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Mnangagwa's top bodyguard lands lucrative Covid-19 supply deals
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top bodyguard won lucrative contracts to supply Covid-19 equipment to the ministry of health without going through a competitive bidding process, ZimLive can exclusively...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1303 | by Staff reporter
ZRP sued for seizing auctioned vehicles
POLICE Assistant Commissioner Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Crispen Charumbira has been dragged to court by a local man for seizing two vehicles the latter bought from an auction five years ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 485 | by Staff reporter
Human rights commission paralysed
FOUR Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) commissioners have retired with immediate effect leaving the commission without a quorum to execute its mandate. Dr Ellen Sithole, Dr Joseph Kurebw...Published: 17 hrs ago | 230 | by Staff reporter
MDC's Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube leaves Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
Former Executive Mayor of the City of Bulawayo Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube has exited the Human Rights Commission after Commissioner after his term as a Commissioner expired on 7 May 2020. The Commis...Published: 29 May 2020 at 16:18hrs | 2492 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Plumtree High fire under probe
GOVERNMENT has sent a team to probe to Plumtree High School quarantine Centre following a fire that broke out at the institution yesterday.People, mostly those returning from Botswana are quar...Published: 29 May 2020 at 14:18hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's US$1 million Coronavirus tender saga takes new twist
United Arab Emirates based company Drax International which was recently caught in a procurement storm has threatened legal action against publications whom they accuse of making unsubstantiated c...Published: 29 May 2020 at 10:16hrs | 3459 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Khupe demands share of Chamisa's loot
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has approached the High Court seeking to be joined as a party to an on-going application filed by Nelson Chamisa-led group, MDC Alliance demanding that the Finance minist...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:48hrs | 5483 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, stew over economy
President Mnangagwa has directed Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya to announce economic stabilisation measures following a meeting on Wednesday. ...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:45hrs | 4715 | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus deal a hot potato in govt circles
CABINET ministers were evasive this week after being asked to explain the details of a murky deal between the government and Landela Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a company linked to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:35hrs | 3215 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube in catch-22 situation
THE provision of subsidies to small-scale gold miners in defiance of advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has left the government in a quandary amid a rapidly deteriorating economy....Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:30hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter
Price controls have failed, govt admits
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza yesterday admitted in Parliament that the moratorium on prices increases imposed by government on retailers during the COVID-10 crisis had not worked, with ...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean MPs press for new cars
THE cash-strapped government is under pressure to release vehicles for MPs of the current Ninth Parliament and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been tasked to discuss the matter with his Finance c...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:29hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Dethroned Chief Ndiweni 'not silenced, but in mourning'
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has not been silenced by his dethronement as a traditional leader, but is in mourning, his spokesperson Nothiwani Dlodlo said yesterday.The f...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe must get debt clearance from China'
FORMER State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has urged government to ask for debt cancellation from China so that the southern African nation could be able to contain the COVID-19 cur...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in US$1m COVID-19 tender scam
GOVERNMENT early this month went out of its way to authorise payment of nearly US$1 million for a consignment of COVID-19 equipment at an inflated cost from a company linked to President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Clueless gaze in the face of free-falling Zimdollar
THE spectacular collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar in the past week has yet again exposed the government's bankrupt currency policies worsening the country's deepening economic crisis.The Zimdo...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:17hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Catastrophe looms in Zimbabwe, says SA's BusinessDay
As Zimbabwe enters the next phase of its coronavirus-induced lockdown - a partial but indefinite hold on economic activity - fears for the country’s economic future are rising.The economy wa...Published: 28 May 2020 at 20:45hrs | 3543 | by Chris Muronzi I BusinessDay
Over 2 000 vehicles impounded for violating lockdown regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 120 vehicles after their owners violated Covid-19 lockdown regulations.Zimbabwe Republic Police Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Nc...Published: 28 May 2020 at 17:05hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Finance denies giving Mnangagwa's son US$1 million
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance George Guvamatanga has refuted reports that the Treasury had paid an amount of US$1 million to Drax International, which is owned by Delish Nguwaya, a bu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 13:35hrs | 4415 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa-linked company nets US$1 million in Covid-19 funds
The finance ministry authorised the payment of US$1 million for a consignment of Covid-19 equipment at inflated prices from a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, according to a leake...Published: 28 May 2020 at 11:50hrs | 4381 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Mthuli Ncube's ministry in Covid-19 equipment fraud
The finance ministry has approved a nearly US$1 million payment to Drax International, a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Collins, for Covid-19 equipment at inflated prices. ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:58hrs | 2645 | by Staff reporter
Govt further decentralises COVID-19 testing
GOVERNMENT has decentralised COVID-19 testing with areas such as Tsholotsho and Lupane receiving gene-expert machines which will see the country conducting about 1 000 tests per day following concerns...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:05hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks face US$ refund Bill: Veritas
LOCAL legal think-tank Veritas says if the Supreme Court upholds the High Court of Zimbabwe decision dismissing the central bank regulation that separated Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and nostro ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 2110 | by Staff reporter
Insights into Mangudya's era of fibs, fiddling
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya (pictured) says he has been praying for Zimbabweans to understand economics. Zimbabweans, in turn, have been making the same prayers - for him.T...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1276 | by newZWire
Suspension of maize meal, flour duty unsettles local millers
THE Small and Medium Millers Association of Zimbabwe (SMMAZ) says the suspension of customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal would cripple production and viability of the local milling indu...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to unveil price stabilisation measures
GOVERNMENT will soon announce measures to stabilise prices of basic commodities while arresting inflation as consumers' buying power continues to drop. While prices of basic commodities are constantly...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:36hrs | 2038 | by Staff reporter
Sadc ministers to meet over Covid-19
SADC Council of Ministers are scheduled to hold a virtual meeting tomorrow to consider issues of regional development, cooperation and the economic impact of Covid-19. Foreign Affairs and Inte...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
PetroZim boss has case to answer, court rules
Suspended PetroZim Line (Pvt) Ltd general manager Catherine Katsande, accused of awarding US$2 million tenders for equipment delivered six years late, must now present her defence. Harare magi...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:34hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube summoned to explain economic mess
A ZANU-PF MP for Rushinga, Tendai Nyabani has asked parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda to summon Finance Minister Mthuli to the house to explain why the country's economy continues to take a nose-dive....Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 999 | by newzimbabwe
Tshinga Dube calls for GNU to rescue economy
FORMER War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube is known for his straight talk and fearless character. A long-time serving Zanu-PF member and a liberation stalwart, Tshinga always speaks out his mind when g...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:25hrs | 2273 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliances loses confidence in Adv Mpofu?
MDC bigwigs in the Nelson Chamisa-led faction have expressed concern over the continued loss of MDC court cases by the opposition party's top lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu.A source within the ...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:13hrs | 2940 | by Christopher Makaza
Mwonzora 2 Chamisa 0
THE day of reckoning came sooner than expected, as events outpaced and outdated fortunes in the mainstream opposition. It does read that the alliance's top names have now come to face the reality that...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:56hrs | 9542 | by Robert Sigauke
'Zimbabwe working on COVID-19 herbal remedies'
HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo yesterday said the country was carrying out a research on COVID-19 cure which includes herbal remedies.Moyo made the remarks in Parliament when he appeared before ...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields Stadium still far from meeting Caf standards
BARBOURFIELDS Stadium is still far from meeting the Caf minimum standards, with the size of dressing rooms a mere 10 percent of the required Fifa measurements. According to Fifa, a standard dressing r...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP confronts police over fatal shooting of Bulawayo man
THE opposition MDC Alliance has condemned police for the fatal shooting of Bulawayo resident Paul Munakopa (34) on Saturday evening after a high-speed chase.Bulawayo East legislator Illos Nyon...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Motorists shun forex fuel
MOTORISTS in Bulawayo are shunning service stations which sell fuel in foreign currency and opting to fill their tanks from those charging in local currency as the exchange rate continues to shoot thr...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:16hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli suspends duty on flour, maize meal
Customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal has been suspended for six months from 22 May to 21 November in terms of regulations gazetted yesterday by Minister of Finance and Economic Developm...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: IMF hammers country already on its knees
Mercifully, Zimbabwe's infection and death rates from Covid-19 are so far very low but the economy, already labouring under the effects of drought, has been hit by the lockdowns. Worse, the IMF has de...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 691 | by Baffour Ankomah I New African Magazine
Welshman Ncube to be taken to court over dissolving MDC Green
An activist of the now defunct MDC (Green) Ntokozo Tshikizamkhonto Tshili has threatened to sue its former President Professor Welshman Ncube over what he termed the illegal dissolution of the party....Published: 26 May 2020 at 19:32hrs | 5849 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZANU PF Inspired by Nazis
on "Africa Day," as reports surface that they lack Ubuntu and are STARVING even the INNOCENT CHILDREN of Zimbabwe.Some of the great work being done by the ladies from the humble kitchen called...Published: 26 May 2020 at 18:13hrs | 1295 | by Thabo Makuyana
Zimbabwe revels in global oil sector crisis
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has conceded that Zimbabwe will come out of the COVID-19 pandemic heavily bruised and with a negative economic growth, but said there were positives to be drawn from the ...Published: 26 May 2020 at 08:21hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora barricade on ex-MDC-T chair Lovemore Moyo possible return
REINSTATED MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has placed legal barricades on a possible return to the MDC fold by former party chairman Lovemore Moyo.Mwonzora has emerged de facto protag...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:15hrs | 6661 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa running out of time
PRESSURE is mounting on the country's political leadership to put their differences aside and hold much-needed dialogue to help end the country's deepening economic crisis.This comes as life f...Published: 25 May 2020 at 13:03hrs | 10998 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar crashes
LONG suffering Zimbabweans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to survive, after prices of basic goods went up sharply again at the weekend - on the back of the collapsing Zim dollar.At...Published: 24 May 2020 at 16:50hrs | 10683 | by Staff reporter
Jesse Nyakudya: Teenage drumming sensation
All she saw four-year-old toddler pummel her pots as though they were a musical drum set. None of it made sense at that point. But as the boy grew, it became clear Jesse Nyakudya was a drummer-in-the-...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:13hrs | 739 | by Busisani Ncube
MDC Alliance was on the right direction until......
The MDC Alliance was on the right direction until Komichi, Mwonzora and others decided to drag the party into the gutter for their personal political interests. All party cadres and structures should ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:10hrs | 4603 | by Christopher Nyamandi
Bulilima West MP distribute PPEs in Plumtree
Bulilima West Zanu PF legislator Dingumuzi Phuti today distributed personal protective equipment to frontline workers in various clinics in the district."Today I handed over sanitisers, fac...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:49hrs | 312 | by Stephen Jakes
Zim Poet in SA Bongani Mncube pens poem on Mthwakazi Hero Magagula
South Africa based poet, Bongani Mncube has penned a poem as a tribute to the late Author and Mthwakazi hero David Magagula who passed on in South Africa this week.Magagula is one of the pione...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:47hrs | 490 | by Stephen Jakes
Lovemore Moyo snubs Welshman's 30 pieces of silver?
FORMER MDC-T national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo has distanced himself from the fierce battles raging over the control of the main MDC party pitting Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance on one hand as well a...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:09hrs | 4104 | by Staff reporter
Zipra cadres celebrate Dabengwa's life
EX-Zipra cadres have paid tribute to former Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa (pictured) as the country marked the first anniversary of his death.Dabengwa died on May 23 in Kenya on his way back hom...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:01hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
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