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Golden handshake for Zimbabwe's war veterans
GOVERNMENT has handsomely rewarded war veterans by availing mining concessions to them to ostensibly boost its chances of turning the mining sector into a US$12 billion industry.The developmen...Published: 14 hrs ago | 941 | by Staff reporter
Southern African power crisis stems from post-liberation history
THE electrical power crisis that has enveloped southern Africa has its roots in our post-liberation history. Prior to that, the utilities created by the States of southern Africa exhibited considerabl...Published: 14 hrs ago | 356 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe unemployment, education system not directly linked
IN the Wednesday edition of NewsDay we carried a story in which some of our college student leaders were frothing at the mouth over the failure by many of the students to get employment soon after gra...Published: 14 hrs ago | 131 | by Staff reporter
'70% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water'
ABOUT 70,3% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water, prompting such development partners as ActionAid to drill solar-powered boreholes in some parts of the country, government has revealed....Published: 14 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
Water infrastructure vandalism worries Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed serious concern over rampant vandalism of key infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester Aquifer in Nyamandlovu, a development which continues to negatively affect...Published: 14 hrs ago | 128 | by Staff reporter
New by-law for Bulawayo crafted
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has crafted a new by-law that bans free advertising on the city's public spaces with offenders facing three months imprisonment or a fine.However, according to ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 164 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sets rules, guidelines for affiliate organisations
ORGANISATIONS affiliated to Zanu-PF must be guided by the revolutionary party's values and ethos, the party's Secretary for the Commissariat, Mike Bimha, has said.Speaking after a meeting that...Published: 14 hrs ago | 127 | by Staff reporter
Karo Mining's US$4,2bn Zimbabwe platinum project takes off
The Karo Mining Holdings (KMH), a Zimbabwean platinum group metal (PGMs) miner undertaking a US$4,2 billion project in Mhondoro, has commenced operations with the first ore expected in the processing ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 251 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Equatorial Guinea for Mbasogo inauguration
President Mnangagwa arrived here early this morning to join other Heads of State and Government attending the official inauguration of Equatorial Guinea President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who ro...Published: 14 hrs ago | 135 | by Staff reporter
Even a five year old can tell that Mnangagwa has failed!
I remember when my son was still a little child, in the early 2000s, whereby we had to give him millions of Zimbabwe dollars to buy sweets and 'freezits' ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 19:24hrs | 746 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why CCC MPs defied Chamisa and took the US$40,000 loan
ON Tuesday 6 December 2022 the Citizens Coalition for Change Parliamentary Caucus converged in Harare where among other things they discussed critical national issues affecting the citizens of Zimbabw...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 19:17hrs | 1090 | by Prosper Mutseyami
Zimbabweans endure 19 hours a day without electricity
Zimbabweans are being subjected to 19 hours of power cuts a day, because there is insufficient water in the Kariba dam to drive the nation's main hydropower plant.The worst outages since 2019 ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 1965 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi says independent electricity producers' licences corruptly awarded
EXILED former cabinet minister, Walter Mzembi, has confirmed a widely held belief that tenders for independent power producers (IPPs) were corruptly handed out by government.Mzembi's comments ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt concedes power cuts causing distress
GOVERNMENT has admitted that the prevailing electricity blackouts are causing distress to citizens and business as Zimbabwe is currently experiencing uninterrupted 18 hours or more of load shedding....Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition calls for postponement of 2023 Presidential elections
THE opposition People's Unity Party has called for the delay of 2023 elections, saying voting has not yielded the much needed change over recent years.The party said instead, leaders in the co...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1587 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt withdraws Xmas goodies for bigwigs
BIGWIGS in government will this year not be pampered with Christmas goodies, such as end of year hampers as the Finance ministry seeks to curb excessive spending.In the past, civil service bur...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says struggling to deal with power crisis
GOVERNMENT yesterday admitted that it was having difficulties in dealing with the power situation in the country, saying additional imports will be critical to solve the power crisis.This was ...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
'Kasukuwere desperate for a political comeback'
Self-exiled and former Cabinet Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere is desperate to make a political coming back and has been engaging some fringe political parties to support his 2023 presidential bid , it h...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 19:31hrs | 2120 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chihuri properties seizure - PG wants graft law amended
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Nelson Mutsonziwa has called for the amendment of corruption laws to plug loopholes being used by "criminals" to keep hold of ill-gotten property as the state pushes for the seizure...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 18:50hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
What is Gata even still doing at ZESA?
As Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into an economic abyss - exacerbated by recurrent crippling electricity shortages - one is baffled as to why heads at the power utility are not rolling.No ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 11:43hrs | 2016 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Power cuts worsen Harare water woes at treatment works stall
The current power outages being experienced in the country have worsened Harare's perennial water supply woes amid reports the crippling energy crisis has affected water treatment works at the iconic ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of taking Zimbabwe back to medieval era
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Statutory Instrument (SI) 189 of 2022, announced on November 4 to legalise payment of miners' royalties partly in kind has been described as not just being illegal but a...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 3227 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC, Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF unite to 'loot' State coffers
GIVEN the fluidity of Zimbabwean politics, one can only second guess President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 elections strategy.Cabinet ministers have been offered US$500 000 "loans" they have not...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 418 | by Sibanengi Mswazi Dube
'Zimbabwe political violence exported to diaspora'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader for Sweden-Scandinavia branch has accused suspected Zanu-PF activists of allegedly torturing her 16-year-old son after he posted a video supporting o...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power situation dire
ZIMBABWE'S dire power situation was laid bare yesterday, as the country was generating 23% of requirements, crippling industry and homes which have to endure days on end without electricity....Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition parties need strategies to appeal to rural voters'
With only six months until the elections and no comprehensive electoral reforms in place, analysts say if the opposition in Zimbabwe is to win the 2023 national elections, it will need to put in place...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces open revolt from CCC MPs?
CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa faces open revolt from his party legislators after he tried to stop them from receiving a US$40 000 Government loan through a populist announcement on social media....Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes late ex-Chinese leader Jiang
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has sent a condolence message to China following the death of former leader Jiang Zemin describing him as an outstanding statesman who led his country into growth and progress...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
'More Zimbabwean made products occupying shelf space'
LOCALLY produced goods have increased shelf space occupancy in shops to 80 percent this year from 55 percent last year as domestic businesses continue to ramp up output in response to supportive Gover...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Malunga and his two business partners granted stay of criminal proceedings
THE High Court has suspended criminal proceedings against human rights lawyer, Siphosami Malunga and his two business partners Zephaniah Dhlamini and Charles Moyo, who are facing charges of illegal oc...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
MPs scrimmage for US$40 000 loan shows how we all are dependent on the dictator's benevolence
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to the...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 10:49hrs | 2433 | by Wilbert Mukori
Council police officers to be given arresting powers
GOVERNMENT is crafting an enabling legislative framework for establishment of municipal courts across the country, giving council police officers arresting powers.The impending laws would spec...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
The many political lives of Mohadi
WHEN the "Ides of March" devoured Kembo Mohadi as he stepped down as country Vice-President (VP) late February last year, many thought the epitaph on his political grave had been inscribed for eternit...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1943 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says households may be disconnected from the national electricity grid
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said households may be disconnected from the national electricity grid in response to the crippling energy crisis."We have a blueprint which targets hous...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2691 | by Staff reporter
An acid test for Zimbabwe's opposition parties
EVERY institution is bound by a code of conduct which helps an organisation to run professionally and within the parameters of operations.There are several kinds of codes of conduct which the ...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
New water treatment plant for Bulawayo to draw supplies from Lake Gwayi-Shangani
GOVERNMENT is inviting tenders for the construction of a new water treatment plant in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb which is one of the key components of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project meant ...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani 245km pipeline project paces up
GOVERNMENT has opened a tender process for the construction of a new water treatment plant in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb as it intensifies efforts to address the city's water supply shortages thro...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
70% registered to vote, claims ZEC
More than 70 percent of Zimbabweans eligible to vote have registered and are already on the voters roll, the chief elections officer of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Mr Utoile Silaigwana, has tol...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe paying price for shoddy energy deals
ZIMBABWE is paying the price for failure to tap into renewable energy, as climate change is hindering power generation at Kariba Power Station - the country's largest electricity generating plant - wh...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:06hrs | 3149 | by Staff reporter
Have black people failed to govern themselves?
I sit here without any electricity - due to outrageous load shedding or outrages induced by antiquated equipment becoming a daily occurrence - whilst not ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 13:07hrs | 1359 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe braces for dark Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS have to brace for a dark Christmas, with power outages projected to persist until February next year when the water level at Lake Kariba is expected to rise, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:07hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's uncontested presidential nomination shrouded in controversy
THE uncontested nomination of Douglas Mwonzora (pictured)as MDC-T presidential candidate ahead of the party's upcoming congress was the result of brazen intimidation, The NewsHawks has learnt....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:06hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe dragged into council graft scandal
Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has been accused of influencing the return into office of two Mvurwi council officials suspended for alleged corruption.Town secretary Sherry Nyakudya and...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:13hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition's to-do list ahead of 2023 polls
Zimbabwe is expected to hold its presidential election next year, and the world has mixed sentiments about the impending polls due to the Zimbabwean government's reluctance to execute electoral reform...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 176 | by Evans Mathanda
Beyond Beijing's 'gift' to Zimbabwe
On November 23, 2022, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the state of the nation address at the new iconographic parliament building that was designed, funded, built and "donated" by C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 195 | by Gorden Moyo
Cyril Ramaphosa refuses to resign
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says.The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his prope...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:10hrs | 2443 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's 12 children struggling to survive
Opposition MP Job Sikhala refused to go to court this week for the ruling on his 10th bail application in protest against what he knew would be the outcome.His lawyer, Freddy Masarirevu, told ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:09hrs | 4194 | by Staff reporter
Kariba to continue producing electricity
KARIBA South Hydro Power Station will no longer have to shut down even though it has exhausted its water allocation for this year, but is limited to an average of 300 megawatts, half what it was able ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:06hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA commander Mbedzi was a brave, committed freedom fighter
JOSEPH Mbedzi pseudo name Sibuko who died at Mvurwi Hospital recently belonged to a rare breed of freedom fighters who despite the odds heavily staked against them put their heads on the block all for...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:06hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Zimra boosts manpower at ports of entry
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has beefed up its manpower at the country's borders to ensure smooth movement of goods and people as the festive season beckons.The Beitbridge Border Pos...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:05hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
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