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Parliament walkouts: MPs must serve the national interest
ZANU-PF legislators' decision to boycott the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) sitting where Sakunda Holdings was expected to give oral evidence regarding how the US$3 billion...Published: 6 hrs ago | 406 | by Nyasha Chingono
Mortgages gold to pay loans
PARLIAMENT has accused the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of illegally mortgaging the country's future gold sales as security for the central bank's external loans while slamming the apex bank for fai...Published: 6 hrs ago | 137 | by Staff reporter
China corners Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Wednesday held crunch talks with China's Deputy Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhao Baogang following a nasty fallout over development-partner support figures presented in the...Published: 6 hrs ago | 520 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF plots MDC carnage
ZANU-PF has reportedly set in motion plans to purge MDC chairpersons of parliamentary portfolio committees using its majority in the august House, setting the stage for another bruising fight between ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 184 | by Staff reporter
Higher Zimdollar denominations coming
Government will soon unveil higher denominations of money to bring convenience to the transacting public but has to do so with caution to avoid inflationary pressures, Secretary for Finance and Econom...Published: 6 hrs ago | 241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to order importers to declare forex sourcing
Zimbabwe will force importers to declare sources of foreign currency and those who fail to prove they obtained the money from banks will forfeit their goods to the state, a government official said on...Published: 6 hrs ago | 133 | by Reuters
Import duty on basics removed
Government has removed import duty on maize and wheat, among other basic commodities, as it seeks to ensure affordability of essential foodstuffs and to mitigate the effects of the drought experienced...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2571 | by Staff Reporter
By firing doctors Zanu PF delivered coup de grace on healthcare and, more notably, on Zanu PF itself
From November 2017 to July 2018 Mnangagwa had his party thugs, the rogue war veterans, the Police, Army and CIO on the leash. He did not want to see any violence because he wanted to claim the "2018 e...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1104 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa engages Sadc over Zimbabwe crisis
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday dispatched one of his deputies, Welshman Ncube, and the opposition party's secretary for international relations, Gladys Hlatywayo, to Sadc to plead with the region...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:10hrs | 2256 | by Staff reporter
Army, police predicament recipe for disaster
IT is quite unfortunate that Zimbabwe's army and police personnel find themselves in this very sorry state whereby they are reportedly practically starving while wearing faded uniforms and using antiq...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:09hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council bills govt for stadium use on anti-sanctions day
THE defiant Bulawayo City Council has gone ahead to slap government with a $2053,68 for using the iconic White City Stadium during an anti-sanctions rally last month.This is after the city fat...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:07hrs | 450 | by newzimbabwe
Equipment boost for Mpilo Hospital
MPILO Central Hospital yesterday unveiled medical equipment, which include infant incubators, a mobile X-ray machine, radiant warmers, sourced from India by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The in...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:05hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa has failed to improve the economic prospects of Zimbabwe?
It is now more than two years since President ED Mnangagwa assumed power with an ostensible mandate from his backers to improve the country's economic fortunes, the nemesis of his predecessor, RG Muga...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:03hrs | 525 | by Martin
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 | 2346 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
Mthuli Ncube speaks on money recieved from China
Officials from the Chinese Embassy and Government of Zimbabwe met on Wednesday and after discussions reached an agreement on the facts and figures contained in the 2020 Budget Statement which was deli...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 08:17hrs | 9674 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Biti slams 'amateurish' accounting
Former finance minister Tendai Biti said the omission of Chinese development assistance in the 2020 budget statement was "amateurish" after China made a strong protest on Tuesday.The Chinese e...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:21hrs | 3073 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa's govt embarks on 2nd round of ease of doing business
GOVERNMENT has embarked on the second round of Ease of Doing Business Reforms targeting 16 areas seen as critical in expediting the implementation of reforms aimed at creating a conducive environment ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:01hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo 'shona' nurses graduate under police guard
Mpilo Central Hospital held its nurses graduation and prize giving day under the protection of police at the Bulawayo Large City Hall Wednesday to thwart off any interference from members of the publi...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:53hrs | 5291 | by Staff reporter
OK supermarket brings in casual labourers from Harare?
Members of Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) staged a protest outside OK supermarket along 6th Avenue and Lobengula Street, popularly known as Egodini on Wednesday, alleging the company's management recr...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:52hrs | 6677 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, police morale hits rock bottom
Parliament yesterday heard that soldiers and police officers' morale had hit rock bottom due to a shortage of food and uniforms, with a meagre 39 cents being spent on each soldier's daily diet, causin...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:45hrs | 3053 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance meets SADC top executive
MDC Alliance deputy president Professor Welshman Ncube led a party delegation to meet Sadc executive secretary Dr Stergomera Tax to discuss problems...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 17:24hrs | 3626 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF grand heist, autocracy writ large
IN the aftermath of Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's budget that sounded more like was crafted in some Western world capital and delivered in Harare, many people may have missed the assault on our parl...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1403 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
We are stuck in a (Zanu PF and MDC) 'man-made crisis' - they cannot be man-made solution too
"For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe and help us restore the dignity of citizens," said MDC President, Nelson C...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 07:47hrs | 732 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Kambarami appeal postponed
THE Supreme Court yesterday postponed a hearing in which deposed Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, is challenging the recent nullification of his election by the High Court. Bulawayo H...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:05hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
United Arab Emirates to send opportunity scouts to Zimbabwe
A high-powered business delegation from the United Arab Emirates will soon visit Zimbabwe to scout for potential business opportunities offered by the country under the new dispensation, Finance and E...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:04hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pleads with Trump, Europe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pleading with the West to lift their sanctions against Harare and help Zimbabwe to turn around its sickly economy, the Daily News reports.This comes after Presi...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:47hrs | 3020 | by Staff reporter
How Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere fled Zimbabwe
Two years after a military coup that ousted former president Robert Mugabe, one unresolved mystery is how two top loyalists of the late president escaped from the country after soldiers peppered a hou...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:39hrs | 5458 | by Staff reporter
Gloomy festive season for Zimbabweans
The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have predicted a gloomy festive season for ordinary citizens. They have also blamed the government fo...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:38hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to expend 5% fuel levy on Chirundu Highway
Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has allocated 5% of the excise duty revenue collected on fuel towards the construction of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway as international...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:35hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
China shreds Mthuli Ncube's budget statement
The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe says the figure of the Chinese bilateral support that was announced by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube during his budget statement is a mis...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 11:04hrs | 6953 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nightmare is madman wielding a stick - pity Zimbabweans have corrupt president wielding absolute power, for 39 years counting
"If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 09:15hrs | 1204 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa to reform at his own pace
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared that he will implement political and economic reforms at his own pace, and insisted that the impetus for change and reform comes from within.In ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 3011 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance square off in Midlands by-election
Zanu-PF and MDC Alliance will square off in the Shurugwi South Ward Six by-election on December 14 after their respective candidates successfully filed nomination papers last Thursday. T...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:50hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
2 years on, Mnangagwa remains steadfast
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said he will not waver in his determination to work and achieve the goals and dreams of millions of Zimbabweans who marched in 2017 in a series of events that gave birth to the...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:48hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
This is how Zimbabwe has changed since I became President
TWO years ago, on November 18th, 2017, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans took to the streets in the spirit of peace, unity and hope, calling for a new start. For a new Zimbabwe. Coming into...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:47hrs | 878 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa's Cabinet to meet on Thursday
Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda yesterday said this week's Cabinet meeting has been deferred to Thursday. No reason for deferment was given, but President Mnang...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube tax minimum raised to $100
Government has increased the minimum taxable amounts for intermediated money transfer tax (IMTT), better known as the 2 percent tax, to $100 from $20 per transaction for individuals as it sought...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:42hrs | 2718 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni's purported dethronement 'a legal nullity', claims lawyer
Chiefs from Matabeleland North on Saturday initiated a process to dethrone outspoken Ntabazinduna tribal chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni in an orchestrated move.A majority of the 41 chief...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 10:27hrs | 3340 | by Staff reporter
Spaced out - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
There was a lot of space in Parliament when Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube delivered his budget. This was partly because the opposition was boycotting the occasion but mainly because of the surprise an...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 09:14hrs | 233 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe, global de-dollarisation case study - Prof Ncube
Zimbabwe is undergoing a de-dollarisation process that very few countries have successfully implemented and will need time to address the lingering effects of dollarisation, Finance and Economic Devel...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube hails RBZ swift action on CBZ, Ecobank
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has praised the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for swiftly acting against two banks alleged to have allowed their depositors to make wi...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 1522 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa courts Dubai investors
Zimbabwe intends to lure cash-rich investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to exploit opportunities in mining, tourism and manufacturing when it engages them at the 5th Global Business Forum on ...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Jonathan Moyo fled Chiwenga, crossed Ruya river into Mozambique on motorbike
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has for the first time posted pictures of his journey after crossing Ruya river to Mozambique fleeing the armed soldiers of the then Commander Zi...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:48hrs | 12812 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out to Dubai
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow join fellow African governments and business leaders for the 6th Global Business Forum Africa 2019 (GBFAfrica 2019) scheduled to kick off this Mo...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:21hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Zimra embarks on an imported vehicle verification exercise - check for your name
The Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has notified the owners of vehicles that were imported in unclear circumstances to visit ZIM RA Loss Control Offices at ZB Centre corner Firs...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 10:39hrs | 7994 | by Ndou Paul
Civil servants can not live on ZUPCOs alone! Zim govt should give them their worthy and dignified salaries
Never in my 46 years of existence have I been exposed to such an ignorant and arrogant government as that of Zimbabwe. Never in my life have I encountered a group of people who are divorced from reali...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2961 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why Mthuli Ncube will fail
While I wish Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to succeed, the path he has followed is doomed to fail. I will detail the reasons why below. The situation in which he has placed Zimbabwe's finances is not ...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:04hrs | 2663 | by Ken Mufuka
Ncube's budget gets thumbs down
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation rate quickened to 38,75% in October from 17,7% the previous month as analysts warned that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 2020 budget will be rendered useless by so...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema laments lack of dams
Aprominent Matabeleland South traditional leader Chief Mathema has urged the government to ensure that people in the province benefit from the vast water bodies in their region.Chief Mathema w...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:00hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Not yet time for Zimbabwe to go into space
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has often been accused of being far too removed from what ordinary Zimbabweans are experiencing in the wake of economic turmoil that is taking back the country into the d...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:00hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
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