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Belarus' aeroplane with food for Zimbabweans arrives
An aeroplane from Belarus carrying food aid for Zimbabweans who suffered from Cyclone Ida has landed in the country, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus has announced."The Belarusi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 08:57hrs | 2647 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why should I go to church when it is full of hypocrites?
THIS week, by the grace of God, we will answer a question that I am sure we have all asked ourselves before at some point: Why should I go to church when it is full of hypocrites?A quick Googl...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 310 | by Ashley Thaba
Tracing the failed assassination of Joshua Nkomo in Lusaka
Some four decades ago, Zimbabwe's veteran nationalist - former Vice President Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - who was affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe, survived an assassination attempt on Apri...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1287 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Mnangagwa pushes Zimbabweans to revolt
The Zanu-PF government is pushing Zimbabweans towards an uprising following a fresh wave of price increases that have virtually turned workers into slaves.The price of bread, a staple diet tha...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 19:16hrs | 21195 | by Methusi Ncube
POPULISM is ahead of COMPETENCY in the African Context
In Africa one is prepared to die for a politician, and people can go to the extent of kneeling down before political mastitis for favors and bootlicking. One may fail to construct a proper English sen...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 09:58hrs | 420 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Off the comfort zone with the Gregarious Chamisa: A View from the rural-dweller
The juicy and chocolate side of the socialite MDC President, Nelson Chamisa, is mainly his off-the-comfort-zone personality. This makes him an extra-ordinary political leader in that facet in Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:15hrs | 892 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Time to stop mischief of bashing under guise of reporting
IN the first analysis and final analysis, newspapers — in spite of and despite their editorial slant — should — and must — be guided by accuracy. Accuracy is the be-all and end-all."Wh...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 140 | by Conway Tutani
Patrice Motsepe's sister detained in Zimbabwe
Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi's chief financier Bridget Motsepe, Tati East Member of Parliament Samson Guma Moyo and Prevailing Securities MD Shaduff Baitse were Saturday detained briefly and interrogated by...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 3257 | by Staff reporter
Motsepe fingered in plot against Botswana president, Zimbabwe foils it
Zimbabwean intelligence officers reportedly foiled a meeting by a Botswana politician, Dr Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi and her colleagues - including former President Seretse Khama Ian Khama - which sought ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:48hrs | 7561 | by Staff reporter
Good policies will boost the solar energy and minerals business in Africa
In 2009, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world's largest reserves of coltan and significant quantities of the world...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 16:02hrs | 400 | by Enos Denhere
Auxillia joins Mnangagwa in hiring pricey private jets
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has joined her husband in hiring pricey private jets - which cost taxpayers thousands of United States dollars.The first lady returned home from Dubai on Tuesday ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:33hrs | 5283 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife charters pricey plane to Dubai
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has joined her husband in hiring pricey private jets - which cost taxpayers thousands of United States dollars.The first lady returned home from Dubai on Tuesday ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 5300 | by Staff reporter
Shakespeare Maya joins Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
FORMER National Alliance for Good Governance (NAGG) president Mr Shakespeare Maya, who has since rejoined Zanu-PF, has hailed President Mnangagwa's triple-pronged re-engagement drive saying it has pla...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:31hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Charamba and the Pfeesident
WHOEVER said the more things change, the more they remain the same was not far off the mark, at least in relation to Zimbabwe. We have a whole regime pretending to be a new dispensation but st...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:21hrs | 3614 | by Hon Criss
Divorce isn't a solution
MARRIAGE is an interesting union, two people of opposite sex who are not even related coming to live together, brought together by love and this time it is not agape but the "phileo" kind of love, aff...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:30hrs | 1805 | by FGK
Air Zimbabwe's Embraer delivery imminent, two B777s on way
AIR ZIMBABWE is on the brink of replenishing its fleet amid indications that the national airliner would take delivery of an Embraer ERJ 145 tentatively in the next two weeks.It has also emerg...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Charamba berates Mnangagwa's critics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has come out guns blazing, berating those criticising his boss for excessive foreign travel as dwelling on trivia.Charamba said Mnan...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
African footballers of the year: Where are they now?
The continent of Africa has produced some fine footballers down the years, some of whom have gone on to become real world stars.That trend looks set to continue in the modern era too; just tak...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 09:55hrs | 3890 | by Staff Writer
Auxillia Mnangagwa takes luxury private jet home from Dubai
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was flown home by private jet on Monday, ZimLive has learnt.Mnangagwa attended a meeting of the Merck Foundation in Dubai that tackled the stigmatisation of women...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 3870 | by ZimLive
Zimparks hikes rain-forest entry fees
Zimbabwe and Wildlife Management Authority Zimparks, has aligned the Victoria Falls rainforest entry fees for locals to the prevailing inter-bank exchange rate in response to the recent monetary measu...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 21:35hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Prices of basic commodities go up 200%
Prices of most basic commodities have gone up by up to 200 percent over the weekend in Zimbabwe.Retailers have argued that the price remain the same in United States Dollar terms but have incr...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 16:31hrs | 16837 | by Methusi Ncube
Mnangagwa's mounting foreign trips expose him
I will not allow the raging debate and shaming of the chief ruler's penchant for frequent and extravagantly lavish travels without my pound of flesh. Not even that I am a Shylock, but the extr...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 3381 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
Mnangagwa private jets saga deepens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of encouraging "state capture" after he revealed that a United Arab Emirates (UAE) prince hired private jets for him.Mnangagwa told the Zanu-PF ce...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:07hrs | 3294 | by Staff reporter
Who is profiting from negative reporting?
Not so long ago, Aljazeera correspondent Haru Mutasa was denied a visa by one Western embassy ostensibly because of lack of a guarantee that she would return home.While it is the prerogative o...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 347 | by Ranga Mataire
Mnangagwa says UAE trip private jet paid by hosts, what of the other 29?
After a week of criticism over a mounting foreign travel bill, President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said ONE of his THIRTY foreign trips was fully paid for by his hosts.After coming to power...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:57hrs | 648 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa trips: Cross triggers a storm
FORMER MDC official Eddie Cross has triggered a storm following reports that he supported President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for flying in luxurious jets.Opinion is sharply divided over M...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:51hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's UAE jet was donated
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed allegations that the lavish jets he used on his recent trips to the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Bulawayo had drained Treasury, saying they did not...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:46hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa luxury jets torch storm
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube was yesterday grilled in the Senate by opposition legislators over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant to travel in hired luxurious private jets when the country is s...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:41hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
An Arab Prince's gift to Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe has not paid a single cent for President Mnangagwa's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates as the trip was fully-funded by the President's host, it has emerged.Further, Zimbabwe wi...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:16hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
We are collectively linked to the survival fortunes of this country
On cyclone, preparedness is critical than response!!! In one way or another, we must find each other. We are all Zimbabweans and we must be ready to acc...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 20:52hrs | 826 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa's profligacy an antithesis of austerity mantra
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under the spotlight for his profligate spending on foreign trips whose value to the country is yet to be justified by a government that has been touting the "aust...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:08hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's UAE trip funder revealed
The ZANU PF Secretary for Youth Affairs Lewis Matutu has disputed allegations that the trip undertaken by President Emmerson Mnangagwa using an expensive jet recently to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 07:32hrs | 17384 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Aid finally reaches Zimbabwe's 'death' village
Surprised members of a cyclone-hit community in Zimbabwe paused from retrieving and burying their dead to welcome the first humanitarian aid from the outside world as it arrived nearly two weeks after...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:01hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe reduces prices
The National Airline Air Zimbabwe has announced discounted rates on selected routes to celebrate reaching a milestone of 5 000 followers on Twitter."We're on 5000 followers on our Twitter plat...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 09:20hrs | 9920 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt is wary of Chamisa's mass protests
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is wary of mass protests and is working around the clock to create the much-needed jobs for the youths.This comes after the opposition led by Nelson C...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:23hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai: Of donations and the bane of sanctions
Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai from 14 to 17 March 2019, a crisis that plunged the nation into darkness. When the news reached President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was on a State visit to the United Ara...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 1071 | by Elijah Chihota
Zimbabwe the way forward
Good Evening my fellow Zimbabweans, I would firstly like to offer my condolences to the bereaved families and offer some words of encouragement to the victims of cyclone Idai that affected the...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1303 | by Terence Simbi
Mnangagwa pleads with Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is wary of mass protests and is working around the clock to create the much-needed jobs for the youths.This comes after the opposition led by Nelson C...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | 33097 | by Staff reporter
Five soccer stadiums you simply have to experience
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and it encapsulates towns, cities and cultures like no other. As tribal as it gets in the world of sport, it's a global phenomenon and attracts fans in...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 16:45hrs | 2213 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies 3rd private jet inside a week
President Emmerson Mnangagwa risked fresh public wrath on Monday after hiring a luxury jet from the United Arab Emirates – his third inside a week – to fly him to South Africa.The Airbus A...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 3074 | by ZimLive
Why Engineer Elias Mudzuri is not a favourite to win the presidency in MDC-Alliance.
As the MDC-Alliance Congress gathers momentum, there are conspiracy theories and smear campaigning going around in the social media where people are discussing about the preferred candidate to lead th...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 12:51hrs | 5013 | by Leonard Koni
'Mnangagwa will hire private jets until Zimbabwe gets a presidential jet'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will continue hiring expensive private planes when he is travelling until the government gets him a dedicated presidential jet or until the country has a functioning natio...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 10:37hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Sofa not so good
The cyclone that devastated eastern Zimbabwe was predictable. What was also predictable was the failure of the government to prepare for it. Everyone knew it was coming but nothing was done about it a...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:51hrs | 3114 | by ZimVigil
Mnangagwa goes Biblical: 'Zimbabwe accepts will of God'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans should accept the will of God but remain faithful even if hard times befall them.Mnangagwa said this when he graced a special church service at th...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:49hrs | 2497 | by Staff reporter
'Whites created Cyclone Idai' - SA Politician
Black First Land First (BLF) has blamed Tropical Cyclone Idai on whites and wants the African Union to demand reparations and relief from the West for the disaster.BLF president Andile Mngxita...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:25hrs | 3231 | by TimesLive
'Using Air Zimbabwe will pose logistical problems for Mnangagwa'
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet responsible for presidential communications, George Charamba (GC), has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will continue to use hired private jets for...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:10hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is a listening President: Jenni Williams
THE Matabeleland region has over the years witnessed the sprouting of what has been termed "Gukurahundipreneurs" and secessionists whose objective was not to pursue the interests of the people but to ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:28hrs | 6130 | by Staff reporter
The best destinations for an ethical holiday
Whether it's changing our diet, thinking about how we consume materials in our everyday lives or deciding on where's best to spend our next holiday, it's fair to say that a lot of us are getting much ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 21:17hrs | 202 | by Staff Repoter
Mnangagwa's reason for using expensive jets revealed
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a name for himself as a lover of expensive jets which he uses to travel within and outside the country. In January he hired an expensive jet on a round trip to Eu...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 09:27hrs | 27848 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ebola scare at Mugabe Airport
Passengers aboard a fastjet Airways flight, which landed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Wednesday went into a panic mode after one of the passengers complained of a headache and bod...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
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