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Sven-Goran Eriksson dies
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76.Eriksson, the first non-British manager of the England team, led the Three Lions to the quarter-finals at three major tourn...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 12:53hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Remittances and FDI: Harmonizing Zimbabwe's economic strategies for sustainable growth
Zimbabwe's economy stands at a critical juncture, grappling with deep-seated challenges such as systemic unemployment, volatile currency fluctuations, and an uncertain business climate. Within this pr...Published: 18 May 2024 at 15:27hrs | 11 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Tobacco output to dip as registered growers decline by 24%
The registered count of tobacco growers has seen a notable decrease of 24% compared to the corresponding period last year, indicating a potential reduction in yields for the upcoming season.To...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Swindlers cash in on UK's certificates of sponsorship
FOR close to two years, Maud Kwembeya (33) - of Zimunya in Mutare - has been harbouring thoughts of one day migrating to the United Kingdom (UK) in search of greener pastures.A vastly experien...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Plastic surgery in Bulawayo
CURE Children's Hospital in Bulawayo has introduced free plastic surgery for children with burns, cleft lip, and cleft palate. Since July this year, more than 50 children have already benefite...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 08:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why some revolutions succeed
I am not sure if there is any truth to the talk of a Split in the Security Forces in Zimbabwe. I see on various news media that the Central Intelligence Organization has taken over the running of this...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 8 | by Sam Wezhira
What Happened with Debris from Chinese Rocket Booster Falling Back to Earth?
China faced a lot of criticism because it allowed more than one rocket booster to fall to Earth uncontrollably. Even NASA accused space operators in Berlin of not meeting responsible standards on spac...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 12:17hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide domination
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide dominationAn African PerspectivePart 1South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit from 22nd-24th August 2023, with the theme;...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | 4 | by Ian Beddowes
English language test dashes nurses' hopes of filling UK jobs
As a fluent English speaker, Indian-trained nurse Deepa was surprised to learn she had to sit a language test to practise in Britain, her home for many years. She was even more shocked when she failed...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cannabis a God-given gift for Zimbabwe'
HEALTH and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga yesterday urged Zimbabweans to embrace the legal use of cannabis saying the herbal plant was a "God-given gift" for the country.'The legalis...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants to get rid of the dictator, not the dictatorship
What I am raising is difficult to write but it must be written. Just for the removal of any doubts, dictatorship and all its tenants are evil. It is a vehicle that has been hijacked by ZANU PF, the mi...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 20:15hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Nigel Chanakira, please leave politics to politicians
Nigel Chanakira, please leave politics to politicians-no single individual, group, or political party can fight an entrenched dictator alone. One of the requirements of regime change is Unity of Oppos...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 14:44hrs | 9 | by Sam Wezhira
Zimbabwe selected for UN SMEs projects
ZIMBABWE has been selected as one of the countries where two three-year pilot United Nations-funded projects to capacitate small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) will be implemented.The UN Departm...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe one of biggest labour exporters to UK
UNITED Kingdom's National Health Services (NHS) has revealed that Zimbabwe is one of its biggest exporters of labour in the health sector, ranking it as the second country after Nigeria in terms of th...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA removed from UK Covid travel red list
Zimbabwe has been removed from UK Covid travel red list, the British government has said.According to BBC, South Africa, Zimbabwe and other 45 countries will be removed from the red list, whic...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 20:33hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Nakamba to miss Bafana showdown
MARVELOUS NAKAMBA is now certainly out of the Warriors' 2022 World Cup qualifier against South Africa, next week. The English Premiership revealed they will not release any players for matches set for...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 weighs down Zimbabwe's TB fight
ZIMBABWE'S gains from the Global Fund's efforts to fight HIV and Aids and tuberculosis ( TB) are on a downward spiral due to the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to take its toll.The Global F...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt dithers over radar acquisition
THE scandal-riddled process to acquire a modern air traffic control system, commonly known as the radar, has taken yet another twist after it emerged this week the Office of the President and Cabinet ...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
All weather friend China comes to Zimbabwe rescue
CHINA has started rolling out Covid-19 vaccine aid to its strategic partners, including Zimbabwe, as the world's second-largest economy steps up efforts to contain the deadly pandemic.Pakistan...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt concealing COVID-19 statistics'
HEALTH professionals have accused government of allegedly concealing COVID-19 statistics in the country to give the impression that the virulent disease was under control at a time it has ballooned ou...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Towards meaningful diaspora engagement
Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 people is a migrant. Though this measly figure appears to be statistically insignificant and to give credence to the critics of the so-called mobility bias in mig...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Mutsa Murenje, Queensland, Australia
Zimbabwe workers under siege, claims Global Report
ZIMBABWE has been red-flagged as one of the world's 10 worst countries regarding workers' welfare.Violations of workers' rights, including abductions and other forms of violence and threats of...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Why is govt silent about the COVID-19 vaccine?
For a country in the throes of a coronavirus crisis, it is surprising how little Zimbabwe has not talked about procuring the COVID-19 vaccine which has dominated conversations as the world seeks a way...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Why SADC countries still 'oppose' rhino horn trade
SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn. This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabweans ranked happier than Rwandans, Batswana and Malawians
The World Happiness Report has been released and Zimbabwe ranks close to the bottom ten, lower than neighbours Mozambique and Zambia. However, Zimbabweans have been ranked happier than Rwandans, Batsw...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 11:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has second worst mining policies in Africa'
ZIMBABWE has the second worst attractive mining policies in Africa, ranking better than the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a new report has shown.According to Canada-based Fraser Institut...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa scores poorly on alcohol use
There's more to life than money, and economists know it. As new assessments of global living standards proliferate, attempting to gauge how healthy, happy and successful humans are depending on where ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 13:37hrs | | by Bloomberg
Mnanagwa's mega projects stall
AFTER earning the uncanny title of "Mr Groundbreaking" for his vast portfolio of much-publicised investment "mega deals" which are taking rather too long to be implemented, President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa clause' no stroll in the park
Of all the problems facing the country, the Zimbabwe War Veterans' Association felt the most pressing concern is the age limit of presidential candidacy in the Constitution, which they feel needs to b...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
From land-locked to land-linked economy
This week I share my thoughts on changing Zimbabwe from being a land-locked country into a land-linked economy.This subject, among other things, addresses country and regional infrastructural ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
Change of currency not ideal to revive Zimbabwe economy
THE country's economic crisis has deepened since the recent fiscal and monetary measures announced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank governor John Mangudya. The economy has plu...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Constitutional amendments: Likely scenarios
WITH Zanu PF holding a majority in the National Assembly, one of the most prevalent fears is what the majority will be used to achieve. Today, we explore the possibilities and concerns that arise from...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Global observer group backs ZESN over Zimbabwe elections
AN umbrella body of international observers has defended the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, saying the election watchdog's report endorsing the just-ended harmonised elections was impartial and in...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean to be deported from Philippines
THE Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) indicated Tuesday that United Methodist missionary Tawanda Chandiwana from Zimbabwe had overstayed and engaged in political activities violating his missionar...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Britain increasingly willing to cosy up to nasty regimes
LONDON - What the crowd lacked in size, it made up for in noise. Fifty or so people waved Turkish flags and shouted their support for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he gave a speech at a think-tank in Londo...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Economist
Mnangagwa knows that Western countries are more interested in business than democracy
When new Zimbabwean president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa ursuped power from then leader Robert Gabriel Mugabe, in a military coup, in November last year, he knew fully well that there would not be an...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean arrested with 3kg of party drugs at Delhi airport
A Zimbabwean woman was caught at the Delhi airport with close to three kilograms of party drugs earlier this week. Security officials said the woman was carrying drugs worth Rs. 15 crore which she was...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Build Zimbabwe ropes in Will.i.am to prop up election campaign
Presidential hopeful Noah Manyika, who leads Build Zimbabwe Alliance, has propped up his election campaign, using his connection with music star Will.i.am, frontman for pop group, The Black Eyed Peas....Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violet Gonda returns to Zimbabwe after 17 years in exile
IN August 2000, Violet Gonda left her home country to study for an MA in International Journalism in London. She expected it would be for one year. However, she was to spend the next 17 years in exile...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 11:20hrs | | by Nonee Walsh
Politics - a career for the evil?
When I was in my childhood and youth, I always had a fascination with politics - and its ability to improve people's lives - such that, I actually harboured dreams of one day becoming a politician - a...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 13:01hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Warriors coach bombshell
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is set to appoint a new coach for the national senior men's football team, barely two months after announcing Sunday "Mhofu" Chidzambga as the substantive coac...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family leaves Bangkok after living at airport for 3 months
A Zimbabwean family, who had been living at Bangkoko's Suvarnabhumi airport for the past three months, has finally left Thailand, reports said on Tuesday.The family of ...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 12:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
The fall of the Zimbabwe dictator is gathering speed
A soft political coup led by G40 has taken place in Zimbabwe. The dictatorship of Robert Mugabe and his patronage political machine linked to the liberation struggle is now crumbling at a fast pace dr...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 08:15hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
'Kill the vices of procrastination'
We publish the opening remarks by Speaker of The National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda last week at the Pre-Budget Seminar in Victoria Falls. The seminar ends today.Let me start by extendin...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:36hrs | | by Advocate Jacob Mudenda
Why there is a rush for bitcoins in Zimbabwe
APPLE Inc co-founder Steve Wozniak recently declared that bitcoin is "better than gold and the United States dollar".Wozniak even went a step further to compare having a bitcoin to owning a ho...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hindus urge Zimbabwe to deny Japan's Okinoshima Island UNESCO heritage status unless women allowed
Hindus are urging the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, whose 41st session is meeting in Krakow (Poland) on July 2-12, not to endorse Okinoshima Island of Japan for the World Heritage Site status, unle...Published: 08 May 2017 at 10:06hrs | | by Agencies
Treat US under Trump 'like Iran or Zimbabwe'
One of the world's largest news agencies has instructed its journalists to "practice skills learned" in hostile countries and warzones while reporting on the Trump administration.In a ...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 15:34hrs | | by Lizzie Dearden
As Zim turns 37, U.S. Ambassador to discuss future
Ahead of Zimbabwe’s independence on April 18th, Ambassador Harry Thomas Jnr will on April 13th (4 pm Zimbabwe time) participate in a panel discussion on the future of Zimbabwe. The discussion is org...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 07:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The Paradox of a President Grace Mugabe
As Zimbabwe's Opposition continues to be in disarray and President Mugabe is gradually forced out of power by old age, it looks more likely that Mugabe's successor will emerge from the Zanu PF success...Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 09:21hrs | | by Darlington Nyambiya
US to maintain relations with Mugabe govt
UNITED States envoy, Harry Thomas Jr, has pledged to maintain cordial working relations with President Robert Mugabe's government, although the Zanu PF leader recently expressed scepticism over ne...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
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