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Moyo frets over lack of urban water security
Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo on Friday lamented lack of water security in most urban centres, saying this exposed residents to waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid.Ad...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Gweru MP to sue police over vendors' confiscated wares
Gweru Urban MP Brian Dube (MDC Alliance) says he is preparing a court challenge to compel police to return various commodities they confiscated from vendors operating inside Gweru's Kudzanayi long dis...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:11hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dismisses negative media reports
ZIMBABWE is tackling all the challenges it is facing head-on despite some media reports that the hurdles facing the country cannot be resolved, President Mnangagwa has said. Writing on his wee...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Greed, graft major undoings for Zimbabwe
Over the years, the Zanu-PF leadership has taken the country and its citizens down a bottomless pit where recovery is proving very difficult.Since independence from the British in 1980, when t...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 11:52hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
'Arbitrary arrests, detention rise'
The month of October witnessed an increase in cases of arbitrary arrests and detention, the Human Rights NGO Forum has said in its Organised Violence and Torture Report for October.This follow...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 15:48hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Dead fish sparks health scare in Gweru
TONNES of fish have died at Gweru's Anchor Yeast Dam - popularly known as Ngamo - from suspected contamination, with residents selling the fish to unsuspecting members of the public and raising fears ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dam levels drop
THE national dam levels have declined to an average 71% as at November 1, but the water is still sufficient to meet the domestic and irrigation requirements, Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Lands,...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:02hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks 'What has changed?'
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on November 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under hou...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:25hrs | 1956 | by AP
Ginimbi bar accused of littering, noise pollution
Mount Pleasant residents are up in arms against a trendy upmarket bottle store at Pendenis Shopping Centre - Liquor Boys - owned by socialite Genius Kadungure aka Ginimbi which they allege is responsi...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:18hrs | 2501 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli screwing Zimbabweans but assures MPs vehicles
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has promised to buy vehicles for parliamentarians, although there are still deliberations over the modalities."I am on the side of making sure that you get your v...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 16:47hrs | 3348 | by Staff reporter
Of corruption, misplaced priorities and inefficient service delivery
There are quite a number of factors that affect service delivery in most towns and cities. Mostly, service delivery is as a result of poor management, corruption and misplaced priorities by local muni...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 13:53hrs | 1062 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
Commission raises eyebrows over Bulawayo slums
THE Land Commission on Tuesday expressed concern over the mushrooming of slum settlements during a tour of some farms in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North, which were acquired by government for urban ex...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:41hrs | 1738 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance led Gweru council to splash $600,000 on executive perks
GWERU City Council management has put forward an expenditure of $660 000 to go towards the purchase of all-terrain 4×4 vehicles for top officials and a posh Mercedes Benz for mayor Josiah Makombe....Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:39hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Old habits die as Zanu PF claims MDC planning insurgency
The MDC condemns in strongest terms the continued attempt by Zanu PF to close the democratic space in Zimbabwe. Through the ZBC, Zanu PF sensationally claims that the MDC is planning an insurgency, a ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 08:29hrs | 3977 | by Clr Jacob Mafume MDC National Spokesperson
Mnangagwa's govt reviewing city by-laws to manage vendors
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo says government is reviewing harsh by-laws targeted at managing vendors in a bid to contain cholera outbreaks.Addressing councillors from across the Midland...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:23hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets 1,5m houses by 2023
Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira has reaffirmed that Government is committed to its development agenda targets of constructing a total of 1,5 million middle-income housing units by...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's loyalty is to business
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is "sincere in what he's doing", economic recovery will be tough and Western sanctions must be lifted, says Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa.Masiyiwa was pa...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1283 | by newZWire
Mnangagwa hits out at 'foreign medical trips'
FOREIGN trips to seek specialised medical attention by Zimbabweans are bleeding the country of the much-needed foreign currency, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Writing in his weekly col...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 06:00hrs | 6231 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayors concede suspension
SUSPENDED MDC Alliance Chitungwiza mayor Gift Tsverere and his deputy Jabulani Mtunzi have conceded their suspension from the council and called for the holding of fresh mayoral elections, adding thei...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:58hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
New mall to squeeze out Harare vendors
HARARE City Council (HCC) has approached government seeking approval to construct shopping malls, wholesales and supermarkets as well as establish a long distance bus terminus at the new market stalls...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:44hrs | 2467 | by Staff reporter
'Motlanthe runs the risk of losing all credibility,' says Chamisa
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday vowed to continue his push to take power after disputed elections in which he lost to President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July."We want to claim the vi...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 15:21hrs | 1987 | by AFP
Chamisa says MDC will wrestle power from Mnangagwa
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday vowed to continue his push to take power after disputed elections in which he lost to President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:14hrs | 5363 | by AFP
Chamisa vows anti-Mnangagwa protests
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday vowed to continue his push to take power after disputed elections in which he lost to President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July."We want...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1838 | by AFP
Zimbabweans sleeping in food and petrol queues
Zimbabweans are sleeping in petrol queues and spending hours lining up for basic food, as the country suffers its worst economic crisis in a decade.Nearly a year after the downfall of dictator...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | 1040 | by abc.net.au/
Chamisa's 'inauguration' on today
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC finally holds its 19th anniversary today after postponing it twice due to a cholera outbreak that killed at least 45 people in the country in recent weeks.MDC organi...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:43hrs | 6860 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi calls for UN Security Council reforms
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday said African countries will continue to demand their rightful place within the United Nations Security Council, currently dominated by five permanent members....Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:37hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa war intensifying
The war of words between rival MDC leaders - Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa - is intensifying.Yesterday, Khupe's party tore into the MDC's 19th anniversary celebrations planned for tomorro...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 22:00hrs | 2942 | by Staff reporer
Chamisa party accuses Mnangagwa of dirty tactics
The MDC led by Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of employing dirty tactics to silence the opposition after police gave strict guidelines for the party's 19th anniversary celebra...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 19:47hrs | 3267 | by Staff Reporter
MDC @19: A lamentation over the death of democracy
This week the police gave the MDC-T Chamisa faction the go ahead to hold an event to celebrate its 19th anniversary after postponing the event over the cholera outbreak of September in Harare. While t...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:50hrs | 1056 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Khupe mocks Chamisa
HARARE - The war of words between rival MDC leaders - Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa - is intensifying.Yesterday, Khupe's party tore into the MDC's 19th anniversary celebrations planned fo...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:31hrs | 6473 | by Staff reporter
Council uses expired master plan
GWERU City Council's master plan meant to lay out how land in the Midlands capital should be used has expired, a situation that could compromise the local authority's planning vision, Southern Eye has...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Gweru water disconnections ignite typhoid fears
GWERU residents have slammed the local authority for resuming the disconnection of water supplies to its debtors in the high-density suburbs, saying the development has the potential to slide the comm...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:00hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Book fair off to a false start
THE Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) got off to a false start on Wednesday when it opened its gates to the public with the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Paul Mavima, failing to t...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:58hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'inauguration' set for weekend as Zimbabwe police gives in
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has finally given the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance the greenlight to hold its long-awaited 19th anniversary celebrations at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare this Saturd...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 6258 | by Staff reporter
The two faces of Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been portraying himself as a reformer ,both to the political establishment as well as on the economy front.This would work only if he was sincere ,alas this is all an ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 21:00hrs | 3476 | by AT Kadada
Chamisa now willing to engage Mnangagwa
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has resolved to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a political dialogue to resolve the economic crisis engulfing Zimbabwe.Addressing a press conferen...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 15:14hrs | 19439 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa statement on the prevailing economic, political and humanitarian situation
Fellow Zimbabweans! 1.1 I have taken time to assess the environment in the country to have a first-hand account of the economic, political and humanitarian situation. Indeed,...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:24hrs | 4571 | by Adv. Nelson Chamisa MDC President
Political lessons from the village
We Africans are proud of our villages, our traditions and our heritage. And rightly so. We are the cradle of humanity, a culture dating back to the annals of time. Obviously, there is a lot of wisdom ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 14:23hrs | 1207 | by Anthony Mkondo
Mthuli Ncube should prioritise MDC MPs, says Mliswa
Outspoken Independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Norton Temba Mliswa has urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to stagger purchase of vehicles for parliamentarians, starting with opposition legislato...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 13:48hrs | 2323 | by Staff reporter
Guruve vendors denounce local council
Guruve vendors have denounced their local council for removing them in the streets where they have been operating in for four years while paying $3 per day saying the move is meant to fix the struggli...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | 933 | by Simbarashe Sithole
United Methodist Church embarks on clean-up campaign in Mvurwi
The United Methodist Church, Mvurwi Youth Circuit embarked on a clean-up campaign on Saturday, which saw energetic church members together with the local council collecting refuse and litter in ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 330 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF warns that Zimbabwe's economic crisis will deepen without aid
Zimbabwe will plunge further into economic crisis unless international lenders provide aid to the heavily indebted former British colony, senior officials from the Zanu-PF ruling party have said....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:26hrs | 7735 | by The Guardian
Going big on a wrong idea
While we can only commend the government for looking to leverage technology in order to grow its tax revenue via formalisation, the reasoning and application is massively flawed.For a policy t...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:56hrs | 435 | by Kelvin Moyo
Harare ordered to construct toilets at vending sites
Cabinet has ordered Harare City Council to construct ablution facilities at the new Coca-Cola vending site to avoid another cholera outbreak.Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minist...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
UK donates another 2.6 million US to the cholera fight
Since the start of the cholera outbreak in Harare at the beginning of September, the UK and its partners have been at the forefront supporting the efforts of the Government of Zimbabwe and the City of...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 15:08hrs | 882 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa must 'vaccinate' economy, not cholera
ZIMBABWEANS on social media reacted to a photo of president Emmerson Mnangagwa being vaccinated against cholera, by asking him to focus his government's efforts on resolving the prevailing economic cr...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:46hrs | 1792 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa MDC's 19th anniversary gala set for next weekend
The Nelson Chamisa MDC has set a date for its 19th-anniversary celebrations which were last month postponed following a government ban on public gatherings.MDC-T spokesperson Jacob Mafume told...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:24hrs | 2790 | by Staff reporter
Is it 2008 all over again for Zimbabweans?
Even though government is claiming to be on top of the situation, Zimbabweans are panicking because events from the past few weeks have an eerie similarity to what happened in 2008 when the country tu...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1181 | by Cecilia Kamputa
Chiwenga, Moyo hospitalised in SA
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo are admitted at top South African hospitals where they are said to be in bad shape, the Daily News reported.The t...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:48hrs | 3354 | by Staff reporter
Moyo, Chamisa should work with councils
The new minister of Local Government, July Moyo, should put aside his party jacket if he is to successfully oversee the smooth running of councils across the country.He must desist from clashi...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:36hrs | 2409 | by Staff reporter
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