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Zimra tax audit blitz alarms Zimbabwe business
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has raised concerns over the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (Zimra) intensified audit regime, warning that aggressive tax enforcement is placing undue co...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
France to hand over biotech lab to UZ
Zimbabwe's scientific and academic sectors are poised for a significant leap forward following the official handover of a new biotechnology laboratory to the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) by the French ...Published: 21 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?
Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay c...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:19hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Ghana's ruling party falls
Ghana's vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat Sunday to opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama in the West African nation's presidential e...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 17:43hrs | 4137 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ministers say Mphoko was Mugabe's ideal successor
Exiled former Cabinet ministers Walter Mzembi and Saviour Kasukuwere have described the late former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko as a deserving successor to former President Robert Mugabe, follow...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:01hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
The power crisis farce: Unpacking Mnangagwa's broken promise to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's power crisis has been a perennial problem, plaguing the country for decades.In August 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa proudly declared that the commissioning of the new ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 17:30hrs | 517 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ANC of Ramaphosa must brace itself for a messy implosion
For over six months, everyone argued about whether there would be consequences for former state president Jacob Zuma's action to support the Umkhonto WeSizwe Party (MKP) in the last national and provi...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 177 | by Nkosikhulule Nyembezi
AI and the Architecture of Governance: Redefining Politics, Welfare, and Wealth Distribution
Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the architecture of governance, transforming the way societies are managed and how...Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Tedious Teddy Ncube
Let's not talk about Zimbabwe and democracy right now, says Fikile Mbalula
After launching a barrage of attacks on Zimbabwe's main opposition, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has hinted that the governing party is involved in behind-the-scenes talks to deal with Zimbabw...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 18:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zim-born Chris Maroleng deported from Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean authorities have reportedly deported former SABC broadcaster, and Global Advisor and the SADC Executive Director of Good Governance Africa Chris Maroleng who flew into the country Tuesday t...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 18:48hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: It's time for clarity not ambiguity
THE phrase "strategic ambiguity" has been flung into the Zimbabwean vocabulary recently and has been received with mixed feelings.But let us try to put the phrase into context by unraveling it...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:01hrs | 13 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Zimbabwean-born Chris Maroleng appointed chief executive of Good Governance Africa
Zimbabwean-born South African public policy analyst and communication expert Chris Maroleng has been appointed the international chief executive of Good Governance Africa, a research and advocacy non-...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 16:13hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Prof Mthuli Ncube is smart!
Mthuli Ncube is a renowned economist and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in Zimbabwe. Since his appointment in 2018, he has been instrumental in implementing necessary macro-econ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Teddy Ncube
Mnangagwa govt's fake mega-deals raised false hopes
IN the run-up to the 30 July 2018 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly claimed that Zimbabwe had attracted investment commitments amounting to over US$16 billion since he took over power...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Don't lead us into constitutional crises but deliver us from contempt of court
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, while the past week has been eventful and historic in several respects because of the High Court judgment that effectively "retired" Chief Ju...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Paul Kaseke
Zanu-PF MP heckled at youth summit
Zanu-PF MP for Chivi north Mathias Tongofa was on Thursday heckled during a youth summit held in Harare, with some of the participants accusing him of being "too old" to represent their interests in P...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:48hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Farms deal 'complicates' Zimbabwe crisis
A LANDMARK deal recently inked between white former commercial farmers and the government of Zimbabwe will make it difficult for the country to repay debts, negotiate fresh lines of credit and ask for...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:13hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
'Sad day for democracy'
LAWYERS, political analysts and opposition party leaders yesterday described the swearing in of opposition MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and her 14 party nominees as replacements for the recalled MDC A...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Both MDC and Zanu-PF lacks structural constraints and Organizational Barriers
Arrogance does not pay in politics. The biggest enemy of Zanu-PF now is the mouths of specific spin doctors and bad mouthing. The most important thing is to respond to a problem in a proper way. The m...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:20hrs | 1 | by Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
Both MDC and Zanu PF lacks structural constraints and Organizational Barriers
Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes: NB: A balanced analysis without taking sides Arrogance does not pay in politics. The...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Moral authority is a pre-requisite for Good Governance
I'm writing this article with tears, with a heavy heart Lord help Zimbabwe!!!It is not about money or power, it is about conscience, reputation, moral power & obligation. It is about the p...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:45hrs | | by Big Monday with Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
ZESA to charge clients in US Dollars
National power utility ZESA Holdings says it is seeking a government exemption to charge mining companies and other exporters in United States dollars to guarantee power supplies.ZESA wrote to...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
West Africa bloc currency ECO to launch in 2020
Leaders of a 15-nation West African bloc have called for greater structural reforms as they step up efforts for the introduction of a shared currency, aimed to be launched in 2020.In a stateme...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US foreign policy prefers Kenya
Kenya is "one of our key friends in Africa - nay, in the world," said a confident, pleased United States (US) assistant secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor P Nagy, at a May 9 briefing in Was...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:03hrs | 5 | by Pearl Matibe
The Grace Mugabe legacy returns
In the last few weeks, the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has been very visible in the governance of the country, leading many to conclude that we are witnessing another Grace Mugabe at work. When Zanu...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Comprehensive Analysis of a COMPETENT MDC vice Presidency team
Morgan Komichi (1), Welshman Ncube (2), Lynette Karenyi (3)Vice Presidency is a key component in any organisation which requires caution when making concrete decisions. Politics is taking shap...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Biti is key to MDC-Alliance, and this congress must be negotiated to avert a split
What MDC Alliance forgets is that you need international recognition and legitimacy after congress. I have earlier on reiterated that Chamisa needs key people around him and he must do away with prais...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 09:58hrs | 17 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
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 | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Bio-fuel projects remain redundant
The long fuel queues being experienced across the country coupled with shortages of critical energy needs like electricity indicate mammoth challenges facing Zimbabwe, despite the abundance of alterna...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3 | 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
Austerity begins with the Executive, Mr Mnangagwa
As promised in our previous article, this week we focus on ways in which government can cut expenditure. It is a commonly accepted fact that our government has a weakness when it comes to spending. Go...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Paul Kaseke
Protect personal data breaches
SOMETHING that has become very worrying for me is the misuse of personal information since the election period and in this edition, we consider the importance of this and steps to be taken to minimise...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Paul Kaseke
New start or a false start?
NATURALLY, there have been mixed reactions to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet. In this piece, we will explore the administration of government and how it can be maximised to achieve its ful...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Paul Kaseke
UK names new Zimbabwean ambassador
THE United Kingdom has appointed a new Ambassador to Zimbabwe to replace Ms Catriona Laing in January next year. In a statement yesterday, the UK Government confirmed Ms Melanie Robinson's app...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections post-mortem
AS predicted in our column last week, the presidential inauguration has been halted, giving way to MDC Alliance's July 30 presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa to challenge the presidential election r...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:09hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Legal ramifications of the July 30 elections
It's now a week after the historic July 30 elections and with tensions having simmered down a bit, it's time for some introspection and a post-mortem of the elections.The first thing that we n...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Paul Kaseke
Chigumba says printing of presidential ballots almost complete
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Priscillah Chigumba has said the printing of the presidential ballots is almost complete yet the police have already started voting amid concerns of vot...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 14:19hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Policy analyst raps govt for publishing fuel and parts companies as externalisers
Policy analyst Butler Tambo has rapped the government for publishing fuel and spare parts companies who order these goods from outside the country because of their shortage local claiming they are ext...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Politically-neutral people should lead healing process'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have urged the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to allow politically-neutral people and rights abuse victims to lead the national healing process....Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim has opportunity to break the stranglehold of kleptocracy
Robert Mugabe, one of Africa's longest-serving, and worst, presidents is gone after 37 years of misruling the southern African country of Zimbabwe.That is cause for rejoicing. It was not...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 15:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF govt should balance politics and development
As a researcher, I have made my own assessment; politics has killed development, democracy and opportunities in this country. Our politics is toxic; we can't attract any meaningful investment ...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 10:12hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Tsvangirai can adopt this succession model
Tsvangirai is not a brand that can easily erode in the modern political world. It is a brand to reckon. What his supporters and those aspiring candidates need to understand is that so far no one can e...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 17:37hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo (PhD candidate)
Politics beyond Mugabe and Tsvangirai critical analysis
Trying to downplay that there is no leadership crisis both in ruling party and opposition is an insult to leadership and governance matters.There is no doubt that we have a crisis both in the ...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 12:00hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Tight conditions for Zimbabwe under dollarised economy - policy analyst
A policy analyst Butler Tambo has said conditions for Zimbabwe under dollarisation are very tight for the government to be supplied with credit by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.He said under th...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 08:58hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Zanu-PF might get the necessary votes to win 2018 - go and register to voter!'
Policy analyst Butler Tambo has encouraged the people in the country to go and register to voter so that they partake and contribute to the governance of the nation."People should go out and r...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
What's left for PDP is for Biti to defect back to MDC-T and apologise - analyst
A policy analyst Butler Tambo has said with the rate in which the senior members of the People's Democratic Party are defecting to other parties, what is left for the party is for its leader Tendai Bi...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 06:31hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Policy analyst clash with ZCTU over Special Economic Zone Bill
A Policy Analyst Butler Tambo has clashed with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions over its move to challenge the implementation of the Special Economic Zones.He said he got Whatsapp message...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 14:36hrs | | by Stephen jakes
'Zimbabwe economy could spark unrest'
Zimbabwe's deteriorating economy is a ticking time bomb which could trigger social unrest, analysts have warned.The economy is groaning six years after the introduction of a multicurrency ...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim prices too high- policy analyst
Bulawayo based police analyst Butler Tambo has said the Zimbabwean pricing models are high compared to the region a development which see shops swindling the unsuspecting clients of a lot of money....Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 05:40hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
UDI had made Zim industries competitive- Policy analyst
The Universal Declaration of Independence in Rhodesia made the industry in Bulawayo grow, a policy analyst Batler Tambo has said.He said at the devolution Conference he had to argue that while...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 05:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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