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FULL TEXT: RBZ statement on exchange rate
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Monetary Policy Committee has emphasized the need for the Central bank to find ways of of funding productive sectors of the economy. The Committee which met on Mon...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4464 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Robert Mugabe still with us three years down the line
For Zimbabwe to achieve stability, there was to be a return to constitutionality. Sanity had escaped the political landscape. The operation restore legacy was not to be complete without order and a co...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1591 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF delegates accreditation starts
Accreditation of delegates expected to attend the 18th Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference to be held at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East Province will start this week, secretary for informati...Published: 21 hrs ago | 187 | 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: 21 hrs ago | 1290 | 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: 21 hrs ago | 175 | by Staff reporter
'Public officials should declare assets'
A LOCAL governance expert, Vincent Chakunda, has called for legislative framework that ensures that public officials declare their assets to avoid looting and abuse of public resources.Speakin...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:22hrs | 254 | 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 | 707 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister caught in messy scandal
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza has been accused of failing to pay back US$8 000 she allegedly took from the corruption-ridden National Social Security Authority (NSSA) under the guise of ...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 3460 | by Staff reporter
Zapu condemns police clampdown
Zapu has condemned an alleged police clampdown against villagers in Mangwe after the community staged a protest against the alleged unfair recruitment of student nurses at Brunapeg Hospitals.T...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife must step back
Barely two years into her husband's tenure as president, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has diminished the little dignity she enjoyed having come into the comforts of State House on the back of a milit...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:57hrs | 2792 | by Edmund Kudzai
Muchinguri for Namibia elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri to lead a SADC Observer Mission (SEOM) to Namibia, for presidential and legislative ...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:41hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens cash barons
Zimbabwe's economy will rebound next year, as Government has set a solid foundation for growth despite being plagued by the worst drought in four decades in the 2018/2019 season, President Emmerson Mn...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:25hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says economy to rebound in 2020
Zimbabwe's economy will rebound next year, as Government has set a solid foundation for growth despite being plagued by the worst drought in four decades in the 2018/2019 season, President Emmerson Mn...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:20hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to embark on a brutal clampdown against cash barons
THE government has warned that it would embark on a brutal clampdown against cash barons and unscrupulous bank officials who are diverting money to the black market, the Daily News reports.Thi...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:16hrs | 2465 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns corrupt councillors
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning against corrupt councillors and council officials who divert public funds for personal use, saying Government will not hesitate to punish those cau...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 08:08hrs | 802 | by Staff Reporter
Two Mozambicans nabbed for poaching in Mbire
TWO Mozambicans were arraigned before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday for unlawfully entering Zimbabwe and reportedly possessing two elephant tasks weighing more than 10 kilogram...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 12:02hrs | 816 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZANU PF Youth leader calls for Mthuli Ncube to resign
ZANU PF Youth League National Commissariat Godfrey Tsenengamu says the Youth League will be marching to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Monday to push for the resignation of Governor John Mangudya and...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 09:20hrs | 8591 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kasukuwere to form Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU) in 2023
PRETORIA/HARARE - Former Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, is plotting to form a Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU), if he wins the country's 2023 presidenti...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:43hrs | 9826 | by Mary-Kate Kahari/Malvin Motsi
Victoria Falls teachers boycott ZimSec exam
TEACHERS at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls on Wednesday stayed at home citing incapacitation at a time they were expected to supervise a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordi...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Council to unleash JOC on space barons
HARARE City Council has engaged the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to depoliticise Mupedzanhamo market in Mbare and deal with interference mainly from politicians.The local authority said it w...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
8 Beitbridge bodies face pauper's burial
GOVERNMENT officials in Beitbridge, who are grappling with a mortuary crisis following the suspension of morgue services at the 160-bed Beitbridge District Hospital last week, are seeking authority to...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Cabinet reshuffle sparks uproar
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)'s cabinet reshuffle has caused consternation in government and Zanu-PF as officials believe it was motivated by the need to consolidate and retain power rather ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1674 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff eyes new CBD
Redcliff Municipality, which is eyeing city status by 2030, is in the process of preparing a development master plan that will see the establishment of a new Central Business District at the Redcliff ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:14hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
No doctors, no currency Zim heading for total collapse
The main functions of the Zimbabwean government are not to: Check and challenge the work of the Government (scrutiny) Make and change laws (legislation) Debate the important issues of the day (debatin...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 3821 | by Bigboy Sibanda
Mnangagwa divides Chamisa's councillors
PRESIDENT will today address predominantly MDC councillors in Bulawayo amid divisions in the opposition party over the Zimbabwean leader's legitimacy.T Emmerson MnangagwaIronically, MDC Member...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA impounds Warriors kit a day before match
THE kit the Warriors intend to use for their opening 2021 AFCON qualifier tomorrow is being held at the ZIMRA offices at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, just a day before the match....Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 16:52hrs | 1949 | by Staff Reporter
Mwonzora bullied in front of Chamisa
THINGS took a turn for the worse in the warring MDC on Tuesday when party hooligans stormed a meeting that was being chaired by its leader Nelson Chamisa, threatening to deal with former secretary-gen...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:45hrs | 8315 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards young farmers
President Mnangagwa has issued certificates and handed over prizes to excelling young farmers and agricultural experts contributing significantly towards the attainment of food and nutrition security ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 13:16hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
'Soft genocide underway in Zimbabwe'
A ZIMBABWEAN living in the diaspora has castigated government's move to fire nearly 300 medical doctors from their jobs.Netsai Makarichi, a Zimbabwean based in the United Kingdom, said the mov...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1751 | by Staff reporter
Mass resignations hit Zinara
At least 12 top executives have resigned from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) in protest over alleged interference, endemic corruption, harassment and threats from some board member...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 4433 | by Staff reporter
De Jongh lays into Zifa
HIGHLANDERS coach Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh is furious with Zifa as he alleges that officials at the football mother body went behind his back to convince Prince Dube to join the Warriors camp before ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF announces dates for the accreditation of delegates
ZANU-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Simon Khaya Moyo has announced dates for the accreditation of delegates to attend the party's 18th National People's Conference in Goromonzi, Mashonala...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address urban councils
URBAN local authorities are set to brief President Mnangagwa on how they are embracing Government programmes while working to ensure that the nation attains an upper middle-income status by 2030, an o...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Villagers call for mobile phone connectivity
VILLAGERS in most parts of Rusape are pleading with Government to ensure they get mobile phone connectivity, and protection from cyber bullies. In separate interviews at Chiwetu Rest Camp in R...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Minister Obadiah Moyo said prepared to seek treatment at Parirenyatwa
HEALTH Minister Obadiah Moyo says he was prepared - if he were to fall sick sometime - to seek treatment at Parirenyatwa government hospital, more so, by the same doctors he has seemingly antagonised ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 626 | by newzimbabwe
Long queues as Zimbabwe releases new bank notes, coins
New bank notes and coins finally hit the streets of Zimbabwe on Tuesday after a false start the day before, with depositors forming long queues at banks and ATMs. The new notes are part of Pre...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 12:07hrs | 3367 | by Staff reporter
Zivhu slams bootlicking Zanu-PF bigwigs, govt officials
UNDERFIRE Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu (Zanu-PF) has slammed party bigwigs and government officials who bootlick President Emmerson Mnangagwa while looting from ordinary people and scuttling hi...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2828 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-EU dialogue goes to ministerial level
The re-engagement policy being driven by President Mnangagwa will reach a milestone next week when the second session of the Zimbabwe and European Union (EU) formal political dialogue is elevated to t...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:14hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
SA relaxes immigration laws for kids
ZIMBABWEAN children travelling to South Africa will no longer be required to carry additional documents like birth certificates and consent letters after the neighbouring country's Home Affairs Minist...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Depositors fail to get new bank notes
LONG queues resurfaced at banks in Bulawayo on Monday morning as depositors hoped to withdraw the new Zimbabwean dollar notes as promised by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.A snap survey conducte...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 14:24hrs | 1831 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy of the cannibalistic Zimbabwe govt that devours and sucks dry its own teachers!
As a son of a teacher, I will never forget the utmost honour and pride attached to this profession in the 1980s - such that, even as a mere child, just being known as "Mr. Mbofana's son" made me walk ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1427 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tendai Biti should not be allowed to investigate others when he is under investigation
The person who is supposed to be in charge of discovering corruption in parliament is under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly instructing the National Socia...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:57hrs | 7638 | by Mhungu Mushoga
Mnangagwa's Cabinet reshuffle raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Friday Cabinet reshuffle has raised questions about the ruling party's intentions on the Unity Accord and pacifying Matabeleland, analysts have said.Mnangagwa re...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:56hrs | 3071 | by Staff reporter
Practise what you preach
We preach from the scriptures but very often find our practices to be in conflict with our gospels. I am not a saint either. Politicians campaign with assurances to bring "heaven" to our country, yet ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:51hrs | 173 | by Prosper Tingini
Policy inconsistency dogs economy
ZIMBABWE is again back in the jaws of policy inconsistency and discord, which characterised the late president Robert Mugabe's administration, pushing away foreign direct investment as a result, analy...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:44hrs | 78 | by The Standard Editorial comment
Zacc probes roads scandal
THE Harare City Council has suspended director of works, Engineer Isaiah Chawatama and finance manager, Mr Godfrey Kusangaya — at a time when the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is invest...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:29hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
4 key Caps United players face ban for assaulting referee
Caps United's title chase could hit turbulent waters with four key players in danger of getting banned following allegations of assaulting referee Happy Mabhena in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:11hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Women's organisations up in arms with Mnangagwa
Women's rights organisations have criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly rewinding the clock several years backwards by appointing an all-male new team of top government officials, igno...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:10hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Govt opens help desk for small-scale miners
MINES minister Winston Chitando has revealed that government has opened a special department in the Mines ministry to deal with issues relating to small-scale miners, popularly known as makorokoza....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:07hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Top RG officer jailed
Eight years after smashing an axe into his wife, seven years after being convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and sentenced to jail, and six years after losing his appeal, Gordo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 585 | by STaff reporter
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