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'Mthuli Ncube a complete failure'
KAMBUZUMA legislator Willias Madzimure (MDC Alliance) on Thursday described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as a complete failure, claiming Members of Parliament have managed to "put him where he belong...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 17:31hrs | 2976 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF slams doctors' strike
ZANU-PF has condemned the ongoing strike by doctors and other health workers, saying their unilateral decision to withdraw their services and suspend all Health Services Bipartite Negotiating Panel me...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean to showcase 'African car brand' Mureza at Automechanika in South Africa
A new start-up automaker, which refers to itself as an "African car brand", has confirmed that it will exhibit its first model at Automechanika Johannesburg that starts tomorrow (18 September)....Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 09:02hrs | 7199 | by Charl Bosch
In Zimbabwe, surviving means improvising, and some luck
In crisis-stricken Zimbabwe, where prices are soaring, the local dollar is plummeting and time is always short, even a trip to the gas station can be an adventure in the struggle to survive.Fi...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:40hrs | 680 | by AFP
Health workers down tools over abducted colleague
The Health Apex Council yesterday said its members were downing tools starting today until the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi, who was abducted by suspe...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:22hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Messenger of Court suspended
THE Justice ministry has suspended Chivi Messenger of Court Albert Meke Chamwadoro, who is facing allegations of fraud after minister Ziyambi Ziyambi roped in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys soldiers to hospitals
Government has moved to avert possible disruption of services at hospitals by deploying medical professionals from the uniformed forces so that they attend to patients. Health professionals ha...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:55hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Striking doctors dig in
Doctors have refused to return to work after the government increased their allowances by a paltry $360.The junior doctors went on strike a fortnight ago after the government announced that it...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | 2109 | by Staff reporter
Preserve rather than bury RGM's good
In the play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, unarguably Britain's greatest playwright, pens lines that must serve as humankind's guidelines while still in this carnal world. In his eulogy a...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 169 | by Stephen Mpofu
Top referees fail fitness test
THREE top referees, including Fifa referee, Pilan Ncube, were casualties at the ongoing Elite Referees' Course being conducted by Fifa instructors Felix Tangawarima and Gregory Krzosek from Poland who...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:04hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe football is in safe hands'
Zifa president, Felton Kamambo, has said that Zimbabwean football is in safe hands and there is no need for the nation to be in panic mode, now and in future. The Zifa supremo was addres...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:29hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa condemns sanctions at WEF conference
Zimbabwe is facing unique challenges of a malfunctioning economy and a "collapsed" local currency that will need a private-sector led strategy to get it back on track, President Mnangagwa has said. ...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:52hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Respect the rule of law, say Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe has one of the most democratic constitutions in the region, but indicated that it was important for every citizen to respect the rule of law. He made the rema...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:05hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Tesla batteries are keeping Zimbabwe's economy running
Zimbabweans are relying on Tesla to help them pay their bills.Amid power outages of as long as 18 hours a day, Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's biggest mobile-phone operator, is turning to the Palo...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 08:08hrs | 3494 | by Bloomberg
Chasi talks tough on Zesa board appointments
ENERGY and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi is talking tough on Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings board appointment as he seeks to undo previous cherry-picking of acquainta...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:46hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
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 | 917 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents pushed to go solar
SITTING in the dark due to Zesa's prolonged loadshedding, Mr Arthur Maphosa decided it was time to take the bull by the horns. Mr Maphosa said he realised that he had to find a lasting solution to Zes...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:35hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Convicted ex-ZPC boss sentencing deferred
Convicted ex-ZPC boss sentencing deferredA HARARE magistrate yesterday deferred the sentencing of former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chair Stanley Kazhanje, who was convicted of conceal...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 09:19hrs | 1176 | by Staff Reporter
Uptake of solar products still low in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's ambitious drive to promote clean energy and eradicate energy poverty in the country through the power of sunshine is still facing numerous barriers. The country has developed strong...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Sekai Holland attacked for defending 'home boy' Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe People First spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has attacked former minister Sekai Holland for dismissing allegations that MDC Alliance youth leader Obey Sithole was almost abducted by state secu...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 17:47hrs | 4964 | by Staff Reporter
Solar products still expensive despite duty waiver
The prices of solar panels, batteries and other accessories have remained high despite the recent move by Government to remove duty on all imported solar kits. This means the high prices of so...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:00hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Harare to invest in more solar traffic lights
Harare City Council is committed to investing more on the establishment of solar-powered traffic lights and street lights as a way of saving the environment, an official has said. The local au...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Details of the Tanzanian plot bared
A senior official working for the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has bared details of how the civic society organisations had planned to stage a demonstration on the sidelines of...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 16:26hrs | 4335 | by John Sigauke
Abductions, torture, dragnet arrests amid vicious crackdown against dissent
Blessing Kunotonga is one of scores of opposition supporters left nursing serious injuries after state security agents launched a crackdown against the MDC ahead of the banned August 16 protests....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa, Chiwanza in FIFA appeals
COSAFA president Philip Chiyangwa has escalated to the Fifa corridors his battle against a life ban imposed on him by Zifa, with the Harare property mogul arguing that in fact, it is the Association t...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
What you should know about laminate flooring
When you are redecorating your home, you often need to start from the ground up. Are you happy with your flooring? Would you prefer to switch out your carpet for some laminate flooring or some solid w...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 10:19hrs | 6866 | by Staff Writer
Gukurahundi genocide revisited
Between 1939 and 1945, during WW 11, an estimated number of 6-7 million Jews perished at the hands of Hitler and the German Nazis. The International Military Tribunal was set up in Nurenberg i...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 20:06hrs | 1460 | by Japhet M. Zwana
Sparks fly over NSSA scandal
Former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board chairman Robin Vela says he will challenge the damning forensic audit report in court claiming that it was part of a witch-hunt.The repor...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:24hrs | 1853 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe spokesperson calls for army involvement in Zimbabwe's multi-party dialogue
NATIONAL Patriotic Front and ex-President Robert Mugabe's spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has urged the direct involvement of the country's military in proposed national dialogue processes widely belie...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | 972 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa summons Trump's Ambassador over sanctions
GOVERNMENT yesterday summoned the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols over the placement on sanctions of Zimbabwe's Ambassador-designate to Tanzania, Anselem Sanyatwe and his wife, Ms C...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:34hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe's political dialogue: The final solution
Join Andy Hodges and Blessing Munatsi as they host a panel from politics and civil society, to discuss Zimbabwe's political dialogue. Will there be a final solution to Zimbabwe's problems?...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 18:37hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes offence at US posturing
GOVERNMENT has criticised the placement on sanctions of Zimbabwe's Ambassador-designate to Tanzania, Anselem Sanyatwe, and his wife Ms Chido Machona, by the United States on allegations that the forme...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:46hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Talking Nkayi Development: Walking on thorny and uneven ground with corruption!
The scourge of corruption currently bedeveling the country is a decomposing and dilapidating wound on development. It is a cause for concern for all progressive Nkayians, Matabelelanders and the gener...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 20:21hrs | 1550 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Zimbabwe Mine Entra 2019 Thrived to be a better Platform Of Networking
Zimbabwe Mine Entra event was in action in the city of Kings as from 17-19 July 2019. Mine Entra is an event organised by the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company, the leading international exhib...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 11:40hrs | 471 | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabwe Cricket umpire dropped from ICC panel
LEADING local cricket umpire, Langton Rusere, has become the latest victim of the ban imposed on Zimbabwe Cricket by the International Cricket Council after his name was dropped from the panel of the ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa left numb by corruption at Zesa
CORRUPTION at State power supplier, Zesa is so high that it has left President Emmerson Mnangagwa's blood cold, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said.Ziyambi was speaking during a panel di...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:31hrs | 11260 | by newzimbabwe
Concern over CIO operatives on spooky cybercrime panel
CIVIC society organisations have raised grave concerns over the involvement of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), among other security organs, on the committee which will be responsible for ...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:10hrs | 3043 | by Staff reporter
Tax-related matters pile at special court
THE judicial system is battling to clear a backlog of tax-related cases being handled by the special court for income tax appeals and fiscal court of appeal due to the unavailability of qualified judg...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:09hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Justice ministry, Zacc probe Chivi messenger
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has roped in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to investigate Chivi Messenger of Court Albert Chamwadoro, who is facing fraud allegations.Chamwado...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:28hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
We don't probe poll malpractices: Zec
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has come out guns-blazing against critics, saying it has no mandate to probe alleged malpractices.Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba defended th...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba defends Zimbabwe Electoral Commission CEO's appointment
THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Justice Priscilla Chigumba, has said the appointment of Mr Utoile Silaigwana as the commission's chief elections officer is above board and ...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
China wants military chiefs to head new interim Zimbabwe government
BERLIN/PRETORIA - China reportedly wants the country's military chiefs to run and head a new interim Zimbabwe government between 2020-2023 when fresh presidential and parliamentary elections are...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 14467 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
ICC's draconian suspension of ZC raises questions
THE timing couldn't be worse. The suspension of Zimbabwe at last week's ICC annual meeting on grounds of government interference may be seen as long overdue by many, others will argue that the ICC has...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | 186 | by Firstpost.com
MDC to probe reasons for by-election defeats
The MDC has set up a panel led by its security department to probe into the embarrassing losses in a series of by-elections held so far.The probe comes amid accusations being levelled against ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 14:19hrs | 1251 | by John Sigauke
Zimbabwe removes barriers to solar energy expansion
Power-short Zimbabwe has removed import duties on solar-energy-related products, from batteries to cables, and mandated that all new construction in the country include solar systems, government offic...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:18hrs | 757 | by Thompson Reuters Foundation
A second President is possible for Zimbabwe to save the little left
The citizens may have lost out on many resources (mining) but remember we can still support anyone we want to turn our fortunes around. We need to have one we anoint as an economic leader, one we ...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 09:07hrs | 2435 | by Justice Maphosa
Patience Zirima travelled to London
Patience Zirima of Media Monitors (Zimbabwe) travelled to London to attend the Global Conference for Media Freedom on July 10 and 11. Here she reflects on what she'll take home from the event, which w...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:40hrs | 286 | by Patience Zirima
Chinese to invest US$15m in solar plant
A Chinese firm, Yaowei Technology will set up a US$15 million solar panel plant in Zimbabwe and produce about 500 solar panels per day. Once the project takes off, it will significantly addres...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Whose mother, wife, sister is this? Sanctions hurt ordinary people stupid
Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and must...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:58hrs | 3500 | by Social media
Solar use incentives on the cards to 'ease pressure on Zesa'
Government is crafting incentives to promote investment into solar energy to reduce pressure on grid electricity, whose generation is currently depressed due to low water levels in Kariba dam. ...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
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