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Smuggled drugs flood Zimbabwe market
High mark-ups imposed by importers, wholesalers and retailers of medicines have resulted in a flood of cheaper drugs being smuggled from neighbouring countries and sold on the streets by vendors. ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:50hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
No one has monopoly of civilization
What the West can do for Zimbabwe is pay reparations for colonialism and human rights violations visited upon blacks during that dark era. Germany is paying for its excesses and injustice duri...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 14:23hrs | 369 | by Thomas Tondo
New Zanu-PF party formed
A GROUP of local politicians have formed a new opposition party that they have christened Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, or Zanu-PF Original in short, with signs of a deliberate atte...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 21:13hrs | 12588 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe needs commodities exchange markets
The recent revelations by the Zimbabwean government that the country loses over 30 tonnes of Gold (Worth around US$2 billion) to South Africa and other world markets, through smuggling every year are ...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 10:14hrs | 787 | by Victor Bhoroma
Messi wins Ballon d'Or for record 6th time
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for a record sixth time.It is the 32-year-old Argentine's first Ballon d'Or since 2015 and comes after ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 11:23hrs | 1588 | by BBC
Council honours ZPRA veteran
THE late Zapu secretary for security Canaan Ncube has been honoured by the Bulawayo City Council and will be interred at the Lady Stanley Cemetery where the city's senior illustrious citizens are buri...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:12hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube: The Anti-colonial Transfiguration of the Self: Part 2
Last week's introductory instalment attempted to locate Retired Col Tshinga's profile within the shifting currencies and contexts of our struggle for independence. His radical political tutela...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:56hrs | 149 | by Richard Mahomva
They say once fooled twice shy
The euphoria shown by Zimbabweans after arrival of the coup architect, Guvheya Chiwenga, is cause for concern .Social media, on line news has been awash with stories of how the army, brains be...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 4104 | by A Kadada
Chamisa says Mnangagwa must open up airwaves
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa must allow opening of media space so that more players could enter a field dominated by State controlled publications.He was speakin...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:01hrs | 192 | by Staffreporter
Nothing hopeful about Chamisa's HONA
The much hyped, but shallow, so called ‘Hope of The Nation Address', (HONA) by opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa had nothing new in it that Zimbabweans could actually hold on to, and believe t...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2451 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
Rhodies we know, where are Zimbos?
MONDAY, November 11, marked the 54th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by then Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith, a move that severed the white colony from the B...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 746 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Fidelity gold monopoly challenged
FIDELITY Printers and Refineries' (FPR) monopoly in the buying and marketing of the country's single biggest foreign currency earner, gold, has come under spotlight with parliament recommending the li...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 14:21hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Anti-sanctions: In pursuit of the national interest
THE successful campaign against illegal Western sanctions on Zimbabwe last Friday expanded from a regional exercise by Sadc to an Africa wide exercise that was also joined by nations beyond the contin...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 82 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
'Dog of white monopoly capital' lose against Malema in court
The Equality Court has dismissed Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's hate speech case against EFF leader Julius Malema with costs.Gordhan hauled the EFF leader to the Equality court, ...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 08:49hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
Disentangling neo-colonial political thought
The burden of history.Today the pan-African nationalist movement is bestowed with the mandate of tackling the ever-changing complexities and complexions of colonialism.This comes again...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:51hrs | 90 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Auditor General warns against procurement fraud
THE Auditor General, Mrs Mildred Chiri, has called for increased transparency and accountability in public procurement processes, warning that any trace of corruption in that sector will greatly retar...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 07:54hrs | 547 | by Staff Reporter
The Anti-Sanctions Declaration: Disentangling Neo-Colonial Political thought
The burden of historyToday the pan-African nationalist movement is bestowed with the mandate of tackling the ever-changing complexities and complexions of colonialism. This comes again...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:43hrs | 112 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa joins ZBC
Former Zimpapers projects manager and Capitalk radio presenter Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa has joined the ZBC, sources told ZimLive.The 31-year-old is joining the monopoly TV broadcaster's news and...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:04hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
This regime must desist from corruption in agriculture
Recent announcements by the government, that it would disburse $2.8 billion for the Command Agriculture and issuing some $300 million in Treasury bills is a serious cause for concern, judging by the m...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 14:34hrs | 652 | by Rusty Markham
Why big business is a threat to Zimbabwe's revival
ZIMBABWE has entered a new frightening phase, a phase of unbridled capital that has become a State in itself in pursuit of profit and nothing else.This has been compounded by a weak government...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:08hrs | 647 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Energy crisis: Government must simply dollarize
The MDC notes with great concern the continuation of the escalating energy crisis in Zimbabwe that is being worsened by the cluelessness of Mr Emerson Mnangagwa government in solving the country's...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 17:15hrs | 2087 | by Jasmine Toffa
Chamisa's MDC to bring back US dollar
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has pledged it will bring back the multi- currency regime and withdraw the local currency until a time the productive sector was resuscitated if it comes into government....Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 4090 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi was right, Ndebeles are not Zimbabweans
We would like to thank Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Information, Energy Mutodi, for reminding us what we already knew that we, Matabeles, are not Zimbabweans.While many of us have declared publ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 10:57hrs | 15910 | by Israel Dube
MDC @20: The journey continues
TWENTY years after it was formed amid high hopes, the opposition MDC's pathway to power remains hazy amid concerns it lacks the gravitas to mount a formidable challenge to dislodge Zanu-PF from power....Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:41hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
'Bhora Mugedhi Versus Bhora Musango' : The interface between football discourse and Zimbabwean politics
Football is the most popular sport in Zimbabwe and across the globe. It has been asserted elsewhere that the game is not limited to scoring goals on the pitch but that this also occurs in politics and...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:02hrs | 1110 | by Lyton Ncube Siya
African Religion and Governance in a changing world. Where thou goest native Africa!
It is my humble intention to speak to this paper in response to my learned brother Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba's presentation to The All-Africa Religious Liberty 3rd Congress in...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:00hrs | 601 | by Reginald Nyathi
Sorry Dr Magombeyi, your story does not add up
While we do not want to rush ahead of police investigations on the alleged abduction of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting leader Dr Peter Magombeyi, we cannot resist the clear obser...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2711 | by Editorial - The Herald
Mugabe: The socio-genesis, posterity of Pan-Africanism
My heart agonisingly aches in sullenness for Robert Gabriel Mugabe's demise. While weeping can only endure for a while, Mugabe's passing on offers a solid premise to recollect and curate the mortality...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:53hrs | 122 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
South Africans need a history lesson
JULIUS Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has tried telling his countrymen that the borders they are so fond of were imposed by racist imperialists.He has also told them th...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 387 | by Mtandazo Dube
The emptiness of an ending
A DAY dawned with an early call.Mugabe was dead. And then, nothing. Nothing at all in my heart and mind.Just a gaping, blank canvas, waiting for a clear script to form out of the moras...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 789 | by Amanda Hammar
Zanu-PF linked analysts riled by G40
Political analysts have blasted some expelled Zanu-PF members who are using the death and funeral of former President Robert Mugabe to attack Government and score cheap political points. Forme...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 22:41hrs | 2562 | by Staff reporter
Malema to attend Mugabe burial
FIREBRAND South African opposition EFF leader, Julius Malema has said he will be attending late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's burial whose place is yet to be known.His visit will come a...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 21:47hrs | 3848 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe's richest: How they made their money
WHILST there is no official list of Zimbabwe's richest men and women, such as the one compiled by the Times and Forbes Magazine, the country has its fair share of rich people, including some who are m...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Even slaves refused to sell their souls
As the world marks 400 years since 1619, when Africans were first abducted and sold into slavery in America, this extract below from the book To Be A Slave by African-American author Julius Lester, pu...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 255 | by Conway Tutani
'South Africa government behind xenophobic attacks'
The current wave of xenophobic attacks happening in South Africa is initiated and sponsored by the South Africa government the Economic Freedom Fighters Spokesperson Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has alleged. ...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:12hrs | 11140 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa exposes SADC & AU
This is now the third time in history where xenophobic attacks have worn an ugly face in South Africa with SADC and AU going on silent mode.As I write this article President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 15:58hrs | 2777 | by Leonard Koni
Starvation to hit Zimbabwe
Food security is a matter of strategic national importance. Issues of food security affect us all regardless of colour, Creed and political affiliation. The issue of food security caused migrati...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 09:42hrs | 3346 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimbabwe expresses worry over fresh xenophobia threats
THE government is worried about the safety of Zimbabweans in South Africa following threats of fresh xenophobic attacks by some nationals of that country.Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa,...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2664 | by Staff reporter
The science of winning by-elections
URBAN folks are shocked how and why Zanu-PF is winning by-elections amid the economic turmoil. Again, their reasoning still stumbles back to how they mistakenly universalise city aspirations to assume...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:50hrs | 1413 | by Michael Mhlanga
How to think in Dark Times
"DO nothing but think" is a philosophical proverb that is much mistakenly attributed to the Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek. Slavoj Zizek only stole and made famous the pithy statement. The genera...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:48hrs | 464 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Mnangagwa's latest bid to arrest price distortions
THE National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) is currently engaging manufacturers and producers countrywide to establish pricing formulae , a strategy meant to arrest the current distortions on cost o...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:41hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
MRP members summoned by police
Two MRP members Cde Marshall Sibanda and Cde Luckson Maphosa have been summoned by police over the foiled ZANU PF v MDC demonstrations. We are yet not sure of the link between our Cdes and the said de...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 12:01hrs | 1798 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
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: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:18hrs | 439 | by Cliff Chiduku
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 | 3286 | by Staff Reporter
No one has monopoly over rights claim, says Zimbabwe police
Police say no one has the monopoly of speaking on rights, while mobilising other people to engage in lawless activities.Speaking to ZBC News after the High Court had just upheld a police prohi...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 14:49hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa so obsessed with power
As Tsvangirai lay dying in a posh hospital in South Africa on a fully government funded health trip, against all African ways Nelson Chamisa was in the arms of the soon to be widow scheming on ways of...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | 3220 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa advisor lashes govt, Mthuli Ncube
One of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's most loyal backers, Eddie Cross, has attached the government-accusing it of "practising the worst kind of corruption" and struggling to keep the country afloat. ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 12394 | by Staff reporter
Captured South Africa ConCourt fails the test: Who guards the judges?
The Constitutional Court may be the highest Court in the land. But it does not have a monopoly on what justice entails. The Court's pronouncement in the case involving the Public Protector raises conc...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 16:37hrs | 1765 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
How Econet made itself indispensable to Zimbabweans
On December 5, 2017, Zimbabwe's two major internet access providers (IAPs), Liquid Telecom and TelOne, suffered breaks in the fibre optic cables that blacked out 90% of the country from the internet f...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 885 | by Mike Murenzvi
MDC tells Mnangagwa to declare a state of emergency
MDC Secretary for energy and power development Jasmin Toffa has called upon the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the energy crisis in Zimbabwe a state of national disaster. ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 15:59hrs | 4126 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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