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Recycled bad politicians as the last resort of saving Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe is full of talented and equally good citizens who if coopted into politics can turn around the fortunes of our country. Unfortunately for our beloved motherland we seem to be cased. We have a...Published: 6 hrs ago | 73 | by Henry Madiro
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa arrives in Bulawayo for crunch meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived at Joshua Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo ahead of an Indaba with the civic society.The meeting will be held at the Bulawayo state House....Published: 14 hrs ago | 6538 | by Mandla Ndlovu
OneMoney debit card use rises
NetOne's mobile money platform, OneMoney, recorded a 32,7 percent increase in subscribers to 241 566 in the fourth quarter to December 31, 2018 from 181 990 in the previous quarter, latest data show. ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 610 | by Staff reporter
Body found under tree in suspected suicide case
THE body of a 40-year-old man has been found under a tree in Bulawayo's Nketa 7 suburb in a suspected case of suicide. Sources said the corpse was discovered by city council street clean...Published: 17 hrs ago | 609 | by Staff reporter
Ernest Maphepha joins City
CHARISMATIC and experienced administrator Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda has joined Zifa Southern Region Division One outfit Bulawayo City as a board member. The municipal side was relegated from t...Published: 17 hrs ago | 489 | by Staff reporter
Truck spills dangerous sulphuric acid
A ZAMBIA-bound haulage truck transporting 30 000 litres of sulphuric acid was involved in an accident spilling the hazardous liquid near Northlea High School in Bulawayo's Richmond suburb. The...Published: 17 hrs ago | 470 | by Staff reporter
NetOne outpaces competitors, active subscriber base balloons
STATE-OWNED mobile phone company NetOne recorded a massive growth in active mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2018, while its two rivals, Telecel and Econet, reported a marginal increase o...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 1271 | by Ndou Paul
Uproar over illiterate councillor
Resident from Gwanda town's ward 1 have slammed the opposition, MDC for seconding an illiterate councillor to represent their community.According to sources, the councillor, Mkhululi Tshuma al...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:05hrs | 1754 | by Staff reporter
Government sells NetOne and TelOne
The Government has announced that it is selling its shares in the two giant Telecommunications companies TelOne and NetOne.The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, MthuliNcube told a ...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 09:52hrs | 7424 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Candidates nominated for ZACC - full-list
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NAMES OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR THE ZIMBABWE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (ZACC) The Standing Rules and Orders Committee of the Parliament of Zimbabwe is mandated in terms of Secti...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 08:33hrs | 4025 | by Parliement
Zimbabwe inflation to decline to 10%
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube sees inflation - currently at 59% - declining to 10% by the end of the year.He is banking on slowing down money supply, liberalisation of the exchange rate and ot...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporter
9 cheat death after kombi crash
NINE people including the driver escaped death when a kombi broke a ball joint and overturned along Luveve Road in Bulawayo. Eight people who were in the kombi as well as a pupil who was...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:08hrs | 2905 | by Staff reporter
Bosso still without captain
Just 10 days before the 2019 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season roars to life, Highlanders are yet to settle on the team's captain. The new skipper will replace Honest Moyo who is now i...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:05hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs wife's daughter
A 21-YEAR-OLD young woman from Mberengwa was allegedly fatally stabbed by her stepfather with a kitchen knife for intervening in a fight between him and her mother. Acting Midlands provincial ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:04hrs | 2632 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa attacks Mwonzora ally
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa railed at party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora's ally in Masvingo last weekend, blaming him for the opposition party's poor showing in the region during last year's harmo...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:34hrs | 5519 | by Staff reporter
Here's how Zimbabwe plans to raise $350 million
Zimbabwe expects to raise $350 million from selling shares in five state-owned telecommunications companies and a bank, as part of economic reforms being pursued by the government, Finance Minister Mt...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:30hrs | 2720 | by Reuters
Man on the run after fatally stabbing friend on head multiple times
A MAN from Matabeleland South Province is on the run after allegedly stabbing his friend with an okapi knife several times on the head leading to his death. Matabeleland South provincial polic...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:12hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Gugu Ncube drama: Unisa employee cleared of sexual assault
The University of South Africa (Unisa) says one of its employees has been cleared of wrongdoing following a woman's claims that he asked her to perform sexual favours so she could keep her job at the ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 09:52hrs | 3471 | by News24
Zimbabwe cannot outsource its development - it has to fix the fundamentals first
While South Africa believes sanctions should be scrapped in Zimbabwe, analysts indicate that the sanctions narrative has been an easy scapegoat in addressing the real issues affecting the country....Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 08:39hrs | 409 | by Sally Nyakanyanga
Obert Mpofu's ex-employee languishes in remand prison
FORMER Zanu-PF Victoria Falls mayor Sifiso Mpofu and two of his alleged accomplices are languishing in remand prison pending a High Court decision on their bail application, which they filed last week...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:49hrs | 2201 | by Staff reporter
'Interbank market won't be manipulated'
Mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that the foreign currency interbank market will not be manipulated, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said. This ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube avails $50 Million to deal with Cyclone Idai
The Minister of Finance has unveiled a $50 million bailout to combat the effects of Cyclone Idai that left a trail of destruction in Manicaland Province. Announcing the fund Ministry of inform...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 2064 | by Mandla Ndlovu
US 'very enthusiastic' about Mnangagwa govt
AMERICA'S Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said on Friday that Washington was "very enthusiastic" about the new Harare government, but wanted to see more action on reform."We are very enthu...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:51hrs | 4138 | by Staff reporter
US 2018 Human rights report on Zimbabwe biased
Last week the United States Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour released its 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. An examination of the report shows a fair vi...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:12hrs | 788 | by Nobleman Runyanga
ZANU PF proposes to give away platinum to foreign Capitalists
In 1991, the Zimbabwean economy took its first major dive with the adoption of the IMF/World bank neo-liberal "Economic Structural Adjustment Programme" (ESAP). In Zimbabwe, this process was headed by...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1401 | by ZCP
Chamisa in pole position as MDC Alliance congress beckons
The MDC Alliance will elect new leaders at congress in May - a process which will make or break the country's biggest opposition party. While the nomination process has not yet started, party leader N...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 09:45hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
EFF in door-to-door campaign for Bulawayo's ward 28 by-election
THE opposition Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters (ZEFF) is undertaking its maiden election campaign in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park high-density suburb, where by participating in a local government by-ele...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:47hrs | 2287 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa turns to rebels, as fight for MDC leadership hits the home stretch
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has effectively dumped his party long-standing Masvingo provincial chairman James Gumbi and thrown his weight behind a faction of returning rebels led by lawyer To...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:47hrs | 5101 | by newzimbabwe
Zimra taken to court over forex duty
A BULAWAYO man has taken the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to court challenging its decision to charge him duty in foreign currency for his imported vehicle. The vehicle, a Toyota Hilux w...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:45hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Man kills friend over cigarettes
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed another from Pumula East suburb to death following a row over cigarettes at a party in December. Ezra Ncube (34) from Pumula East...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:45hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targeting to process FDI approvals in hours
The establishment of the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) will capacitate the country to process foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals within a day, Finance and Economic Developme...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:36hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
MDC Congress: Proposals to achieve unity, progress
THERE is nothing amiss about the split of political parties, churches, football or other sporting teams, partnerships, corporates, or any voluntary organisation for that matter. While for the ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:12hrs | 1138 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
Egodini Mall project stalls
ZIMBABWE's financial meltdown has brought the construction of the Egodini Mall — set to be the biggest public transport terminus boasting a retail section and parking bays in Zimbabwe's second large...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube wages war against surging inflation
Zimbabwe's annual inflation has risen to a 10-year high since hyperinflation, but month-on-month prices are beginning to drop as monetary reforms aimed at combating inflation, addressing foreign curre...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:08hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe is on the path to progress
Zimbabwe is on a journey of reform. Nobody ever said it wouldn't be a bumpy ride; but the most important thing is that the journey has begun, and we are heading in the right direction.The Tran...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:45hrs | 544 | by Mthuli Ncube
Ex-Chikwata striker bemoans low standards
FORMER Zimbabwe Saints striker Lexington Mujokoro is a disappointed footballer.The standards of the game, he believes have gone down in an era where coach education is compulsory."Our ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Government launches Bulawayo Cosmetology Hub
THE Government has officially opened a Cosmetology Hub in Bulawayo to create a necessary environment for youth participation in the mainstream economy for inclusive growth.The Hub, which was c...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti MDC election eligibility still uncertain
MDC "prodigal sons and daughters" who include former secretary generals Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti will have to wait until the main opposition's May congress to know whether they are still eligibl...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1823 | by newzimbabwe
War vets in dock over kidnap
FOUR members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association in Bulawayo have appeared in court facing charges of unlawful detention of a member of the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:37hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stitches strategic deals in UAE
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday for talks with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Sultan Al Nahyan aimed at striking strategic mutually beneficial relations.The President is acc...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:37hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Unfit and untrustworthy Ncube! God have mercy on MDC
Good leaders are born and not created. A good leader has to be confident, principled, constructive, honest, transparent democratic and fair just to mention but a few attributes. All the above attribut...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 21:04hrs | 3257 | by Hlonipani Masuku
Chamisa's youths regret Khupe split
THE MDC Youth Assembly this week said it regrets the departure of the party's former deputy president Thokozani Khupe and others early last year. Following the death of the party's founding father Mor...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:57hrs | 7576 | by Staff reporter
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings
Matabeleland chiefs fear that the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) could miss crucial evidence on the Gukurahundi massacres of the early to mid 1980s, unless it abandons its current...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens up on past
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday gave a rare personal insight into his early life, during which he was involved in subversive activities after seeing his dreams of becoming a pilot frustrated by...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa won't split MDC
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed warnings that the party's May elective congress was divisive that it could lead to another split.Chamisa, who cancelled a rally scheduled for Bulawayo a...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:22hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube abandons MDC
Welshman Ncube in his greediness led a splinter MDC from the United MDC. He failed to have an impact on the political landscape of the country. Ncube's MDC wears yellow and green and is very different...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 08:58hrs | 13251 | by Simangalizwe Khumalo
Mnangagwa demands more money in sport
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on both his government and the private sector to inject more resources to support sport.Mnangagwa was addressing youths at a symposium where he called u...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:12hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
All you need to know about Zimbabwe's new currency
Late in February, Zimbabwe introduced a new currency called the RTGS, or real-time gross settlement dollar, in the process abandoning its long held 1:1 parity between the US dollar and its local trans...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 19:30hrs | 3352 | by Atff reporter
South Africa to monitor Zimbabwe's economic affairs
IN an unprecedented move, Zimbabwe has agreed to allow South Africa - the continent's most developed economy and powerhouse - to sit in official Ministry of Finance meetings to oversee Harare's debt c...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:15hrs | 2179 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube should learn from Masiyiwa
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's United States jaunt last week was always expected to yield what it yielded - an empty basket. It's no rocket science.In an article published in this column last...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:08hrs | 4294 | by Brett Chulu
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