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Mnangagwa plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa scared of gukurahundi, plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's third-term bid up in smoke as army moves in
WHILE Zanu-PF is gradually inching towards a two-thirds parliamentary majority through a by-elections opened by CCC's Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls, the army has made strategic...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 09:39hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Professor Ncube readies Zimbabwe's budget
AS Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, readies to present the 2024 National Budget tomorrow, expectations are high that it will consolidate prevail...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints line ministries permanent secretaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed deputy chief secretaries, line ministries' permanent secretaries and provincial affairs secretaries for devolution.In a stateme...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Consider paying Zimbabwe civil servants in gold coins'
Government has been urged to explore the feasibility of paying a portion of civil servants' salaries in gold-backed digital tokens and gold coins.The tokens have proven to be effective in mopp...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints new CIO fixer to consolidate grip on power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to re-assert his vice-like grip on Zimbabwe's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), which is critical to his power consolidation a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:42hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
US 'change agent' meets Mnangagwa's minister
VISITING United States deputy assistant secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, Ambassador Robert Scott yesterday paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Tra...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 10 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
President Mnangagwa reassigns former CIO boss
Aaron Nhepera, formerly the Deputy Director General of the President's Office, has been reassigned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Ndav...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 09:16hrs | | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Plot to assassinate Kasukuwere, Mzembi exposed?
Senior member of the Tyson Wabantu team Never Maswerasei has sensationally alleged that there is a joint military intelligence and Central intelligence plot to Assassinate former cabinet ministers Sav...Published: 15 Dec 2022 at 22:56hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Foreign nationals arrested in Zimbabwe over drugs
THREE foreign nationals have been arrested at the country's airports between September and this month while trying to smuggle heroin to India with a combined street value running into millions of doll...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embarks on rebranding journey
ZIMBABWE is embarking on a journey to repair its image, which was battered by the Western media over the years through negative publicity.The assault on its image perception by the West follow...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
No internet connectivity at RG's offices countrywide
THE Registrar-General (RG)'s offices throughout the country have clocked a month without internet access, resulting in citizens failing to access critical documents such as national identity cards, pa...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government clears 180 000 passport backlog
GOVERNMENT has cleared the passport backlog which had reached close to 180 000 following the introduction of e-passports.President Mnangagwa launched the new secure electronic passport in Hara...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkomo burial set for today
The burial of liberation war stalwart Highten Nkomo is set to take place today at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.In an interview last night, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Permanent Se...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 million civic documents issued during blitz, but e-passport machine remains down
The mobile registration drive ended on Friday, with over three million civic documents having been issued.The figure is one million more than the planned target.The exercise, which was...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sithole, Chikerema officially listed as Zimbabwe heroes
FOUNDING ZANU leader Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole and revered nationalist, James Chikerema have been officially listed in the National Heroes Acre's Hall of Fame while Government has opened communicati...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends e-passport processing nationwide
ZIMBABWE's electronic passports processing has been put on hold indefinitely following a major machine breakdown.This comes at a time when there have been disputes between Kingdom Five Zimbabw...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Huge send-off for gukurahundi linked Brig Gen Mabenge
GOVERNMENT officials, services chiefs, Zanu-PF supporters and church congregants yesterday thronged the revered National Heroes Acre to pay their last respects to Brigadier General (Rtd) Benjamin Mabe...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chidawu burial date set
National hero and Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Engineer Oliver Chidawu, who collapsed and died at his home in Harare on Tuesday, will be buried on Monday next week at...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'RBZ risks litigation over rates'
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) violated the in duplum rule by increasing the bank interest rate to 200% from 80% with indications that the market could be bracing for more economic shocks and liti...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt rallies civil servants to support Mnangagwa
GOVERNMENT yesterday rallied civil servants to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2030 vision ahead of the 2023 elections as the ruling party goes all out to win the polls.Speaking at the ...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
e-passport centre opens in Chitungwiza, will it come to Gwanda?
The decentralisation of the electronic passports (e-passports) continued yesterday, with a bio-enrolment centre being launched in Chitungwiza.The opening of the centre follows the launch of th...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Raw deal for old passport applicants
ZIMBABWEANS, who paid passport fees in United States dollars before the introduction of the e-passport in December last year, are being grossly short-changed with the Central Registry Office reimbursi...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Monday a public holiday, Cabinet meets Wednesday
THIS week's Cabinet meeting, which is traditionally conducted on Tuesday has been pushed forward to Wednesday, the Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda has sai...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
100 stranded in Oman: Govt
AT least 100 Zimbabweans are stranded in Oman after being trafficked to the Middle East country on false job promises, a top government official has said.Secretary for Home Affairs, Aaron Nhep...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Concerns raised over unaccompanied and separated children migrants
CHILDREN'S rights groups are worried over Unaccompanied minors and separated children that have become a common feature at the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa amid concerns over rampant smugg...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 08:58hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Lawyers press registrar general over failure to issue ID cards
Human rights lawyers have pressed the Registrar General for details on how many people were issued with identity documents between November 2021 and this month.The move comes as the main oppos...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 07:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Old Zimbabwe passports to work until they expire
THE Government has set in motion plans to bring the application of e-passports to Bulawayo before mid year, and later to other provinces as part of decentralising the processing of the new travelling ...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe decentralises e-passport application
The Government will decentralise electronic passport (e-passport) application centres to all the country's provinces by June this year.The Bulawayo Registrar-General's Office is already being ...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Budget constraints hamper Zimbabwe police operations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is failing to sustain operations and patrols due to budget constraints and inadequate equipment, posing a threat to the provision of optimal security services in the...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZEC sets up over 2 700 biometric voter registration centres
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will set up more than 2 700 mobile voter registration centres during the first phase of the mobile Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) drive that begins on Tuesd...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Voter registration drive begins
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) will set up more than 2 700 mobile voter registration centres during the first phase of the mobile Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) drive that begins on Tuesd...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vandals switch off Mnangagwa's State House
DARING copper cable thieves recently cut electricity cables to State House in Bulawayo as the city witnesses a surge in vandalism cases.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abedni...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gun crimes haunt Zimbabwe
ON December 6, former detective and lawyer, Joseph Nemaisa, made national news as his exploits in defending his family against armed intruders read like a page off James Kawara's thriller novel, Sajen...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
EFF urges Mnangagwa's govt to expedite issuance of IDs
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe says government must urgently capacitate the Registrar General's office for it to resume countrywide issuance of national identity cards which will enable firs...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
All set for Khaya Moyo burial
A huge crowd is expected to converge at the National Heroes Acre to bid farewell to veteran politician and national hero Simon Khaya Moyo.Covid-19 regulations will be adhered to.Presid...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt police officers put on notice
Police need to redouble efforts to eliminate corruption within the force, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe said yesterday, amid reports that some bus operators plying the Ha...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to clear 184 000 passports backlog by year end
THE Government has committed itself to clearing the passport backlog by December this year after the purchasing of consumables required in passport production.Government imports passport cover...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt receives migration draft policy
THE Home Affairs ministry has been handed a draft national migration policy in order to initiate a process towards approval of the document by Cabinet.This was revealed yesterday by the Intern...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe works on national migration policy
ZIMBABWE is working on finalising the National Migration Policy, whose implementation is expected to contribute to the country's economic development agenda.Representatives of various ministri...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Asylum seekers flood Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE is experiencing an influx of asylum seekers and separated children of migrants who will be in transit from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region.This was said on Tuesday by Ho...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Forex abusers, money laundering kingpins not deterred by arrests
Foreign currency abusers and money laundering kingpins continue to defy the law despite recent arrests, a situation that has resulted in the eroding of incomes and unnecessary suffering.The ex...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Nzuwah's burial on today, Mnangagwa to preside
THE late former Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman and national hero, Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah, will be buried today at the National Heroes Acre in Harare under Covid-19 protocols, with President M...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blames US sanctions for IDs crisis
GOVERNMENT says delays in the processing of identity documents, passports and birth certificates is a result of sanctions imposed on the country by the West.Giving oral evidence to the Defence...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Countrywide mobile registration blitz begins
A countrywide mobile registration started yesterday as part of Government efforts to ensure all citizens have access to primary documents and to address documentation challenges particularly in Matabe...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
IDs shortage to ease
THE GOVERNMENT has enlisted the services of a Lithuanian printing company, Garsu Pasaulis (GP), to produce national identity documents (IDs) to ease current shortages.A progress report present...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Copper Bill prescibes mandatory 10-year jail term
THE proposed Copper Amendment Bill will include a clause for a mandatory minimum 10-year jail sentence for those found in possession of copper cables without a valid certificate.This was revea...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar maintains stability
THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to maintain stability on the official weekly foreign currency exchange auction system with marginal fluctuations against the greenback exhibiting market confidence in the...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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