on government by and for the people, but the latest brouhaha at the polls suggests otherwise.Despite the cheers ringing around the ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:39hrs | 239 | by Steven Friedman
Zinara commits $1 billion to roads rehab
The ability of local authorities to spruce up roads, especially ahead of the rainy season, has been further enhanced after the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) injected an additional $1,...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
'Govt must compensate for lost pension earnings'
GOVERNMENT and insurance companies have an obligation to compensate pensioners who lost the true value of their pension savings in two consecutive periods of hyperinflation, 2008 to 2009 and 2019, law...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:20hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora children suffer from identity crisis
If you're experiencing an identity crisis, you may be questioning your sense of identity. This often occurs due to big changes or stressors in life, or due to factors such as age or advancement from a...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:14hrs | 258 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Ginimbi's US$500 000 Rolls-Royce not insured'
THE late socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure's posh US$500 000 Rolls-Royce Wraith was not insured, police have said.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday s...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:35hrs | 5025 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa caps 3500 at MSU
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 3 507 graduates at Midlands State University (MSU)'s 21st graduation ceremony held at its main campus in Gweru.Due to Covid-19-induced restrictions, 3 397 ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:58hrs | 603 | by Staff Reporter
Young Farmer does wonders in 'dry' Matabeleland
Despite Matabeleland being a dry region characterised by low rainfall and recurrent droughts, 28-year-old Prosper Chikwara (28) has managed to produce wonders, landing the Best Young Farmer of the Yea...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:50hrs | 3830 | by Staff Reporter
Is an iPhone 12 a Worthwhile Investment?
The latest in Apple's long line of mobile phones, the iPhone 12 is yet another standout device among an already impressive and flooded market. As with any shiny new piece of tech, we're often asked wh...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 13:32hrs | 1442 | by Staff RWriter
Register with associations, pirate kombi operators told
PASSENGERS Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has called on pirate commuter omnibus operators to register with established associations to curb road carnage.In an interview, PAZ president Tafadzwa ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:22hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tables ambitious 100% broadband plan
ZIMBABWE has tabled an ambitious plan to have 100% high speed broadband coverage in all areas where people live, work, travel and learn.This plan is contained in a consultative paper, the Zimb...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Shocking rates in Harare 2021 budget
An average high-density suburban householder will be paying $1 736 a month from January for basic services, while a family in the modest Mabelreign middle-density suburb will be hit by monthly bills o...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Family wrangle defers Moana funeral service
SOCIALITE Michelle Amuli, affectionately known as Moana, will be buried the Muslim way, her father declared yesterday, despite the chaos, family feud and drama that characterised her funeral wake....Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:30hrs | 1394 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to launch Presidential Teak Grease Programme in Gwanda
A TOTAL of one million households are set to benefit under the Presidential Tick Grease Programme aimed at capacitating 4 000 dip tanks across the country.Under the same programme, the Governm...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:25hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Fresh details on land scam
Top officials at Rural District Councils (RDC) are conniving with village heads in the illegal sale of State land especially in peri-urban areas across the country, prejudicing the government of milli...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:23hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa goes down as Mnangagwa rises high
After 37 years in power, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe resigned via in November 2017. His successor and former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promised a break from Mugabe's authoritarian ru...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 08:33hrs | 9329 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
FCB set to retrench employees
FIRST Capital Bank (FCB) is set to retrench workers as the business restructures in the face of the hyperinflationary environment and the need to digitalise.In a letter dated November 12, FCB ...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:36hrs | 1396 | by Staff reporter
Pokello tests for HIV publicly
November is HIV Testing Campaign month and local influencer, personality Pokello Nare has initiated an HIV Testing campaign in order to encourage locals to get tested and know their status. Th...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:20hrs | 2741 | by Staff reporter
Reviving the rural economy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's rural economy plays a significant role in national food production, in alleviating extreme poverty and in the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Zimbabwe National Stati...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 12:37hrs | 2392 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa launches new economic blueprint
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday launched the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), which is anchored on economic growth and institutional reforms aimed at attaining an upper middle-income economy by 2...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2011 | by Staff Reporter
Ginimbi buried with a fortune
LIVING in a multimillion-dollar mansion, driving expensive cars and flashing money, the late socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure went on to be buried with a fortune in Nyamande villag...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 11398 | by Staff reporter
New highway towns on the way
New towns are being planned along major road and rail corridors to spread development from major metropolitan areas, while haphazard and illegal urban centres will be cleaned up. Addressing a ...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:40hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
BCC investigates United Refineries water cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council has ordered an investigation into circumstances that led to one of the city's largest companies, United Refineries Limited (URL) suspending operations due to water challenges...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:17hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec sets exam timetables
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has released timetables for the 2020 November candidates with Ordinary and Advanced level exams set to commence on December 1, while Grade Seven test...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:15hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Julius Malema is of Jewish ancestry!
THIS week's piece was supposed to scrutinise the symbiotic relationship between the Ndebele and Tonga tribes, which is believed to be backdated to more than 100 years ago.According to tradition, t...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:25hrs | 1306 | by Burzil Dube
Funeral parlours fight over Ginimbi body
THE late socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure's body was taken to Doves Funerals parlour yesterday despite Nyaradzo Life Assurance being the first to manage it, an episode which set to...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:28hrs | 7264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teenage sensation makes waves
A ZIMBABWEAN teenage sensation, Zanda Siziba, is tipped for greatness in the United Kingdom. His style of play has been compared to Liverpool and Senegalese star, Sadio Mane. At 17, Siziba has...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wary of Covid-19 second wave threat
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned of the possibility of the country being hit by a second wave of Covid-19, saying ignorance, denial and wishful thinking could lead to more death...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Responsibilities of business developer - Business development and Benefits of Investing in Africa
If you think it's important that customers hear a human voice on the phone, you hire a receptionist. If your business model pivots on face-to-face sales you a salesperson. When you need someone to man...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 13:52hrs | 443 | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabweans urged to embrace traditional medicine
EPIDEMIOLOGY and disease control director in the Health and Child Care ministry, Portia Manangazira, has emphasised on the need for the unification of traditional and conventional medicines in the fig...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in major cities drinking sewage water
THE majority of residents in Zimbabwe's major urban areas are drinking sewage-contaminated water due to poor management systems by local authorities, AuditorGeneral Mildred Chiri has revealed in her l...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:40hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Thugs in Zanu PF soiling the good name of the party
In this time of DCC elections, a lot of hero-worshipping and name dropping within the party is rife. Many people are abusing the name of the president in order to gain momentum. Some in provinces are ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 13:04hrs | 965 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Trump, Chamisa use the same script on elections
"Stop counting the votes" screamed the outgoing United States (US) president, Donald Trump on realising that he was fast losing to the now US president-elect Joe Biden. He quickly jumped...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 12:45hrs | 2655 | by Prosperity Mzila
Where wildlife produces medical doctors
In Africa, some communities still don't have a single person who has graduated as a medical doctor. The reasons are many. It could be a lack of funds for brilliant children to further their ed...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1892 | by Emmanuel Koro
COVID-19 scare at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Poly
A JOSHUA Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic (JMNP) lecturer recently tested positive for COVID-19 while over 50 learners and educators at the institution were put on isolation after they were identified as pri...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:30hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe trapped between State collapse and State failure'
ZIMBABWE is trapped between State collapse and State failure because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has failed to provide basic amenities for its citizens, uphold civil liberties and arrest...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1517 | by Staff reporter
Harare's growing garbage problem
HARARE, renamed from the colonial Salisbury, in the early days of independence, was widely referred to as the Sunshine City owing to its squeaky-clean streets and orderly, smart and clean residential ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:25hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Sunduza moves Injabulo 2000's premiere to December
PRODUCERS of the Injabulo 2000, Sunduza dance theatre have shifted the premiere of their late 1990s revived production to December after the initial dates were affected by the outbreak of COVID-19....Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian billionaire to mine Platinum in Zimbabwe
Bravura Holdings Ltd., owned by Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters, has $1 billion available for the development of a platinum mine in Zimbabwe, its country manager said.The 3,000 hectare (7...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 700 | by Bloomberg
One last big bash for Ginimbi Kadungure
The final party to be thrown for Zimbabwean socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure will be on Friday, but this time guests will have to bring their own champagne because he won't be ther...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:39hrs | 3458 | by Staff reporter
What to do after a car accident
No one expects to be involved in a car accident, but any driver on the road is at risk, regardless of their own driving ability and caution. If you find yourself in the aftermath of a car accident, yo...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 18:21hrs | 1579 | by Staff Reporter
DNA results delay Moana burial
THE burial of the late fitness trainer-cum-model Michelle "Moana" Amuli could be delayed for about two weeks as the family has to follow a lengthy Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing process to verify...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 13:48hrs | 1384 | by Staff reporter
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