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Austerity measures: Is Zimbabwe drinking poisoned chalice?
On September 7, 2018, Mthuli Ncube was appointed as Zimbabwe's Finance minister. Being a technocrat he is, his appointment brought a breath of fresh air. At least, Zanu-PF was breaking with its past o...Published: 4 hrs ago | 274 | by Cliff Chiduku
'I'm Christian, we're all fallen people' said Coltart - feeble excuse for 20 years of betrayal, Judas repented
"The one central tenet of the Christian faith is that we are all fallen people," said David Coltart, MDC treasurer general."We have our weaknesses, but it also helped me understand some of my ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 15:53hrs | 1276 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Soldiers, Green Bombers dressed in police uniform'
THE Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC has sensationally claimed that soldiers and graduates of Zanu-PF's notorious National Youth Service, also known as Green Bombers, were on Friday dressed up in rio...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1653 | by Staff reporter
Business against MDC demo, police bans it
BULAWAYO police yesterday issued a prohibition order banning MDC's planned protests set for the city today and threatened a one-year jail term for those that defy the ban.The MDC had lined up ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko hits back at Mnangagwa's Zacc
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday rubbished claims that he refused to co-operate with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers on Friday, but instead, accused the latte...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to appeal against demo ban
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is set to launch an appeal against a prohibition order issued by police in Bulawayo barring the opposition party from staging a demonstration in the city on Mo...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 19:16hrs | 2534 | by Staff reporter
Phelekezela Mphoko speaks on arrest saga
Former Vice President Report Phelekezela Mphoko has broken silence over the events that happened on Friday the 16th of August where some details form the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission attempted...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 17:49hrs | 10744 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: MDC Bulawayo demonstration stopped
A section of Bulawayo business community has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court of Zimbabwe pleading with the court to ban the MDC demonstration planned for Bulawayo tomorrow....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 11:41hrs | 9774 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fellow Zimbabweans, could you please help me find my young children who were abducted in UK?
I live in Swansea, and have lived there since 2007. In March 2008, l met a woman who comes from Swaziland and we were blessed with our first girl in January 2009.In 2012, we were blessed with a ba...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:17hrs | 2920 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Harare businesses count losses after crackdown
Harare businesses were left counting their losses on Friday after a violent crackdown by police on opposition supporters left the city centre deserted.The majority of businesses did not open a...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Zambian traders flock to Victoria Falls
Zambians are taking advantage of Zimbabwe's collapsing economy to buy basic commodities from Victoria Falls for resale in the resort town of Livingstone.Products that are popular with the Zambian ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:53hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor speaks on his two days of horror
Bulawayo City Council was recently rocked by unrest after a coterie of councillors led by deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami tried to oust town clerk Christopher Dube.Kambarami last month took adv...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:52hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe readies for introduction of electric cars
THE Government is putting in place modalities to introduce electric cars in the country as a stop gap measure aimed at reducing over reliance on traditional fuel in powering automobiles, a Cabinet Min...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:35hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt readies for introduction of electric cars
THE Government is putting in place modalities to introduce electric cars in the country as a stop gap measure aimed at reducing over reliance on traditional fuel in powering automobiles, a Cabinet Min...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 2669 | by Staff Reporter
'Heavy is the head that wears the crown' said W Ncube - meant 'Empty is MDC head aspiring to wear the crown!'
"MDC Vice President Professor Welshman says the recent developments in the country have made him understand the being a leader of the opposition MDC is like a heavy crown," reported Bulawayo 24....Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 18:00hrs | 2243 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
United Nations statement on MDC demonstration
We understand that today's planned protests in Harare have just been called off by the organisers, following a High Court decision to uphold a Government ban. The crowds that had already gathered were...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:47hrs | 2410 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Motorists warned against buying black market fuel
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned motorists against buying fuel from the black market saying they risk arrest at a time residents have reported that thieves are sneaking into their homes and draining fue...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:23hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Sports and Recreation Commission's books in shambles
THE Sports and Recreation Commission's ability to continue as a going concern is in significant doubt after it recorded an accumulative loss of over $1 million, according to a report by the Auditor-Ge...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
'Don't care how Zanu-PF got power, account for it' - too late, MDC gave them absolute power
"THIS is a message to those who currently hold power in Zimbabwe. I do not really care about how you got into this position, but now that you are there, we need to ask you what you are going to use th...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:54hrs | 3093 | by Wilbert Mukori
Bulawayo march to proceed, says Biti
Justice Joseph Musakwa on Friday threw out the MDC's urgent chamber application seeking to lift a police ban on demonstrations intended for Harare on the same day.Police used truncheons to bre...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 13:39hrs | 3619 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa threatens to unleash army on businesses
As the military government becomes clueless on how to control the wayward economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reverted to what he knows best, the military – as he has threatened the business c...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 362 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Mnangagwa says sanctions wont deter Zimbabwe economic reforms
President Mnangagwa says he understands the hardships that citizens are facing as a result of austerity measures, which have been compounded by natural disasters. He said although the Transiti...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:05hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
MDC readies for provincial demos
MDC Midlands and Bulawayo provinces are readying their structures for the party's nationwide protests against President Emmerson Mnangawa's alleged mismanagement of the economy and unwillingness to re...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | 3608 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in new wave of price increases
ZIMBABWE is witnessing another wave of massive price increases, following the presentation of the 2019 mid-term fiscal policy review, which are further decimating citizens' incomes.In the mid-...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2640 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises Zimbabweans a better tomorrow
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised Zimbabweans a better tomorrow as long as they tough it out to see his austerity measures bear fruit.Mnangagwa told thousands gathered for Defence Forc...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 686 | by newzimbabwe
Technology has transformed financial trading for investors
Whether you are a retail or institutional investor planning to buy equities, property, currencies, commodities or futures in the coming months, technology will play a vital role in your attempts to al...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 14:34hrs | 623 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe where people's pensions have disappeared
Retired couple Teddie and Vesta always imagined they would live out their golden years with dignity.He is 85, and served one company for 46 years as a cleaner, eventually rising to become a re...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 3394 | by Shingai Nyoka BBC Africa, Harare
The situation in Zimbabwe has moved to another level
"FELLOW Zimbabweans … the situation in our country has moved to another level. Firstly, we wish to assure the nation that His Excellency, President Robert Mugabe and his family are safe and sound an...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1933 | by Cliff Chiduku
Forex duty for raw materials suspended
Government has exempted 12 food and beverages companies from paying duty in foreign currency when importing certain raw materials quantities necessary for their production processes. Also on t...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Ignore retrogressive MDC Alliance protests, begs Muchinguri
ZIMBABWEANS should ignore the planned mass protests by the opposition MDC Alliance aimed at toppling the Government as this is retrogressive to development being spearheaded by Zanu-PF across the coun...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:51hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Inflation: Ncube sticks to his guns
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has rejected calls to reverse the decision to stop reporting year-on-year inflation, saying the move will not impact negatively on the economy as suggested by some econom...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:35hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as fuel stations run dry
HARARE was at a standstill yesterday as the majority of fuel service stations did not have the commodity, putting into jeopardy many people's plans for the holiday.Zimbabwe has been experienci...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:28hrs | 2853 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF teaches Bulawayo residents to make bread
MORE than 100 people in Bulawayo were on Tuesday trained on how to make bread using Dutch ovens as part of Zanu-PF's economic empowerment projects. Zanu-PF last month launched empowerment proj...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:21hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Potraz approves 182% tariff spike
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has approved an adjustment in voice tariffs for mobile network operators in a move analysts and market players believe will help...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths to fight MDC protests
THE Zanu-PF youth league has threatened to block the demonstrations planned by the opposition MDC party to protest government's poor handling of the economy which it claims has left the majority of pe...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 4238 | 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 | 173 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ready to take Mnangagwa head-on
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says his party is now ready to take President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government head-on and force a lasting solution to the current socio-economic crisis ripping through the na...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:32hrs | 5648 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe on precipice of conflict'
HUMAN rights watchdog, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says Zimbabwe is on the brink of conflict brought on by escalating economic problems that came after the ban of the multi-currency system.In...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
No funds for political parties, says Govt
Government is still to disburse funds to political parties under the Political Parties (Finance) Act as it remains seized with availing basic commodities and cushioning citizens from the obtaining eco...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:18hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Indian company seeks Bulawayo partnership to produce medicines locally
AN Indian pharmaceutical company, Centurion Healthcare Private Limited, is seeking to partner a company in Bulawayo to produce medicine locally in a development set to create employment.Speaki...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 505 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF rolls out bread-making workshops
There was a massive turnout at the Zanu-PF community bakery training programme that was held at the party's provincial offices in Marondera on Friday.Scores of party supporters, mainly women f...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 3690 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe consumers decry rising taxes
Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) chairperson Philip Bvumbe says the new plethora of taxes introduced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube would significantly weigh down consumers and further erode their...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter
Diesel now more expensive than petrol
Diesel is now more expensive than petrol for the first time in a long time in Zimbabwe.The latest fuel adjustment made by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), left the maximum pump...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 19:18hrs | 2033 | by Staff reporter
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
Overfed, unconcerned and arrogant - Zimbabwe's politicians have broken away from the people
Saying all kinds of niceties and delivering nothing. These seem to be the most notable, if not the best traits of a politician. Particularly the Zimbabwean politician. It is not because they lack the ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 21:03hrs | 1460 | by Mandla Tshuma
Freddy Gwala still in the game
Seasoned South African musician Freddie "Madamara" Gwala says he will never abandon his music career as he believes he was born a musician.Gwala (56) known for his Zumba music, a genre he inve...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:15hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe printing new currency, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government would soon unveil new notes and coins to complete the cycle of the introduction of the new currency put in motion through the banning of the ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:52hrs | 4652 | by Staff reporter
Building a strong foundation for future prosperity
The 2019 Mid Year Budget Review presented by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube presented more challenges than solutions for the ordinary Zimbabweans.The theme ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:28hrs | 155 | by Nkosikhona Dibiti
Mthuli Ncube: King of the Last Minute
On February 22, 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa issued the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Amendment of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act and Issue of Real Time Gross Settlement Electronic Dol...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 3056 | by Mike Murenzvi
'We reiterate, Chamisa is winner of 2018 elections' - not just obdurate but obstructive stupidity
"It is now a year since Zimbabweans voted in the last harmonized elections on 30th July 2018," read the MDC statement."We reiterate that the results of the Presidential election as announced b...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 19:21hrs | 4097 | by Nomusa Garikai
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