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Khupe faces MDC-T national council
MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe will this Wednesday hold her first meeting with the party's national council as they prepare to hold a watershed extraordinary congress (EOC) at the end of the m...Published: 11 hrs ago | 4095 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors happy over city's cleanliness
Bulawayo City Councillors have expressed happiness over the city centre's cleanliness following the removal of informal traders in the city centre during the Covid-19 lockdown.This is revealed...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 15:05hrs | 729 | by Stephen Jakes
Jostling for posts divides Khupe's party
INFIGHTING has erupted in the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe a few months after the faction found new life following a Supreme Court ruling that reinstated the former deputy prime minister as leader of ...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:10hrs | 5685 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo hints at retirement
Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo will be retiring from music soon to take a deserved rest and devote his time to impartation of musical knowledge to up-and-coming musicians, particularly the young.He ...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:09hrs | 2715 | by Staff reporter
Matiza censured over collapsed DIDG deal
IN the wake of the controversial termination of the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal last year by cabinet, Attorney-General (AG) Prince Machaya reportedly wrote...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2641 | by Staff reporter
Dilapidated Gwanda - Maphisa road needs urgent upgrade
THE 66km Gwanda-Maphisa Road remains dilapidated, forcing Government officials and other travellers to drive for 464km via Bulawayo to access the two districts of Matabeleland South Provin...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 20:51hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
1 in 3 children in Zimbabwe malnourished
ONE in three children are chronically malnourished in Zimbabwe and the situation may worsen amid Covid-19 which has forced the country to channel most of its resources towards preventing the viral inf...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:35hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pushes for out of court settlement
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is reportedly pushing for an out-of-court settlement with residents who dragged it to court demanding answers to the diarrhoea, typhoid and dysentery outbreak in the city....Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:24hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
'Chiefs want Mnangagwa to apologise for Gukurahundi'
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it is pursuing the call by people from Matabeleland and parts of Midlands provinces for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to issue a public apol...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:30hrs | 5144 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo city dry port designated
Government has designated a place on the outskirts of Masvingo City along the Masvingo-Harare highway, for a dry port, as the Second Republic continues to improve the ease of doing business by moving ...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU dares Khupe over congress invite
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has vowed it will not entertain reinstated MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe who reportedly plans to hire the labour group to observe a party elective poll in S...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:18hrs | 2969 | by newzimbabwe
Minister JB Matiza on the spot over US$400m deal
A consortium that won a US$400 million tender to turn around perennially loss-making National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has threatened to sue the company after Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza o...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:14hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Shot in the arm for Mzingwane High
FORMER Mzingwane High School pupils have donated 148 chairs and desks to the school as part of efforts to enhance learning at the institution.The donation comes at a time the school is facing ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:30hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Sticky-fingered conductors strike Zupco, again
PILFERING staffers have been the proverbial monkey on Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s case ever since it was brought back to life.Last year, the mass public transport operator jett...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:15hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economists query China's friendship
Some of the country's economists have raised their eyebrows with regards to China's debt cancellations in Africa which were revealed earlier on this week.China's cancellation of debt towards r...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 10:35hrs | 1591 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimra investigates over 600 corruption cases
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) investigated 600 corruption cases during 2019, with $154 million being identified for recovery as the institution goes after properties acquired through fraudule...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 19:40hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Fresh land seizures target white farmers
SENIOR government officials have put in motion plans to grab productive white-owned farms in Mashonaland West, with Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa spearheading the action.Sources in t...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 8381 | by Staff reporter
How RBZ, govt sabotaged plans to restore Zimdollar
UNITED States $75 allowances and allowing retailers to trade in forex show a government shifting into reverse gear, possibly ditching two years' worth of policy steps to end dollarisation.The ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:26hrs | 6347 | by Staff reporter
Radical Economic Structural Transformation REST (part 5 of 10)
There is no doubt that without a fundamental structural transformation of our economy from a dualistic enclave economy, whose economic activity is mainly driven by the production of primary products, ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:45hrs | 281 | by Vince Musewe
Zimbabwe records 59 new COVID-19 recoveries
THIS Wednesday, the country recorded five more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 530 since the onset of the outbreak in March this year.In a statement, The Min...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 12:19hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
Cassava Fintech launches SASAI Health Status Report as it steps up fight against Coronavirus
Cassava Fintech International (CFI), a subsidiary of the Econet Group, has launched the SASAI Health Status Report (SHSR), a secure blockchain technology-supported solution expected to digitize the te...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 17:56hrs | 128 | by Agencies
Khupe's fresh headache
INTERIM MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe's bid to lure former MDC Alliance principals into her camp faces hurdles after it has emerged the targeted parties were divided on the idea.Khupe, who w...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:31hrs | 14809 | by newzimbabwe
Luveve deaths caused by water shedding
GOVERNMENT has attributed Bulawayo's diarrhoea outbreak in Luveve and surrounding suburbs that has killed nine people to water shedding and vandalism of pipes, and released an additional $7.4 million ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:09hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Landela and CBZ get green-light to buy gold
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei could soon become Zimbabwe's biggest gold buyer after getting a special permit from Fidelity Printers and Refiners....Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:58hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes battle to structures
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has taken the battle to control the heart and soul of the opposition to party structures, dispatching his top leadership to conduct branch meetings across the countr...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:13hrs | 7625 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over skyrocketing sanitary wear prices
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube has expressed concern over the skyrocketing cost of sanitary wear, which she said was beyond the reach of many women in the country.A pack of ...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Higher learning institutions ready for reopening: Murwira
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira yesterday revealed in Parliament that his ministry had initiated the process to reopen all public and private institutions of higher learning during...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Adequate raw water is the answer to Bulawayo water woes: MDC
The MDC Alliance has said the construction of raw water sources around Bulawayo will be the major solution to the perennial water crisis that the city is facing.MDC A Secretary for local Gover...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:09hrs | 146 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe plans to scrap fuel subsidy
ZIMBABWE'S central bank may stop providing the foreign currency needed for fuel imports, handing over the responsibility to private companies, Bloomberg reports quoting unnamed sources.The mov...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 18:02hrs | 4132 | by Agencies
Chamisa's MDC speaks on the killer disease that struck Bulawayo
MDC Alliance has urged the Mayor of Bulawayo His Worship Solomon Madlala Mguni to engage the residents and all stakeholders in Bulawayo in order to come up with a workable solution to the crisis that ...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 14:35hrs | 5225 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Wicknell Chivayo's Gwanda solar project ready to roll
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo owned-Intratrek says it is awaiting the finalisation of the financial closure phase of the 100 megawatt Gwanda solar project by the Zimbabwe Power Company (Z...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:37hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
EFF threatens to destroy Zimbabwe's lucerne grass project
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe president Innocent Gagu Lutshutsha Ndibali has threatened to destroy the lucerne grass project if government goes ahead with its plans to displace over 2 500 v...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1911 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to develop debt recovery plan
ENERGY and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi has directed the board of the financially hamstrung power utility Zesa to come up with strategies to recover US$1,2 billion it is owed by customers,...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls set to re-open
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) last week allowed tourist operators back into the rainforest to view the mighty Victoria Falls which has been at its highest flow in ove...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2608 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment cases in govt on increase: PSC
PUBLIC Service Commission (PSL) secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe yesterday told Parliament that 19 cases of sexual harassment in government ministries were recorded since last year and 10 of them emanat...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:09hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Incredible potable water potential around Bulawayo
SO the City of Bulawayo is re-commissioning Khami Dam sewer treatment works as another source of potable for the city. Why not go further and include Aisleby Farm sewer treatment works into its water ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:34hrs | 378 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Accept sewage polluted Khami water, BCC pleads with residents
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is pleading with residents to accept the recycling of Khami Dam water as it works on alternative solutions to the city's water crisis. The city is facing a serious ...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 07:42hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe shutdowns a response to 'threats' says Charamba
Security forces shut down Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe in recent days in response to "planned mischief" by anti-government activists and the opposition, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman said We...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 19:19hrs | 8016 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube blasts Mnangagwa, Chiwenga
FORMER War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two deputies Kembo Mohadi and Contanstino Chiwenga for allegedly dumping fellow freedom fighters soon after l...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:09hrs | 16472 | by Staff reporter
No takers for Gweru mayoral mansion
BIDDERS who last year expressed interest in renting the Gweru mayoral mansion are yet to respond to requirements laid down by council more than seven months after they applied, council spokesperson Vi...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts over Zimbabwe currency regime
PRESSURE is again building on the central bank over its currency regime, as RioZim warns it can no longer sustain operations due to payment delays and the fixed exchange rate, while the Chamber of Min...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Third council crook rents 3.5 hectares plot for US$2 per month for 25 years
Another Bulawayo City Council crook has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 3.5 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month. This follows similar actions by the...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:55hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
MSU to open before end of June
PLANS to reopen Midlands State University (MSU) are at an advanced stage with the first batch of students expected on campus on June 22. While other universities such as University of Zimbabwe...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:41hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's year-on-year inflation spikes to 785,5%
ZIMBABWE'S year-on-year inflation spiked to 785,55 percent for the month of May 2020, according to data from the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (Zimstat) released yesterday. The agency s...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:39hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get another helping hand from the AfDB
Zimbabwe's attempts to raise money to fight Covid-19 are looking up as the African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to give it US$13.7 million (about R235 million) in financial assistance.T...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 12:15hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Another council crook rents 3 hectares plot for US$2 per month for 25 years
Another Bulawayo City Council crook has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 3 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month.The advertisement dated June 1...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:42hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
'Crooked' Mayor to rent 2.5 hectare council land for US$2 per month for 25 years
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mdala Mguni has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 2,5 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month.The advertisement dated May 2...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:41hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must expel Jacob Mudenda
Today President Emmerson Mnangagwa leads the nation in a day of prayer and fasting. This is a noble initiative and welcome development, however the context of the day of prayer and fasting make the en...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 12:01hrs | 8997 | by Chapter 2 Movement
Caster oil rolls out Miss Rural beauty contest
Bio-technology company in Africa, Oil Castor Zimbabwe says it is working round the clock to have Miss Rural Africa Beauty Pageant relaunched at new platform to be unveiled on a later date.In a...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 322 | by Tarisai Mudahondo/ Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF bigwigs snub Chiwenga
TOP Zanu-PF officials and legislators from the Midlands province on Friday reportedly snubbed a field day at Lozani Farm, Kwekwe, where Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was guest of honour as facti...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 6814 | by Staff reporter
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