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Settling land compensation issue vital for Zimbabwe's economy
IN his inaugural address, the new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed that land reform was both historically necessary and irreversible.He also made a commitment to compensate...Published: 17 hrs ago | 247 | by Ian Scoones
Multi-lingual Mohadi charms delegates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi yesterday charmed health ministers and experts from Central, East and Southern Africa with some jokes while speaking in various indigenous languages spoken in the region. ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1881 | by Staff reporter
Advocate Thabani Mpofu the Zimbabwe Clarence Seward Darrow
It was Friday on the 9th November 2018 as I was walking nearer to the statue of Father Zimbabwe the late vice president Cde Joshua Nkomo in Bulawayo CBD. A friend of mine an ex detective from police f...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:09hrs | 939 | by Enos Denhere
'Diasporans should pay for Air Zimbabwe services in US$'
CABINET has resolved that Zimbabweans living in the diaspora should pay for Air Zimbabwe services in United States dollars, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza has sa...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs in Matebeleland plan to meet Mnangagwa over gold wars
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matebeleland South have said the escalating gold wars that have claimed a number of lives in Esigodini threaten national peace and should be treated as a State of Emergency. ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:30hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Govt seeks investor for Air Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT will this week float a tender for Air Zimbabwe seeking an investor to turnaround the fortunes of the troubled national airline. Speaking at the just ended 2019 pre-budget seminar in...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:26hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to cut farm sizes
THE government has started a land audit to cut farm sizes, flush out multiple farm owners and correct some of the mistakes from its chaotic land reform programme.The effort is an attempt by th...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 19:11hrs | 3973 | by Business Live
Diamond buyers shun Zimbabwe
Top diamond buyers across the world are shunning Zimbabwe due to delays emanating from a fight between the MMCZ and ZCDC for control of the marketing of the country's precious stones. This has...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa refused Hwange concession licence renewal'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa used his Executive powers to refuse Hwange Colliery a renewal licence for the Western area concession, Mines minister Winston Chitando told Parliament yesterday, a claim w...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube probes cooking oil shortages
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has commenced touring manufacturing firms, starting with a visit to Surface Wilmer, the largest cooking oil manufacturer in Zimbabwe.Surface Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd, sit...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:40hrs | 2349 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's $4,2bn platinum deal in limbo
DODGY investment firm Karo Resources, which was controversially allocated vast platinum claims previously held by Zimplats ostensibly to set up a US$4,2 billion plant - a figure which it later disowne...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 12:58hrs | 2358 | by Staff reporter
Strategy changes needed to push Zimbabwe media forward
IN this instalment, I will try to discuss, albeit briefly, strategic issues of the media in Zimbabwe, going forward. I am not sure how far forward we should look, but I would assume that so long we lo...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:55hrs | 63 | by Takura Zhangazha
Mthuli Ncube starts #Zimbabwe industry tour with visit to Surface Wilmer, largest cooking oil manufacturer in Southern Africa
Minister of Finance Prof Mthuli Ncube visits Surface Wilmer who are the largest producer of edible oils in #Zimbabwe, largest cooking oil manufacturer in Southern Africa, & are also partners with ...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 20:08hrs | 4912 | by Agencies
Gold ore exhibit vanishes under police watch
THE police Minerals and Border Control Unit (MBCU) in Shurugwi has been accused of misappropriating tonnes of gold ore confiscated from a syndicate suspected of illegal mining operations and kept as a...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:05hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parliament should ratify continental free trade pact
On March 21 this year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was one of the Heads of State and government who signed the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA).The protocol has now been signed by 49 o...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 98 | by John Makamure
MPs roast Mthuli Ncube over cars
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube was yesterday cornered by legislators who demanded that government immediately buys them vehicles which they are entitled to.Hurungwe East MP Ngoni Masenda (Zanu ...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 2971 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe oligarchy conundrum
Zimbabwe is full of drama that lacks focus. Have we been zombified by politics?Over the past two decades, former President Robert Mugabe was the problem. In November last year, the country bad...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1599 | by Tapiwa Gomo
'Zimbabwe mining regulations still restrictive'
Zimbabwe's domestic mining regulatory environment remains one of the most restrictive in the region and needs to change to attract investment, a leading information group Fitch Solutions says in its l...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:41hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's quest for debt forgiveness thrown out
Zimbabwe's quest to pursue the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt forgiveness option has been thrown into disarray amid resistance from the United States and government's decision to rebase th...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:18hrs | 2192 | by Staff reporter
BCC, Zesa debt impasse continues
THE Bulawayo City Council is charging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company more than $800 000 monthly in royalties for the Bulawayo Power Station as the two entities continue...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:44hrs | 845 | 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
Jorum Gumbo a serious comedian for 2019
MDC Alliance official Discent Collins Bajila has described Energy minister Joram Gumbo as his 2019 comedian of the year considering his recent remarks concerning a company ownership."Here is a...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 07:34hrs | 2283 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe misled over $100m Chinese small-scale miners' facility
Mines ministry officials lied to former President Robert Mugabe in 2016 about the Chinese setting up a $100 million facility to support small-scale miners, Parliament was told on Tuesday.The i...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:39hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Mines officials accused of lying over $100m small-scale miners facility
Mines ministry officials lied to former President Robert Mugabe in 2016 about the Chinese setting up a $100 million facility to support small-scale miners, Parliament was told yesterday.The is...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Gudyanga had shares in ZCDC, Parly told
FORMER Mines ministry secretary Francis Gudyanga and another unnamed individual used to own shares in the government-controlled Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), Parliament heard yesterday...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Another gold attack at Chief Sigola area
Three families under chief Zephania Ntantanana Sigola have been left homeless after the owners of a local mine demolished their homes on the 18th of October 2018. Mthwakazi Republic Party Pres...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2427 | by Stephen Jakes
SA investor loses firm, $650k assets to Zimbabwean employee
A SOUTH AFRICAN investor, Imran Valley, lost his company and assets worth $650 000 after his Zimbabwean manager allegedly fraudulently filed fake documents to the Registrar of Companies before changin...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:17hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's first 50 days: Zimbabwe sinks deeper into abyss
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week completed 50 days in office, but in that short stint, the negatives have so far outweighed the positives amid indications he faces a herculean task in his bid to...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:56hrs | 3573 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe land audit begins next week
The Zimbabwe Land Commission will embark on a national land audit from the 22nd of October to the 24th of November to establish a full account of all agricultural land.The long awaited land na...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 15:19hrs | 4043 | by Staff reporter
Why run a vehicle history report
Buying a used car is becoming easier with certain assisting online tools built on the databases like VIN check. The underlying principle of such is that there is a huge database with all of the VIN co...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 09:17hrs | 779 | by Moyo Roy
Zimbabwe Companies Act to be overhauled
PARLIAMENT has gazetted the Companies and Other Business Entities Bill, 2018, which will, among other issues, update the archaic 67-year-old Companies Act which was legislated way back in 1951....Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:20hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Man brings ex-lovers for cage fight with wife
A WOMAN from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has revealed extensive abuse she has suffered at the hands of her former husband who ran away after he impregnated a married neighbour before seeking to sell the ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:47hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
No title deeds for Garikai houses, says Government
THE Government will not give title deeds to beneficiaries of the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle housing project in Bulawayo and Beitbridge as the areas have not been title surveyed yet.A Land Title Sur...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
My two cents on Zimbabwe situation
The situation in Zimbabwe , it is like being caged in boxing ring fighting a strong man and the rest will be history. The lifestyle is thorn in the flesh. Where are we going as a nation? Zimbabweans a...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 13:29hrs | 2489 | by Enos Denhere
Individuals don't live to be a hundred years old; tribes do.
In Mhandambabwe, Chivi area, the community is paramount. I drive my perspective from the community, not from me to the community; that to me is a western culture. Tribal survival and prosperity are al...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 19:50hrs | 962 | by Sam Wezhira
Dembare's fall from grace
SOCIAL media has been abuzz with mock 2019 fixtures for struggling football giants Dynamos where they are pitted against teams such as Chegutu Pirates, Bindura United, Karoi United, One Commando and o...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 16:25hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube & John Pakanetsa Mangudya have opened a pandora box
Zimbabweans, I greet you cordially. I want to start by apologizing to you (those at home and in diaspora) for misleading you with a wrong information in my previous piece titled 'The Latest Monetary S...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 10:19hrs | 3208 | by Don Chigumba
Councils given go ahead to garnish Govt departments
THE Government has given councils the green light to take drastic measures to recover debt even from its departments which owe local authorities various amounts of money.Councils, through the ...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:46hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Money Laundering Bill to stem externalisation
Two important draft pieces of legislation were gazetted last week, paving the way for their introduction in Parliament.They are the Companies and Other Business Entities Bill, and the Money La...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 2026 | by John Makamure
Buyanga owns the mystery supercar
FLAMBOYANT businessman, Frank Buyanga is the owner of the 'mysterious' $2 million supercar delivered to Zimbabwe a month ago.Ever since its arrival there has been plenty of speculation over it...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 22:21hrs | 7343 | by Staff reporter
Parliamentarians to declare assets by Friday
Parliamentarians have until Friday to declare details of their assets and income, as part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's drive to boost transparency and reinforce the government's commitment to fig...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 15:40hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
High Court evicts invaders from white farmer's land
The High Court has ordered illegal occupiers of a white farmer's land in Goromonzi to vacate the land immediately saying the commercial farmer was unfairly evicted.The ruling comes after Hecto...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 15:39hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Judge lambasts Perrance Shiri over withdrawal of offer letter
HIGH Court judge Justice Isaac Muzenda has nullified a decision by Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri, to withdraw an offer letter given to a Goromonzi farmer, saying th...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:48hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
'Speed up dualisation of Harare-Beitbridge Road'
The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has called on Government to expeditiously implement the dualisation of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway, saying further delays in rolling out the highway pro...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:39hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A double standard undermining US interests
I WANT to talk about an African election. The ruling party, in power since independence, was not shy about using the power of incumbency to ensure it remained in place. It splashed out pre-election la...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 632 | by John Siko
Thabo Mbeki's attempt to torpedo a people's agenda
"I am of a nation that would not allow that fear of death, torture, imprisonment, exile or persecution should result in the perpetuation of injustice. "I owe my being to the Khoi and the San w...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 212 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Acting PG told he will end up like Johannes Tomana and Goba
Acting Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi met his match in the magistrates' court on Tuesday when a top Harare lawyer representing former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere warned him to...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 14:14hrs | 1856 | by Staff reporter
Kamativi tailings project to commence production mid-2019
Kamativi Tailings Company (KTC), in which the State-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) is involved through a joint venture, is scheduled to take its tailings project on the old Kamat...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 11:33hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo 'land baron' out on bail
Bulawayo man who allegedly faked ownership of stands and conned four people out of $11 517 was last week granted $150 bail and remanded to October 4 for trial.Hillary Mhindurwa, represented by...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa looks to Theresa May meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he is happy with the gradual improvement of relations between Zimbabwe and Britain and several other Western countries that had sided with London when ties betwee...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 08:48hrs | 2498 | by Xinhua
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