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AfDB says Zimbabwe seeks $2.6bn in bridge finance to overhaul debt
The African Development Bank said Zimbabwe has proposed seeking $2.6 billion in bridge finance to help it clear arrears owed to international financial institutions as it attempts to break a debt impa...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:18hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zille warns ANC of Ramaphosa
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has laid down the gauntlet and demanded the reinstatement of Cilliers Brink as Tshwane mayor.After holding the mayoral office in the City of Tshwane since March 20...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 20:18hrs | 2313 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at the epicentre of regional governance
The last two weeks were action packed for Harare as it hosted the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. It was accompanied by a myria...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Tony Leon reminds Ramaphosa of who's in charge
President Cyril Ramaphosa's plea to avoid a public spectacle over negotiations with the DA "mean nothing" after former DA leader and GNU negotiator Tony Leon wrote another letter reminding Ramaphosa o...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 14:30hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
White-led DA party seal South Africa unity pact with ANC
The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on Friday to work together in South Africa's new government of national unity, a step chang...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 13:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe carbon credit deal raises stink
THE deal in which the Zimbabwean government is selling large tracts of forests in a carbon credits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company, Blue Carbon, lacks fairness and transparency, a glob...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
African countries stand firm on fossil fuels
The African Group of Negotiators is calling for an outcome that allows Africa to exploit its fossil fuels including coal, oil and gas to eradicate poverty while also funding renewable energy projects....Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected in Dubai for COP28
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa left Harare for Dubai last night and is expected to join other Heads of State and Government today at the official opening of the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations F...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
George Charamba knows Chamisa more than Mkwananzi and Siziva
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson, George Charamba, has taken to his Twitter account to assert that they possess deeper insights into Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nels...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 09:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
South Africa, Zimbabwe in behind the scenes talks
The South African government and the governing ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa are engaged in new secret talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's freshly-minted administration to resol...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No joy for Zimbabwe civil servants
NEGOTIATIONS for a salary hike between government and civil servants have continued to drag as they are yet to reach a "conclusive" agreement.Government and the Zimbabwe Confederation of Publi...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers reject US$50 increment
GOVERNMENT workers reportedly rejected a US$50 salary increment offered by their employer during the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) negotiations held last week Friday.Government had...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EU to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2035
The European Parliament on Tuesday formally approved a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean national, wife and girlfriend among suspects arrested for kidnapping of SA businessman
A Zimbabwean national, his wife and girlfriend are among suspects arrested for the kidnapping of a Midrand businessman.Five suspects, including a Zimbabwean national, his wife, girlfriend, and...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Real estate agents' up for issuing fake title deed
TWO Harare men appeared before a Harare magistrate last week for allegedly issuing a fake title deed.The two, Job Banda (52) of Chitungwiza and Tatenda Mwenyi (29) of Kuwadzana Extension appea...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in Mpumalanga for kidnapping, and demanding ransom
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 43-year-old undocumented Zimbabwean national, and charged him with kidnapping, extortion, armed robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition....Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kidnappers arrested after demanding R50,000 ransom for Zimbabwean truck driver
Another truck driver, aged 42, who became a victim of kidnapping in Mpumalanga has been rescued by police in Komatipoort.Two suspects aged 25 and 28 were arrested on Friday."The truck ...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
USD pay rise for Zimbabwe civil servants
GOVERNMENT has offered a 25 percent salary increment to civil servants in United States dollar terms which will result in State employees getting US$200 effectively this month.The workers have...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Construction workers mull strike
CONSTRUCTION workers have given a 72-hour notice to down tools if their salary demands are not met.In a memorandum, Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trade Workers Union general-secretary Mucha...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police fail to break nurses' strike
GOVERNMENT yesterday dispatched riot police with dogs at Harare's Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in a futile attempt to stop nurses from protesting against low salaries and poor working conditions....Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
100% pay rise for Zimbabwe civil servants
Government will effect a 100 percent salary increment for civil servants next month, while public sector workers will continue enjoying the US$175 allowances introduced last year.A meeting of ...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:02hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mine workers get 108% wage hike
ZIMBABWE'S mining industry workers have been awarded a 108,5% wage hike following collective bargaining negotiations, which will see the lowest paid employee in the sector earning $93 074 per month....Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa in secretive GNU talks
SECRETIVE coalition talks are underway between Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) front man Nelson Chamisa with the aim of forming a seven-year gover...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 401 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Sanctions on Russia expose West's double standards
Sanctions, whether targeted or not should be considered a crime against humanity, their impact is like that of a full-fledged war.Sanctions have the capacity to destroy a nation's infras...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 18 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mine workers understate 46% wage increment
HARARE - NMWUZ - National Mines Workers Union Of Zimbabwe has vehemently rejected the 46 percent wage increment recently awarded the already financially struggling mineworkers by COMZ - Chamber ...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 06:25hrs | 16 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Zimbabwe still at war, says Muzorewa
THE United African National Council (UANC), one of the oldest political parties in Zimbabwe, says the country remains at war long after winning majority rule because it struggling under a dictatorship...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Millers rally behind Musarara
The Grain Miller's Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has rubbished the report by Gokwe Nembudziya Legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena alleging massive corruption at the association and that more than...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 13:32hrs | | by Desmond Nleya/Alice Mangwanda
Zanu-PF fights delay wheat payments
PAYMENTS to wheat farmers for the 2021 season are likely to be delayed after millers, who had pledged $5,5 billion to complement government funds, were scandalised by a parliamentary report which left...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Paltry income for mine workers - NMWUZ rejects NEC wage adjustment
National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe Acting President Mr Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka has trashed and rejected NEC - National Employment Council's recent 24.5 percent minimum wage increase which he lab...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 13:58hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai
Security guards get raw deal
THE Private Security Guards Union (PSWU) has bemoaned low salaries and poor conditions, and has urged Government to set up a regulatory authority for the industry. PSWU president Mr Gilbert Zh...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma's jail case was a golden opportunity: a catalyst to real issues
Criminals have taken a golden opportunity to hide behind another criminal who disdained the nation's constitution he once presided. Chinua Achebe writes about corruption in Nigeria's early independenc...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 18:40hrs | 19 | by Nomazulu Thata
South Africans thought they were better Africans than black Africa: Thanks Zuma has set the record straight
"All of us must thank Jacob Zuma for introducing African Republic of South Africa and not some outpost of European values." This comes from a Sowetan column sent to me by a friend. The article is an i...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 16:17hrs | 25 | by Nomazulu Thata
Professor Jonathan Moyo, why do you want us to participate in flawed elections to give vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy?
"Some people have said to me, 'If you want us to believe you are no longer working for Zanu PF then tell us how Zanu PF rigged the elections!’ They say that expecting some Mafia like, Movie like, wa...Published: 19 May 2021 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Constitution changes: Understanding the history and motivation
There are extensive deliberations back and forth in May, June and July 2012, resulting in Copac (Constitution Parliamentary Committee) formally adopting a draft national constitution on July 21....Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Arthur Mutambara
Negotiations continue as teachers report for duty
REPRESENTATIVES of Government workers have not called for a strike and expect all teachers to report for duty this week while negotiations for a cost of living adjustment with their employer continue....Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nyamayaro appointed new president of Warwickshire Law Society in UK
Zimbabwean born solicitor and legal practitioner who is the Principal of Tann law Solicitors Mr Andrew Nyamayaro was recently appointed the President for the Warwickshire Law Society for the year 2021...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 12:30hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Zanu-PF's push for Chamisa to join Polad a nullity
YOUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa.In my self-opinionated response to a recent media report where Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu said MDC Alliance president Nelson Chami...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Paddington Japajapa
First black RBZ Governor Moyana scored many firsts
The community of central bank governors in any country, Zimbabwe included, is a very small one and when one of them is taken, that departure leaves a yawning gap of unimaginable proportions. T...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Gideon Gono
Big Saturday read: The other side of the story
On the 27th of July 2017, the late President Morgan Tsvangirai convened an Extra-Ordinary National Council Meeting at his Highlands home.On the Agenda was the ratification of the Coalition Agr...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 16:13hrs | | by Lloyd Damba
Dead bodies in Chamisa's hands
On the 27th of July 2017, the late President Morgan Tsvangirai convened an Extra-Ordinary National Council Meeting at his Highlands home.On the Agenda was the ratification of the Coalition Agr...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 15:28hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Damba
Will Zimbabwe get COVID-19 vaccine?
Pictures of the first people being vaccinated against Covid-19 haven't filled everyone around the world with joy. In some places - in countries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan - the battle to ge...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's hyperinflation challenges should be addressed'
THIS week we had Justin Machibaya (JM), the managing director of homelux Real Estate, as a guest on ‘In Conversation with Trevor', a weekly programme hosted by AMH chairman, Trevor Ncube (TN)....Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt pay offer divides civil servants
LABOUR unions representing civil servants were yesterday divided over the 40% pay offer by government following a prolonged salary dispute with their employer.Some said negotiations had failed...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi in another 'bizarre' accident
THE late socialite Genius Kadungure aka Boss Ginimbi's hearse was involved in yet another accident on Friday afternoon as his body was being carried home from a funeral parlour, his father told mourne...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chifamba appointed ambassador to US
President Mnangagwa has appointed career diplomat and former ambassador to the European Union, Mr Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba, as Zimbabwe's new ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Ch...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean economy unlocked to empower Zimbabwean
A large proportion of Zimbabweans if not 99,9 % are still trapped in poverty post-1980 since gaining independence from the colonial regime.One of the reasons of poverty faced by Zimbabweans cu...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Mandla Nkala
Mugabe 'a true monster' says ex-Lancaster House negotiator
George Walden, one of the British negotiators at the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979, which set up a constitution for Zimbabwe at the end of white-minority rule, said he had seen Mr Mugabe in his "b...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by BBC
ANC speaks on Robert Mugabe's death
The African National Congress mourns the passing of our brother Comrade President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, who passes away having devoted his life to the service of his country and his people.In...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 09:09hrs | 11 | by ANC
Doctors threatened over strike
Suspected state security agents have allegedly been sending threatening messages to leaders of unions representing doctors in a bid to force the medical professionals to drop plans to go on strike on ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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