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Zimbabwe exchange rate Armageddon near
THE Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) released last Friday supplied data which when analysed show that unless drastic measures are taken, our local currency will take a heavy battering in the coming wee...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1232 | by Brett Chulu
Police intercept omalayitsha vehicles, recover R1m contraband
POLICE in Matabeleland South have arrested 16 suspects and recovered contraband worth nearly R1 million after intercepting 14 vehicles during an ongoing anti-smuggling operation. Police in the...Published: 4 hrs ago | 648 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns on fake abductions
Government has warned against the rising incidences of false abductions in the country and is contemplating measures to deal with the threat and punish those responsible. This was said by Pres...Published: 4 hrs ago | 281 | by Staff reporter
The rise of online traditional healers
Stories have been told about how people from various parts of the region used to frequent popular late traditional healer Sekuru Ndunge's homestead in Chipinge for various consultations. It is said th...Published: 4 hrs ago | 110 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's granddaughter a hit on 'Orange Is The New Black'
Her parents are from Bulawayo, but she was born in Ensley, Alabama. Now, Sipiwe Moyo went episodes deep playing a much-loved character Adeola Chinede in the hit Netflix series "Orange Is The New Black...Published: 4 hrs ago | 244 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official threatens to expose cash barons
Zanu-PF youth league deputy secretary Lewis Matutu has threatened to expose the name of two prominent individuals behind the spiraling exchange rate betwe...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4567 | by Staff Reporter
Magombeyi 'abduction' script clumsy
...stinks of Uncle Sam's scent and his regime change runner boys A fortnight ago, no one knew who Dr Peter Mago...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 11:18hrs | 3440 | by Shongedzai Mugwagwa
Zimbabwe must incorporate Information and Communication Technology in the context of Globalization
The contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) to the globalization process and third world countries development process, the development of global competitive structures implies ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 09:49hrs | 199 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zesn urges parties to invest in campaigns
INDEPENDENT election watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has urged political parties to invest in campaign processes to ensure a large voter turnout during polling elections.Zes...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Moving on from Mugabe era
BEING in Harare in the past two weeks has been quite an experience. The Robert Mugabe era has finally closed after his death in Singapore on September 6, even through he is yet to be buried.Bu...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 293 | by Eddie Cross
Mugabe's roots mystery unravelled
AFTER what seemed an eternity for villagers who gathered at his rural homestead in Zvimba since his demise on September 6, Robert Mugabe's body was on Monday brought back to where his life's journey b...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:25hrs | 2344 | by Staff reporter
Where is full judgment on 2018 electoral case?
ON August 24, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) handed down its abridged judgment in the electoral challenge case brought by the opposition candidate, Nelson Chamisa, against the ruling Zanu-PF's Em...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:24hrs | 1617 | by Swikani Ncube
Black market running amok
Claims by under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that his much-criticised policies will start bearing fruit towards the end of the year look increasingly nonsensical, as the wobbly Zimbabwe doll...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:21hrs | 2346 | by Staff reporter
'Mbanje licensing cumbersome'
THE country could lose out on the multi-billion dollar global medical cannabis revolution due to cumbersome licensing conditions set by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, an official has said. ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:52hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Tax free threshold increased
GOVERNMENT has extended a huge lifeline to employees after increasing the tax-free threshold to $3 500 with effect from August 1, 2019, in order to improve disposable incomes in the face of price incr...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's health deteriorates, denied passport to seek medical attention in abroad
FORMER Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday said his health was deteriorating and needed urgent medical attention abroad, but a Harare magistrate again denied him his passport to enable him to t...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 5701 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax to stay despite High Court ruling
High Court Judge Justice Happias Zhou yesterday scrapped Statutory Instrument (SI) 205 of 2018, which enabled Government to levy 2 percent tax on electronic money transactions above $10. The t...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
5 'armed robbers' arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested five suspected armed robbers a day after a dramatic high speed chase in which four of the suspects dumped their vehicle and eluded detectives on foot. The four alle...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Politburo, Youths League slam abductions
The ZANU-PF Politburo yesterday criticised the alleged kidnapping of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi over the weekend, and called for security agencies to int...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:37hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance behind abductions
The quest for power should never ever replace our humanness and the inherent spirit of Ubuntu that is the hallmark of our people, either in their deeds or spirit. Such virtues that are found in Zimbab...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1711 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Zimbabwe to de-racialise land ownership
Zimbabwe says its land ownership rights will no longer take race into account as the southern African country continues to craft policies that seek to depart from those set under the Robert Mugabe reg...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 20:31hrs | 3616 | by Staff reporter
'2% tax collection not affected'
The Finance and Economic Development Ministry has issued a statement stating that the High Court judgment suspending the two percent tax on electronic transactions will not affect the collection and l...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 19:42hrs | 3581 | by Staff reporter
Network security is fast becoming an industry of its own
With the steady advancement of digital technology, it's not surprising that the need for network security professionals is increasing. The recent eye-opening security threats from industry giants such...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 12:50hrs | 871 | by Staff Writer
High Court outlaws Mnangagwa government's illegal tax
In a landmark case argued by MDC Vice President Hon. Tendai Biti, the High Court today outlawed government's two per cent tax on despondent Zimbabweans in a move that vindicated the MDC position that ...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 12:35hrs | 2801 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
New Zimdollar the worst-performing currency in the world
If you thought Argentina's currency crisis was bad, spare a thought for Zimbabwe.Measures to protect the Zimbabwe dollar - including sky-high interest rates - seem to be coming to naught....Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 11:41hrs | 2848 | by Bloomberg
RG's Office urged to stop the habit of going into the rural areas during election periods only
Some traditional and community leaders in Mashonaland East province have called on the Registrar-General's Office to decentralise and stop the habit of going into the rural areas during election perio...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:29hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Abuse of mobile money platforms symptomatic of a failed currency regime
IT is a good thing that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Corruption (Zacc) has finally taken interest in the stinking corruption that has been going on through some mobile money platforms on which members...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:26hrs | 345 | by Editorial - Newsday
Scottish coach for Bosso
AILING Bulawayo giants, Highlanders, will unveil a new head coach in a few days' time in a bid to prevent a catastrophic end to what has been a disastrous season. While the club declined to re...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Belarus sign US$350m deals
Zimbabwe and Belarus last night signed deals worth US$350 million as the two countries step up efforts to enhance economic cooperation. President Mnangagwa witnessed the signing ceremony held ...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:51hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Danai Gurira play comes to Harare tomorrow
Almasi Collaborative Arts will present a stage reading of United States-based actress, Danai Gurira's play "Familiar", tomorrow evening at Old Mutual Theatre, Alliance Francaise. Directe...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Ryan Bukevicz helps the Hope Bilingual Academy in Nicaragua during desperate times
The Hope Bilingual Academy (HBA) is a Nicaraguan school that aims to give disadvantaged children the chance to succeed in life. The country of origin, financial situation, or mental and physical capab...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 18:38hrs | 319 | by Staff Reporter
Arsenal fumbles a 2-point lead to a draw against Watford
It can be frustrating for any football team to let a sizable lead shrink down in the second half of the game to eventually draw against their opponents. Such a situation occurred in the Premier League...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 14:29hrs | 528 | by Staff Writer
Motorists urged to name & shame cash only fuel service stations
MOTORISTS should report to authorities all fuel service stations that refuse swipe and mobile money payments from motorists, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), said yesterday. Re...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:30hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Road accident 5 kills, 25 injured
At least five people were killed, while 25 others were seriously injured on Sunday when a Mitsubishi lorry they were travelling on veered of the road and overturned several times at the 54-kilom...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:25hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation 'slows' again
The month-on-month inflation rate for August 2019 slowed to 18,07 percent after shedding 2,97 percentage points on July's 21,04 percent. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, (...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:24hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
'Mangudya's monetary measures hollow'
A cocktail of measures unveiled by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya in his midterm monetary policy statement fall short of stimulating economic growth and market confidence as the...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to kick out Mnangagwa?
Recuperating Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is reportedly going to use the country's dreaded Joint Operations Command (JOC), to forcefully kick out President Emmerson Mnangagwa from...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 01:16hrs | 25236 | by Mary-Kate Kahari/Malvin Motsi
Mnangagwa's minister condemns doc's 'abduction'
THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Obadiah Moyo, has condemned the alleged abduction of Harare Central Hospital medical practitioner, Dr Peter Magombeyi, saying he has since engaged State secur...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 01:02hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
CIO rubbishes connection to missing doctor's case
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) yesterday told the High Court that there was no connection between the two security institutions and the alleged abductio...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 00:53hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter
Zapu retiring its old guard
THE opposition Zapu has resolved to retire its entire old guard from top leadership positions to allow for the party's renewal and rebranding exercise following a string of election losses since its r...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 00:51hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
ZACC investigates EcoCash agents for selling cash
The Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission says it is investigating EcoCash agents using their unfair advantage to sell cash at prohibitive rates. Zimbabwe has over the years faced an acute short...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 10:36hrs | 6493 | by Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa's 'dodgy donator' 'already dead' at time of crash - report
A private pathology report has reportedly revealed that former Bosasa boss Gavin Watson was already dead before he crashed his company car into a concrete pillar at the OR Tambo International Airport ...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 07:24hrs | 5563 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for production on allocated land
President Mnangagwa has called on beneficiaries of the successful land reform programme to optimally use their land to ensure food security in the country. The Head of State and Government and...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:44hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Ibhetshu LikaZulu blasts Mnangagwa
IBHETSHU Likazulu, a Bulawayo based pressure group advocating for Gukurahundi victims' reparation, has slammed government for its decision to construct an expensive mausoleum for late former President...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:42hrs | 669 | by newzimbabwe
Village containerised information centres, bridging digital gap
Devolution is one of President Mnangagwa's flagship policy. This policy is centred on bringing services and development as close as to the point of need as possible.The point of need in this c...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:40hrs | 90 | by Nick Mangwana
Mugabe's death breathes life into sleepy Zvimba
TWO young women, flanking a middle-aged man who appears to enjoy every moment of it, stagger in a beer gut along the short road which branches off the smooth highway connecting Harare and Murombedzi g...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 21:48hrs | 4613 | by Staff reporter
Fight over Zpra properties gets ugly
A prominent war veteran says he has been receiving death threats for campaigning for the return of properties seized by the government from war veterans.John Gazi, the chairperson of Nitram, a...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:05hrs | 5172 | by Staff reporter
Did Mugabe propose to marry Barack Obama?
Following the death of Robert Mugabe, who died on September 6 at age 95, various media have carried articles on some of his most famous quotes.Among the quotes is a claim that he once proposed...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter
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 07:53hrs | 116 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
ZB Bank introduces WhatsApp banking
ZB Financial Holdings has signed a money transfer agreement with one of the largest international money transfer companies, Ria Money Transfer of the United States as part of its efforts to enable dia...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:49hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
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