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Price controls have failed, govt admits
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza yesterday admitted in Parliament that the moratorium on prices increases imposed by government on retailers during the COVID-10 crisis had not worked, with ...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Ship with 182 Zimbabwean returnees docks in Namibia
At least 182 Zimbabweans aboard a cruise ship have docked in Namibia and will come home once suitable transport arrangements are made. The returnees are coming back home amid rising numbers of Covid-1...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 cases spike
The number of confirmed Covid-19 positive cases jumped to 132 by yesterday from the 56 that were recorded by Sunday, with all 76 new cases, bar one, being recorded from quarantine centres housing retu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
ZCP Central Committee condemns ZANU PF sponsored abuse against women
Three recent incidents involving the beating of 6 women by police and army unmask not only the patriarchal nature of the Zimbabwean society but also, the reluctance of government to take disciplinary ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 15:18hrs | 1485 | by ZCP
Zimbabwe Covid-19 positive cases rise to 51
THE number of confirmed Covid-19 infected people in the country has risen to 51 after three new cases were reported yesterday. According to an update issued by the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:23hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa castigates illegal demos
President Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to remain peaceful during this time of Covid-19 and avoid endangering the lives of other citizens through illegal demonstrations to score cheap political scor...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:04hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere remembers Absalom Sikhosana
Former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukewere has shared his fond memories with the late ZANU PF Politiburo member Absalom Sikhosana who was buried on Wednesday after being declared a national hero. ...Published: 20 May 2020 at 11:31hrs | 3641 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sikhosana hero status divides Zanu-PF
FISSURES have reportedly emerged in the Zanu-PF hierarchy over the impromptu declaration of the late politburo member Absolom Sikhosana as a national hero.A group of senior party bigwigs and w...Published: 19 May 2020 at 08:14hrs | 7943 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira: please keep quiet
I was pained to see your video that was commenting about the abductions of Honourable Mamombe, Chimbiri and Marova. What is intriguing is that you are saying the young women stage-managed their abduct...Published: 18 May 2020 at 18:36hrs | 3218 | by Nomazulu Thata
WATCH: Prodigal son Tinashe Jonasi apologises to Zanu-PF Chamisa and All Zimbabweans
In a twist of events Mr Tinashe Jonasi who has gained notoriety in attacking the Zimbabwean government and all the opposition members. Mr Jonasi came into light as he was flighted more often in a You ...Published: 18 May 2020 at 17:02hrs | 5033 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Sikhosana death 'shakes Zanu-PF'
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said the late national hero Absolom Sikhosana was a dedicated and loyal cadre with unquestionable credentials. He made the remarks yesterday while delivering a condolen...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:23hrs | 2989 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lockdown likely to stay
THE Covid-19 lockdown is likely to be extended for a third time beyond May 17, but more restrictions may be further eased in areas that are not at high risk, official sources told the Zimbabwe Indepen...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:26hrs | 6562 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hints at lockdown extension
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he was under pressure to lift the national lockdown and re-open the country's ailing economy, but indicated that his priority is to save lives first before ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 08:10hrs | 26872 | by Staff reporter
What next if we remove Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF???
The question is a muti-dollar question which as a nation of Zimbabwe cant provide an answer easily. While it can be generally agreed that many people would like to see ZANU PF going as soon as yesterd...Published: 13 May 2020 at 15:10hrs | 2024 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
Mnangagwa to take back non-productive farms, says Minister
Government will not to back down on plans to repossess idle land from non-productive farmers, especially beneficiaries of land reform. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy M...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Chris Mutsvangwa guns for Vice Presidency?
Christopher Mutsvangwa claims to have been the brains behind the operation restore legacy which saw the removal of former President Robert Mugabe. Mutsvangwa was seen in a video celebrating th...Published: 12 May 2020 at 10:15hrs | 5102 | by Tinashe Matavire
'Maize meal price won't change until monthend'
THE country's national maize reserves have dropped sharply and authorities have to ramp up imports to save citizens from starvation, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:26hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Botswana, Zimbabwe relations are an embarrassment
AT least 1 300 Zimbabweans living in Botswana have been expelled from Botswana following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week Vice-President Kembo Mohadi went on a tour of Plumtree bord...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:24hrs | 31992 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
UAE donates PPE to Zimbabwe
The United Arab Emirates has donated an eight-tonne consignment of Personal protective equipment to assist in the fight to contain the Coronavirus in Zimbabwe.The equipment comprising gloves, ...Published: 06 May 2020 at 15:36hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Econet raises data prices by 225%
Econet Wireless hiked data prices by up to 225 percent overnight Tuesday – sparking anger from hard-up Zimbabweans.The increase in data costs could not have come at a worse time for Econet c...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:06hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi orders social welfare to expedite food deliveries
Maize distribution to vulnerable people, especially in rural areas, must be expedited to ensure no one goes hungry, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said. He said it was important for Government to tak...Published: 05 May 2020 at 07:36hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Botswana ambushes Zimbabwe
Vice President Kembo Mohadi says Botswana is ambushing the government by deporting Zimbabweans without giving prior notice. Mohadi who is the national chairperson of the ministerial taskforce ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 08:19hrs | 6771 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi tours Plumtree High school Covid-19 isolation centre
Vice President Kembo Mohadi who is also the chairperson of the Ad-Hoc Inter-Ministerial Taskforce committee met the Bulilima and Mangwe district Taskforce teams to check the state of preparedness in t...Published: 03 May 2020 at 15:31hrs | 957 | by Stephen Jakes
Mohadi says Zimbabwe ill-equipped to fight Covid-19
VICE-President Kembo Mohadi says Zimbabwe has to avoid cross border infections at all costs as it is poorly equipped to handle infections.Mohadi, who chairs the Covid-19 national taskforce, ma...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:35hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Shebeens rise in Beitbridge
THE rumbling sound of a goods train crossing the border from South Africa distinctly pierces the night across the small shipping town of Beitbridge slightly after 10pm.In the absence of the us...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:29hrs | 2965 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi worried about Botswana returnees
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has said the deportation of Zimbabweans from Botswana was not being done procedurally as the neighbouring country was not giving the Government a notice when carrying out t...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:07hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Govt to enforce price reductions
THE Government has said it will have to enforce price reductions as some shops were not adhering to the price moratorium which they had committed to.The moratorium seeks to control pricing of ...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:06hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Govt intensifies Covid-19 testing
GOVERNMENT has acquired about 19 000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines and will also be using Gene Xpert machines across the country for testing Covid-19. Speaking yesterday afternoon a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Govt happy with Beitbridge facilities
Government is satisfied with the state of Beitbridge quarantine and Covid-19 isolation centres where an estimated 3 000 returnees from South Africa will be housed upon arrival, with more resources bei...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Small millers stop politics...people want mealie meal!
Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals speaks to the need to End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Goal 2 seeks sustainable solutions to en...Published: 01 May 2020 at 09:06hrs | 1117 | by Mxiolisi Mathonsi
Crunch time for Mnangagwa's jittery govt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is expected to ease further the Covid-19 lockdown measures as from Monday next week, senior government officials have revealed.However, most of th...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 11:46hrs | 4586 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet proposes rent deferrals
CABINET has proposed that President Mnangagwa should consider promulgating Presidential Regulations to give relief to tenants and landlords during the lockdown period. The lockdown period began on Mar...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt goes after defiant retailers
Government is dispatching monitors across the country this week to engage retailers who are resisting a recent agreement to reduce prices to March 25 levels, according to Information Minister Monica M...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 09:52hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers defy price control directive
MAJOR retailers throughout the country have defied a government price control directive issued last week and instead hiked the prices beyond the reach of many impoverished Zimbabweans, NewsDay reporte...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:26hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Gono angrily denies claims Mugabe told him that Mnangagwa was a ticking time bomb
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Gideon Gono, has angrily denied claims that the late President Robert Mugabe had confided in him to warn then Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander Co...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 17:15hrs | 3099 | by Lance Guma
Zimbabwe mobile network operators face losses as costs mount
The unprecedented rise in the country's cost of doing business is expected to wipe out margins for mobile network operators, leading to possible losses within the sector.Between March and now,...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:28hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's tricky test
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa disregarded the advice of health experts who recommended a 21-day Covid-19 lockdown extension, preferring instead to listen to his Zanu PF and Cabinet colleagues who argue...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 8375 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged to rethink price controls
FORMER Finance minister and Harare East legislator, Tendai Biti has warned that the recent price control measure to curb runaway pricing would not work.On Wednesday, Vice-President Kembo Mohad...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:37hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt orders price controls, shops to open 4 hours daily
GOVERNMENT yesterday reintroduced price controls on basic commodities, raising fears of shortages as industry remains under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak with supplies running out.P...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 08:09hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
'Covid-19 donations will be accounted for,' says Mnangagwa
All donations being made by corporates and individuals towards the fight against Covid-19 will be put to good use and accounted for, President Mnangagwa has said. The President thanked Zimbabw...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe price moratorium not legally binding says CCZ
A price moratorium announced this afternoon is a gentleman's agreement between Government and the private sector, which is not legally binding, Consumer Council of Zimbabwe chairperson Phillip Bvumbe ...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 16:33hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Government announces commodities prize freeze
Government has announced a prize freeze of basic commodities ordering retailers to revert back to prices charged om 25 March.Vice Presi...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 14:32hrs | 1400 | by Moyo Roy
Government to act on basic goods prices
GOVERNMENT is expected to announce a moratorium on prices of selected basic commodities after Cabinet concluded deliberations on the matter. Cabinet made this resolution during its 12th meeting yester...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Basic food price freeze agreed
Private sector producers and retailers have agreed with the Government to freeze prices of essential foods as part of measures to cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures r...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Kapenta fishing ban lifted
GOVERNMENT has exempted kapenta fishing in Lake Kariba from the current lockdown and set stringent measures which have to be followed to minimise spread of the Coronavirus.Among a raft of meas...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 17:44hrs | 1868 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lockdown decision due today
THE Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19 is expected to meet today to deliberate on whether the 21-day national lockdown will be lifted or extended, ahead of the expiry of the restrictions at midni...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 08:02hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi says more work needed in Covid-19 fight
THE National Chairman of the Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19, Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has said there was more work to be done to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the country.VP Mo...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi happy with Matebeleland North preparedness
VP Mohadi is satisfied with the Covid-19 preparedness in Matebeleland North, although some few changes needed to be done."I have been checking on the preparedness of the province and also to c...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
'ZRP needs 35k masks per day'
MINISTER of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Kazembe Kazembe, has expressed concern over the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)'s vulnerability in their frontline duties against the novel coronavirus....Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awaiting provincial reports before announcing next step
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will study reports from the country's provinces before making a decision on whether to extend the lockdown or not, a senior government official has said.This was r...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 19:44hrs | 3049 | by Staff reporter
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