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Chief Ndiweni has higher aspirations about Matabeleland
We should all know that Advocate Chamisa knows how corrupt, how weak the leadership of Matabeleland is. Chief Ndiweni is under thumb of Chamisa but I think their relationship is symbiotic somehow. Cha...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1021 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Executive Directors conduct consultative mission, tour project sites
HARARE - A seven-member delegation of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) visited Zimbabwe on a week-long fact-finding mission where they held meetings with a number of ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 223 | by APO
Why Prof Mthuli Ncube and John Mangudya must resign
In this dossier I am challenging the Finance Minister, Mr Mthuli Ncube, and his RBZ counterpart Mr Mangudya to resign with immediate effect citing their combined failure to fulfil their objectives and...Published: 14 hrs ago | 721 | by Magugu Benard, ZAPU NPC member (Midlands province)
Mthuli Ncube, Mangudya must resign
In this dossier, I am challenging the Finance Minister, Mr Mthuli Ncube, and his RBZ counterpart Mr Mangudya to resign with immediate effect citing their combined failure to fulfil their objectives an...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1005 | by Magugu Benard, ZAPU NPC member (Midlands province)
Mnangagwa challenges women to take up leadership positions
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged women to take up leadership positions in the development agenda as they are the beacon of morality and integrity. He was speaking while officiating at the launch of ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
PPPs ideal for self-financing infrastructure projects
The state of public infrastructure in Zimbabwe is now deplorable due to several years of neglect and underinvestment. The country's infrastructure gap in railway, roads, energy, sports facilities, bor...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 13:24hrs | 515 | by Victor Bhoroma
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Nhaka Foundation begins charity at home in Zimbabwe
In this interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nhaka Foundation, discusses the organisation's efforts at supporting education and health care in rural regions in Zimba...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:04hrs | 82 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
$5,2 million boost for Beitbridge town projects
GOVERNMENT has released $5,2 million to the Beitbridge Municipality, which will be used to fund devolution related projects and enhance service delivery. The Town Clerk, Mr Loud Ramakgapola, s...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
21st century mindset required to solve Zimbabwe challenges of the future
Our country seem be designing and implementing the economic strategy in a manner that Douglas Alexander described as "a fundamental error of what makes success in the 21st century".There are t...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:20hrs | 99 | by Brian Sedze
MDC position on the proposed constitutional amendments
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is deeply concerned with the various constitutional amendments that were recently proposed by the Zanu PF regime....Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 21:07hrs | 843 | by Kucaca Phulu
Zanu-PF fears an uprising against Mnangagwa govt
Zimbabwe's economic meltdown constitutes the biggest threat to Zanu-PF's continued hold on power, the ruling party has admitted.The country is going through one of the worst economic crises si...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 14:00hrs | 9200 | by Staff reporter
Baboons terrorise patients
BABOONS are terrorising patients at Binga District Hospital stealing their food, vandalising property and causing sleepless nights to expecting mothers as they scrounge for food.In August last...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:37hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
I would rather be a dog
In this perverted life, good behaviour is generally viewed as uninspiringly drab, while bad habits are considered to be titillatingly infectious, contagious, addictive and fashionable.This is ...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:17hrs | 243 | by Bishop Lazarus
Aspiring women leaders reject Constitutional amendment bill number 2
One thousand aspiring women leaders who are members of WALPE have submitted 1 000 letters to Parliament on Thursday, 20 February 2020 rejecting the propos...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:06hrs | 156 | by Stephen Jakes
Calls to diversify energy mix grow louder
CALLS for Zimbabwe and its regional peers to diversify the energy mix are growing in the face of biting climate change, whose effects have been erratic rains or too much rains in some areas, impacting...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 05:37hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents concerned over limited intervention in water problems
RESIDENTS have expressed worry over lack of solutions to Bulawayo's water crisis amid reports the city's supply dams have recorded only 1% water inflows since the onset of the rains.Council la...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:52hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
What is the future of the Australian gambling market?
Australia is one of the leading countries, especially if we look at the gambling industry. Almost 80% of the Australian population is involved in one gambling activity or another. It is no surprise th...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 23:18hrs | 442 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Of the late Morgan Tsvangirayi and Daniel arap Moi, where are they?
Why do I pause the aforementioned question? What has it to do with the reader, those who are still mourning the death of their loved ones and probably cherishing some good moments they had with them? ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 16:52hrs | 1566 | by Amen Mpofu
Zanu-PF desperate to tame theatre of factional wars
ZANU-PF will soon resume internal elections in its provinces after the process was suspended last year following vicious factional clashes in Harare and Bulawayo as the party prepares to roll out a ma...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:32hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Hungry chiefs' wives beg for mealie-meal
WIVES of traditional chiefs yesterday appealed to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for mealie-meal, as the shortage of the staple commodity spreads across the country.The First Lady was in Masvin...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:30hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Is the New Dispensation keen on devolution?
It should be recalled that the nationalist struggle's main focus was the achievement of an electoral system with one person one vote as its basis and the resultant establishment of a newly independent...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:25hrs | 77 | by Vivian Viyo Siziba
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe woman tests negative
The Zimbabwean woman, who was quarantined at Wilkins Hospital's specialised unit in Harare yesterday for a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19), had tests coming out negative last night, which mea...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:24hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
US threatens South Africa over land reform
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned that the South African government's plan to expropriate land without compensation will be "disastrous" for the economy and the nation.Mr Pompeo mad...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 17:46hrs | 2829 | by Staff reporter
Corporates bank balances worry RBZ
ABOUT 50 percent of the ZW$34,5 billion total bank deposits belongs to corporates, which makes liquidity management critical to keep inflationary pressures under check. Reserve Bank of Zimbabw...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:32hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Politicians continue to bicker while Zimbabweans are starving
Zimbabwe is teetering on the edge of a large-scale humanitarian crisis and South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) cannot afford to ignore it. Half the population (7.7 milli...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 22:16hrs | 1092 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
Online casino in fast growth in India
In the past decade, online gambiling has been growing rapidly in India and this has provided job opportunities for a lot of people. The rapid rise can be credited to growth of the middle class, use of...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 21:25hrs | 999 | by Staff Writer
RBZ, industry disagree on de-dollarisation
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and captains of industry on Friday sharply differed on the currency in use in local trading.Government mid-last year outlawed use of multi currencies i...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 06:33hrs | 5890 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pressured on talks with Chamisa by EU
THE European Union (EU) has indicated that it does not recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa's pet project, the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) as adequate to resolve the problems in Zimbabwe and s...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 3631 | by Staff reporter
Residents call for ban of donkeys in city
GWERU residents have implored the local authority to come up with a by-law effectively banning the rearing of donkeys in the city following an upsurge in their numbers as they are used as draught powe...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:53hrs | 853 | by Staff reporter
Youths want more seats in Parly
YOUTHS have said they want more than 10 proportional representation seats in Parliament and have threatened to campaign for the rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment which only proposes 10 ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Villagers told not to pay for food aid
VILLAGERS receiving food aid should not contribute money towards its transportation as that is the responsibility of the local authorities. In an interview yesterday, the Minister of State for...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
RBZ eyes on cash oligarchs
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will use various open market operation tools to deal with uneven distribution of money in the economy amid indications 50 percent of total bank deposits are ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:35hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
EU sanctions blow for Mnangagwa
The European Union (EU) has renewed its arms embargo on Zimbabwe and sanctions on the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) for one year and lifted restrictions on four individuals following the Council o...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 12:58hrs | 2463 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs 173 million condoms a year
BULAWAYO last Friday hosted the national commemorations of the World Condom Day amid reports that the country needs 173 million condoms a year. The commemorations coincided with Valentine's Da...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:13hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Zimbabwe cannot hold 2023 harmonised elections unless...
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says the country cannot go into 2023 harmonised elections without having resolved political glitches that arose during the disputed 2018 polls through a comprehensive nationa...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:36hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Govt to upgrade Beitbridge hospital
THE government is considering upgrading the status of Beitbridge District Hospital to a superior institution, Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo said on Friday.Such an upgrade is envi...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:46hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Is the US ready for a gay president?
When the ancient Romans saw the African horse (the zebra), they announced that those who want to experience wonders must visit Africa. Today, the surprising showing of 37-year-old Pete Buttigieg, a ga...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:41hrs | 616 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Land Reform: Zimbabwe's biggest independence milestone
ON 18 April this year, Zimbabwe will be celebrating 40 years of self-rule from British colonial domination. It is the right time for the country to take stock of its achievements, developments and cha...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:34hrs | 256 | by Vincent Gono
Zimbabwe secures more maize from Uganda
ZIMBABWE has secured maize from Uganda, a development that will go a long way in reducing mealie-meal shortages that have been exacerbated by recurrent droughts over the last three years. Pres...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:33hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF facing another split?
The past few days have been quite interesting with the developments in Zimbabwe's ruling party ZANU PF. The unfolding events have been triggered by a press conference by the now-suspended two&nb...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:01hrs | 11603 | by Blessing Vava
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4476 | by George Mkhwanazi
Zimbabweans ready for Kasukuwere to lead them
Inflation in Zimbabwe has gone past the 500% mark, while salaries remain stagnant. A number of households are currently living below the poverty datum line and the future seems bleak for the 90% of th...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 8598 | by Ntokozo Msipha
BVTA, WICBTA concerned over sexual abuse of female traders
BULAWAYO Vendors and Traders Association in conjunction with Women Informal Cross Border Traders Association (WICBTs) have expressed concerns over the unfair treatment of women traders in the city....Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 07:28hrs | 715 | by Stephen Jakes
The challenge of change
The only really universal truth about our small blue globe spinning in space is that we all have to manage change. Some changes are inevitable — somehow the creator of life gave us a limited lifespa...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:57hrs | 512 | by Eddie Cross
'Revolutions if don't chuck out leaders a.s.a.p' said G Orwell - 40 years, our supremacists still there
"Despite all the hurdles and all the barriers, Zimbabwe in 2019 leaped 15 places in the Global Ease of Doing Business rankings. As we look to improve this in 2020, privatisation is a big part of this ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 21:43hrs | 1253 | by Nomusa Garikai
By-Election results do not represent will of the people
The outcome of the recently held by-elections in Mwenezi and Kuwadzana does not reflect the will of the people of Zimbabwe as the elections were not conducted in a free and fair environment.Th...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 12:25hrs | 1630 | by People's Party
Zim education access stiffened - ZPP
Zimbabwe's education has been stiffened to a point where the majority population who are poor are not able to send their children to school yet government is doing nothing about it.This is rev...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:05hrs | 422 | by Stephen Jakes
Youths corner Zanu-PF MP
Beitbridge youths have raised concern over escalating unemployment and failure to access loans for entrepreneurial projects due to lack of collateral.Zimbabwe's unemployment rate is around 90%...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 09:37hrs | 2019 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo leads in youth internet connectivity
Bulawayo leads in terms of the youth's access to the internet, with 79,2% of young people have access to the web, a new report released by the British council shows.The report, titled "Next Ge...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:05hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Employers oppose blanket minimum wage
EMPLOYERS have said they prefer a sector-specific wage review mechanism as opposed to a national minimum wage policy being advocated by social partners under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF). ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
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