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Chamisa blames Mnangagwa for soaring prices
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube for Zimbabwe's runaway inflation that has seen prices of basics g...Published: 38 mins ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
'Dump Zimdollar'
ECONOMIC analysts have said Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's new measures introduced on Monday have very little chance of saving the Zimbabwe dollar from collapse.They instead advised Ncube to ...Published: 46 mins ago | 100 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn the public on hitch hiking
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned the public against using pirate taxis commonly known as mushikashika following a spate of robberies in the city.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico...Published: 51 mins ago | 35 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal shortage hits Zimbabwe?
ILLICIT deals involving some unscrupulous suppliers and traders have been blamed for creating artificial shortages of mealie-meal in formal shops while the commodity is being diverted to the streets a...Published: 52 mins ago | 34 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Malawi on State visit
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday for a three-day State visit at the invitation of his counterpart, President Lazarus Chakwera.He was welcomed at Kamuzu Banda International Airport by...Published: 53 mins ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt backs RBZ on US dollar conversion
The 2018 decision by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to convert all US dollar balances in Zimbabwean bank accounts to local currency was quite constitutional the Constitutional Court ruled yesterda...Published: 54 mins ago | 31 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to cushion workers' salaries
Civil servants salaries will soon be reviewed to cushion them from price hikes as the Government remains resolute in supporting and improving the welfare of its workers, a Cabinet Minister has said....Published: 55 mins ago | 55 | by Staff reporter
'Fired' Zimura board member defiant
Chipfumbu was responding to a story published early this week in which ZIMURA spokesperson Alexio Gwenzi said the organisation had fired him as the leader of the team which reported fraud allegations ...Published: 55 mins ago | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mass exodus at Skyz Metro FM
SKYZ Metro FM has announced the departure of yet another popular presenter, Manurse Ndlovu who joins six other staff members who have parted ways with the Bulawayo-based radio station.The MC a...Published: 10 hrs ago | 488 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt sets aside RTGS/US$ High Court ruling
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has set aside a landmark ruling by High Court judge Justice Joseph Mafusire who ordered CABS Bank to pay a local businessman US$142 000, which it had converted to R...Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
'Stop dramatising electoral process'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said it is executing its functions independently and is confident of delivering credible elections as it does not fear or favour any political party....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet approves National Migration Policy
CABINET has approved the National Migration Policy whose thrust will inform the number of Zimbabweans in the diaspora and their contributions to the country through remittances. The policy wil...Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Last minute rush to register to vote
MISS Buhlebenkosi Dube just turned 18 and if President Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date before her birthday, she would have had to wait for five years before she could vote for the first time....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube says currency manipulators won't rest
Currency manipulators and economic saboteurs will always be lurking about looking for opportunities and loopholes to unjustly profiteer but authorities will also be always ready to institute measures ...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's name on voters roll
HUNDREDS of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters took to the streets in Kuwadzana 4 high-density suburb marching and singing for party leader Nelson Chamisa who was confirming his name on Zi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 21:37hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube banks on new currency measures
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday announced new measures to encourage the use of the Zimbabwe dollar as opposed to the U.S. dollar, in a bid to boost the local unit and tame rising consumer infl...Published: 30 May 2023 at 15:10hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube announces policy measures to stabilize the economy
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has announced policy measures which are meant to stabilize the local currency and stimulate the economy.The measures w...Published: 30 May 2023 at 11:50hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube out of touch with reality
The Finance Minister Muthuli Ncube has forgetten what he was really appointed for and needs somemone to spell out his duties.The Finance Minister is now behaving more like a politician than a ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:36hrs | 1310 | by Leonard Koni
Mthuli Ncube announces further measures to contain runaway inflation
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a new series of measures to stabilise the economy amid hyperinflation fears.This comes barely two weeks after the Treasury boss scrapped duty on all...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:53hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's shop raids a publicity stunt'
ECONOMISTS have described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's weekend raids on retail shops to check on pricing of basic commodities as a publicity stunt after failing to tame the country's runaway inflat...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Langa to grace Matebeleland Cultural Awards
SOUTH African maskandi musician Thokozani Langa is expected to perform at this year's Matebeleland Cultural Awards (MCA) ceremony.MCA chief executive officer Philani Ncube told NewsDay Life &a...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn ruffle feathers
ZPC Kariba 0 - 3 Chicken Inn CHICKEN Inn coach Prince Matore has demanded consistency from his resurgent team following their latest win, this time over ZPC Kariba in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:46hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli's theatrics expose government lack of seriousness in addressing Zim economic crisis!
So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube, over the weekend, went around shops in Bulawayo, like a crazed vigilante, tearing down tags displaying prices strictly in US dollars!He even berated a haples...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:02hrs | 530 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CCC pushes for urgent ZEC meeting to raise voters' roll anomalies
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) seeking audience with the poll management authority so as to point out some "serious irregularitie...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:32hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt departments warned for dumping Zimdollar
Finance and Economic Development secretary George Guvamatanga has warned government departments to desist from giving preference to clients paying for services in US dollars as opposed to local curren...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1798 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo issues a warning
EXILED former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo has warned that the recent threats by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to crack down on businesses over price hikes will only worsen the already dire situati...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 6881 | by Staff reporter
ZEC under fire over voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has come under intense scrutiny after registered voters and the opposition identified several anomalies during the voters roll inspection exercise which started...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar not going anywhere
THE Treasury has assured the market of continued usage of the local currency and that deliberate steps are being taken to strengthen its value so as to restore consumer purchasing power and buttress t...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Drawlanders; Greenfuel hold Highlanders to another draw
Highlanders 1-1 GreenfuelVISIBLY dejected, wondering what kind of spell has been cast on them, Highlanders Football Club players immediately walked off the pitch at the final whistle of thei...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Dembare woes continue
PRESSURE continues to mount on Dynamos coach Hebert Maruwa after his side surrendered an early lead to succumb to a 21 defeat against Ngezi Platinum Stars in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match...Published: 28 May 2023 at 20:00hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Massive price hikes throw the Zimbabwe economy into turmoil
THE Zimbabwean government is having sleepless nights over price hikes, which have continued unabated, plunging low-income earners into immense poverty, a snap survey by The NewsHawks.Commodity...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 697 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mthuli Ncube tours Bulawayo shops, chides business for hiking prices
Continued unjustified fluctuation of prices of goods in supermarkets will force people to import basic commodities from outside the country, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stated....Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Woman grabs car steering wheel to survives kidnapping attempt
A 21-year-old Bulawayo woman survived a scary kidnapping attempt by a private motorist Thursday when she seized the steering wheel of the moving vehicle and forced it into crashing stop outside the ro...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:39hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Who sent Mthuli Ncube to Zimbabwe?
Mthuli Ncube was the founder of the Barbican Bank, an elite institution that faced serious liquidity challenges, was involved in rampant fraudulent foreign exchange activities among other vices. After...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:58hrs | 1010 | by Sam Wezhira
CCC, Zanu-PF clash over violence
Opposition Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) Matebeleland North chairperson Prince Dubeko Sibanda was recently summoned by the police over a political violence incident that was recorded in Umguza....Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF poll disputes turn nasty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's orders to Zanu-PF supporters to close ranks after divisive primary elections are being defied with evidence mounting of widening divisions over the ruling party's electi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe toothpaste maker faces closure
The country's only toothpaste maker - Merken- is in danger of going out of business following the government's decision to allow the unfettered entry of the products it manufactures into the country, ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Chiadzwa community, govt and ZCDC smoke peace pipe
GOVERNMENT and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Corporation (ZCDC) have backed down from a protracted confrontation with the Chiadzwa community over a contentious proposal to invest US$400 million in...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:05hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube confronts Osiphatheleni
THERE was drama around Tredgold Building, which houses the Bulawayo Magistrate Courts yesterday, as illegal money changers ran away at the sight of the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pr...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube threatens crackdown on businesses
THERE was drama around Tredgold Building that houses the Bulawayo Magistrates Courts yesterday, as illegal money changers ran away at the sight of the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pro...Published: 28 May 2023 at 07:59hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Fuel tanker fatal accident victim identified
A FUEL tanker driver who died on the spot yesterday in Bulawayo opposite Mzilikazi Barracks along the Bulawayo-Harare highway has been identified as, Blessing Nhira aged 39 from Uplands Waterfalls, Ha...Published: 27 May 2023 at 19:39hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
72 year old cyclist dies after being hit by car
A 72-year-old cyclist from Luveve, Bulawayo was hit by a car and died upon admission at Mpilo Central Hospital.Enock Zhou ,was riding along L-street road opposite Luveve Stadium by an unnamed ...Published: 27 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 809 | by Musa Kika
Mthwakazi activists fined for doorstepping High Court
TWO members of the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) who were arrested on September 5 last year while submitting a petition to the Bulawayo High Court have been fined US$100 each.The...Published: 26 May 2023 at 18:50hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo motorists threaten CBD parking boycott
BULAWAYO's business community and motorists say they will boycott parking in the central business district in protest over the new pricing system introduced by Tendy Three Investment (TTI) and the cit...Published: 26 May 2023 at 18:49hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi youths threaten to close borders and airports to curb gold smuggling
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Youth League has threatened to close all borders and airports before the August elections in order to combat gold smuggling, which the party claims is carried out by...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:53hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Married woman disrupts church service, accuses Priest of having an affair
A Roman Catholic Priest stationed at St Bernard's Parish in Bulawayo's Old Pumula suburb has been drawn into potentially explosive infidelity accusations after a married woman stormed a church service...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:46hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
Economic sanctions continue to place Zimbabwe further into unsustainable debt
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the government supports Zimbabwe's implementation of key reforms to resolve its debt problems and end 21 years of sanction.If successful, such moves can ...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:26hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
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