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ZAPU statement on the nursing recruitment saga
ZAPU has been seized with a fact finding mission for the past 4 weeks following an outcry from the citizens of this country over the recruitment of student nurses. The loudest protestations were from ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 611 | by ZAPU Presidency
Travis Greene to rock out gospel concert
America's award-winning gospel musician and pastor Travis Greene is set to rock South Africa this month.The three-time Grammy Award nominee is set to headline the much-anticipated 2019 Spiritu...Published: 5 hrs ago | 281 | by Peter Dube
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: 7 hrs ago | 4153 | by Mary-Kate Kahari/Malvin Motsi
2 years after Mugabe ouster in a coup: Zimbabwe in an abyss
"Following the address we made on November 13, 2017, which we believe our main broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and The Herald were directed not to publicise, the situation in our co...Published: 8 hrs ago | 986 | by Staff reporter
Decentralise Command agric inputs distribution, govt told
COMMAND agriculture programme beneficiaries in Mashonaland Central province on Wednesday asked Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro to address challenges they were encountering in accessing inpu...Published: 8 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter
Why is Zanu PF dragging the nation into its fights?
AS always, each time one wakes up in Zimbabwe, they are treated to intriguing and curious circumstances that send either the heart or brain racing at life-threatening speeds.Yesterday, out of ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 284 | by NewsDay Comment
Cross now smelling the coffee, but....
IN the Bible, there is a story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and squanders t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 657 | by Amos Mazambani
Mthuli Ncube misses fiscal reform targets
ECONOMIC reforms and austerity measures being spearheaded by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) have gone off the rails after it emerged the central ban...Published: 8 hrs ago | 213 | 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: 8 hrs ago | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar and the quest for redemption
A NEW currency is in town and this week we witnessed its physical manifestation exactly four-and-a-half months after its official return. Since February, however, the near-return was almost predictabl...Published: 9 hrs ago | 88 | by Respect Gwenzi
Pupils to get free sanitary wear
PRIMARY and secondary school girls are set to receive free sanitary wear starting January 2020 with Government setting aside $200 million towards such provision. Presenting his 2020 National B...Published: 9 hrs ago | 123 | by Staff reporter
Arab Bank backs Mnangagwa
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa intends to increase assistance to Zimbabwe after being impressed by the country's economic reforms. Yesterday, the bank commended President Mnangagwa f...Published: 9 hrs ago | 222 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt warms to Chamisa talks
THE Zanu-PF government has warmed up to dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa following his "conciliatory tone" over President Emerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy, but rejected foreign mediation i...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3733 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF committing crime against humanity, says Chamisa
Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has pleaded with the donor community to immediately intervene and stop Zanu-PF from capitalising on the humanitarian crisis and using donated food to garner votes....Published: 17 hrs ago | 255 | by Staff reporter
MDC asking Zanu PF to implement reforms - Zanu PF does not need to and will not
It is pleasing that MDC Alliance National Executive Council (NEC) has finally woken up to the reality that Zimbabwe will never ever have free, fair and credible elections without first implementing ge...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1099 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mthuli Ncube to present a pro-productivity budget today
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube presents the 2020 National Budget this afternoon that is expected to help create a fiscal environment that will emphasise production an...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:34hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
New notes, coins hit Bulawayo
EXCITED depositors yesterday flocked to their banking halls in Bulawayo to withdraw new notes and coins following the cash injection on Monday into the formal system by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (R...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:33hrs | 1962 | by Staff reporter
Net closes in on machete attackers
Criminal activities by marauding gangs of artisanal miners turned machete attackers have surged countrywide, with reported cases of murder, rape, assault, housebreaking and stock theft leaving many co...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:29hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Once cash economy is taxed, who needs cash
There never was any possibility of keeping the bulk of the new notes and coins out of the informal sector, or at least the bulk of the first batches released to banks, since the main reason why most p...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:28hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
G40 battling to stay relevant
….as they initiate #TysonWabantu media campaign Over the past few days, there has been an upsurge of social media messages presenting self-exiled former Cabinet Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 20:36hrs | 1756 | by Claver Nyuki
Zanu-PF hits back at Julius Malema
The Zanu-PF youth league has lashed out at South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema for calling for a stop on the attacks against former First Lady Grace Mugabe. Malema on...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 19:04hrs | 4473 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa owns ZUPCO buses?
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has questioned the ownership of the recent fleet of buses that were launched under the ZUPCO scheme. Mawarire's probing questions arose ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 08:23hrs | 16406 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZESA's corruption & incompetence an unwarranted burden on Zimbabweans - need for urgent accountability
As I write this article, we are just seated, or milling around, incapable of engaging in any meaningful productive work. Why? Because there is no electricity - which, we desperately need for our effec...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 1893 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'African Pentecostalism has given birth to a new breed of mentally lazy Christians'
Africa is currently experiencing another form of slavery through Pentecostalism.We are now mentally lazy and our ability to reason scientifically has been incapacitated.The African pas...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:35hrs | 1335 | by Kay Musonda
EcoCash announces system upgrade to improve performance
EcoCash today announced a major upgrade of its platform scheduled for the weekend, which will result in a 24-hour downtime of all EcoCash services.Announcing the upgrade - which is set to take...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 16:03hrs | 2305 | by Agencies
Cowdray Park gets another school
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has constructed another primary school in Cowdray Park to decongest the four schools in the sprawling suburb.The suburb has four primary schools which are Tategulu,...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 13:25hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema's appointment as Education Minister a disaster for Mthwakazi
The recently announced changes in the cabinet by Mishack Sibanda effected by Emerson Mnangagwa government leaves a lot to be desired.Cain Mathema is a former member of the Froliz party which l...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 09:25hrs | 3503 | by Mqondisi Moyo MRP President.
Chamisa allies go for the kill
Former MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is under the cosh within the country's main opposition, with the party revealing yesterday that it would initiate disciplinary proceedings against him tha...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 08:35hrs | 9962 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF scales up conference preps
ZANU-PF in Mashonaland East province has shifted focus towards scaling up preparations for the forthcoming annual conference after a by-election victory in Hwedza at the weekend.The party's ca...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:24hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fatcats in tollgates scam
A FRESH storm has hit the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) after the parastatal proposed to award a million-dollar deal to its perennial contractor Univern, a deal seen as a corrupt way ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:23hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
Farmers face draught power challenge
AS the 2019/2020 cropping season gets underway, the Zimbabwe Farmers' Union (ZFU) says its members lack adequate draught power given the poor state of livestock following the severe drought experience...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 101 | 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 | 494 | by Staff reporter
Madlela to tie the knot
MADLELA Skhobokhobo will shed his axe next month and put on a ring to solemnise his marriage to Soneni Moyo, the mother of his three children. Madlela, real name Bashimane Mothusi Ndlovu, feel...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:11hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco seedling scheme for Matabeleland
DIVERSFIED agro-based concern, Mhuri Farming plans to roll out a tobacco seedling-growing scheme in Matabeleland to promote production of the crop in the region. Of late, the Tobacco Industry ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:10hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Dirty pieces of money ensnare civil servants
When President Mnangagwa embarked on the austerity path that is about to come to an end since the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, he did not seek to sugar-coat the pain that Zimbabweans...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 370 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Zimbabwe trainee medical registrars boycott final exams
DOZENS of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) postgraduate medical registrars, Monday boycotted their end of course examinations claiming they missed out on crucial practical lessons due to the ongoing strike...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 21:45hrs | 2747 | by newzimbabwe
Bonne forced out of Zimbabwe squad on 'medical grounds'
England-based Macauley Bonne has been forced to withdraw from Zimbabwe's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on "medical grounds."It comes just three days after the Charlton player received ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1307 | by BBC
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 | 1418 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The house that Torindo built
Young Torindo grew up in the village where his umbilical cord lies buried, symbolic of the way everyone finally ends up. Herding cattle and playing pastures soccer was part of the daily chores...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1831 | by Thomas Murisa
Bread price set to increase
ANOTHER bread price increase looms after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) hiked wheat price by about 67 percent, millers and bakeries have said. Millers were previously purchasing wheat from GM...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 22:05hrs | 3335 | by Staff reporter
UK to snatch fired Zimbabwe doctors?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government will fast track visa applications for foreign doctors and nurses - opening new opportunities for over 500 Zimbabwean doctors facing the sack fo...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 21:32hrs | 2921 | by Press Association
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 | 3068 | by Staff reporter
'I don't want to be married'
Socialite and sports marketer Luminista Dumbisa Jemwa might be a lot of men's idea of what a "perfect" woman looks like and, given a chance, the bold would certainly "shoot their shot", but unfortunat...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Currency reforms can work if Zimbabweans want them to
YESTERDAY (November 11, 2019) the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) started the process of injecting new notes into the financial system to improve the level of physical cash in circulation.This ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:55hrs | 781 | by Anthony Matutu
New era for enhanced Isuzu bakkie in Zimbabwe
Last year saw the rebirth of the Isuzu bakkie range or the pick up as what we like calling it here in Zimbabwe. Isuzu Motors South Africa (Isuzu) refreshed its bakkie range, giving it a new name along...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:53hrs | 577 | 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 | 171 | by Prosper Tingini
Does SB Moyo live on earth?
For those who may not remember, Sibusiso B. Moyo, (PhD) is the man who became the face of the November 2017 coup. As I write, after his spate with the United States ambassador, Brian Nichols, I am beg...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:48hrs | 1130 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Inflation out of control: Guvamatanga
Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga has revealed that the government is not considering removing the 2% tax on mobile transactions despite criticism that it is fuelling inflation....Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
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
Mpilo situation critical: Doctors
The Zimbabwe Senior Doctors Association (ZSDA) has said the situation at Mpilo Hospital was far from normal as most doctors were on strike.Responding to sentiments by Clinical Director Dr Solw...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:36hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
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