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Zimbabwe's US dollar question
The Zimbabwean economy is marred by contradictions with some sectors allowed to trade in foreign currency while others are excluded. This was the message that Confederation of Zimbabwe Industr...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to step down by military chiefs, claims Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's military commanders have told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down or risk another coup which is simmering within the army's middle ranks, former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo claims ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 3631 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa ready to accept military deal to resign'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is ready to accept a deal which is being pushed by the army Generals that will see him accepting a multi-million dollar package and resigning from his office former Minist...Published: 17 hrs ago | 10602 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo speaks on Chiwenga, Mnangagwa, Cartels and own future
Former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo (JM), speaks to Spotlight Zimbabwe Editor, Itai Mushekwe (IM).Professor Jonathan Moyo, thank you for giving us your time, to attend to this your first ev...Published: 18 hrs ago | 8403 | by Staff reporter
'Heavy police presence shows Zimbabwe regime is panicking'
POLICE have increased their presence in and out of Harare in apparent readiness to quash attempts by restless opposition supporters and workers in the wake of threats of massive protests to pressure P...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3638 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa is more radical,' says Sikhala
MDC vice chairperson Job Sikhala has described party president Nelson Chamisa as a more radical person than himself amid pressure from critics and activists agitating for a confrontational approach wi...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2829 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets homes of sanctions instigators
ZANU-PF-ALIGNED pressure groups and youths are reportedly on a drive to picket at the homes of top MDC leaders, whom they accuse of inviting Western sanctions, which they allege are behind the untold ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 397 | by Staff reporter
Caf requirements for Barbourfields Stadium
Pitch condition must be improved, and the surface must be green and marked clearly in white. - Team benches area needs general renovation and painting. - For evening matches, the floodlights L...Published: 21 hrs ago | 472 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa unsurping NPRC powers'
THE exhumation and reburial of Gukurahundi victims should be overseen by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and not the State which is a conflicted party, activists and analysts h...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 20:54hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to use Jonathan Moyo's book as V11 at ConCourt?
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will launch a renewed bid to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa by seeking to have the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) review its own judgment based on "new evidenc...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 20:53hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
Zanu hatches a counter plan for the secessionists and the opposition in Matabeleland
A new party is set to be born during the course of the year in Matabeleland in the same way that Zapu was born, some years back. Many people have until this day questioned but without any good answer,...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 10:01hrs | 1255 | by Tongai Zwayisa
Mbeki's return lifts Zimbabwe hopes
The imminent return to Harare of former South African president Thabo Mbeki, to continue with his mediation efforts in the local impasse has lifted the hopes of many Zimbabweans who see dialogue as th...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 07:16hrs | 7872 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda opposes $400,000 suit
Defence Deputy Minister Victor Matemadanda has denied defaming War Veterans Pressure Group leader Amos Sigauke and has asked the ex-combatant to prove his $400 000 defamation suit.Matemadanda ...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in fresh ConCourt appeal
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will launch a renewed bid to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa by seeking to have the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) review its own judgment based on "new evidenc...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 07:00hrs | 8055 | by Staff reporter
UK presses Mnangagwa for reforms
THE United Kingdom (UK) says it will maintain its tough stance against the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a position it says will only change if the regime implements meaningful polit...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:59hrs | 2862 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs unite in protecting big shots behind machete gangs
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Zanu-PF MPs Monday seemed to be protecting their fellow allies during a heated parliamentary hearing on machete-wielding gangs.While giving oral evide...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:41hrs | 1182 | by newzimbabwe
Forced sterilisation of women in South Africa exposed
Dozens of HIV-positive women in South Africa have been sterilised without their consent or were pressured to agree just before giving birth, an official inquiry has found.State hospitals had v...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 18:22hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
Ibhetshu Likazulu denied access to Bhalagwe disused mine
PRESSURE group Ibhetshu Likazulu was denied access to a Gukurahundi hot spot, Bhalagwe disused mine in Kezi, Matabeleland South, where it intended to hold a prayer meeting to commemorate youth day....Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 17:55hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Justice Wadyajena divides parliament?
The 33 member Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and rural resettlement is alleged to be divided on tribal, political and personal interest lines as it emerged tha...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 13:16hrs | 2135 | by Nicholas Ncube
Mnangagwa goes after Sikhala
AS THE MDC cranks up the heat on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to act on the country's worsening economic rot, its firebrand deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, says tha...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:15hrs | 5580 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa talks on brink of collapse
Talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have broken down, pitching Zimbabwe further into political disarray.MDC leader Nelson ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:13hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's tactics fail to work
RIDING the wave of popular anger has not worked out for Nelson Chamisa as it did for the late Morgan Tsvangirai. That is probably because Tsvangirai was popular first before surfing the great ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:32hrs | 397 | by Lawson Mabhena
$12,6 billion loans not enough, say experts
ZIMBABWE's banking sector advanced an incremental $12,6 billion across different sectors of the economy in 2019, but business analysts say the amount was not adequate to meet industry needs. L...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:31hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
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 | 9214 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa's constitutional amendments are raising dust
Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to abandon plans to amend the constitution with civil society groups plotting campaigns to derail the process.The government last year gaze...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 573 | by Everson Mushava
'Chamisa mortgaging MDC to Zanu-PF's G40'
AN MDC pressure group fighting for the restoration of the party's original values has slammed party leader Nelson Chamisa for alleged mortgaging of the main opposition to Zanu-PF's G40 faction....Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 18:54hrs | 2862 | by Staff reporter
6 teachers, parents arrested over protest against the deterioration of standards
SIX parents and teachers in Mutoko were arrested on Thursday after staging a protest against the deterioration of standards in the education sector, before handing a copy of their grievances to govern...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:34hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Pressure from children for meat prompt man to steal neighbour's sheep
A Ntabazinduna man has appeared in court for stealing and slaughtering a neighbour' sheep after his children pressed him that they wanted meat....Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1313 | by Stephen Jakes
Investors desert Zimbabwe stock market
FAILURE by foreign investors to repatriate funds has led to massive disinvestment on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) with investments plummeting to 25% in 2019 from 52% in 2016.This comes as...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:49hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must stop inciting violence
After almost a year of rejecting broad-based dialogue preferring exclusive discussions with Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance has shockingly claimed its efforts for talks have failed and now seeks violent confron...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:30hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Alternatives for Matebeleland
After the signing of the Unity Accord, Zimbabwe had a semblance of National peace and calm. At face value one would think that the country was now poised towards true peace and national development. H...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:26hrs | 355 | by Mthulisi Gaja Masumbilka Hanana
Sikhala says enough is enough to Mnangagwa
FRESH from being acquitted on treason charges, firebrand MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:21hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Fuel situation to improve
THE Government has assured members of the public that the fuel situation in the country will improve starting from today after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe allocated foreign currency to some indigenou...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:27hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala warns Mnangagwa
Fresh from being acquitted, MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe's worsening national rot. ...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:53hrs | 5588 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Polad on verge of collapse
POLITICAL Actors Dialogue (Polad) partners have upped the stakes on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, threatening to walk out on him if his government does not withdraw the Constitutional Amendment Bill g...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:40hrs | 5249 | 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
'Free elections are a process not event' - given will, 18/4/1980 event and not 40+ year process
Zimbabwe is facing a very serious social and economic crisis that is now causing untold human suffering and deaths and is threatening the country's stability and that of the whole southern African reg...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 21:42hrs | 474 | by Wilbert Mukori
Drought fuels gold wars
Villagers in Bubi district, one of the areas affected by gold wars, have blamed drought for fuelling artisanal miners' conflicts.This was revealed in the latest Habakkuk Trust report following its...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 440 | 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
Chamisa feeling the heat
OPPOSITION MDC president Nelson Chamisa yesterday conceded that he was under "immense pressure" from restless party supporters who want to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his handling of th...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:54hrs | 3388 | by Staff reporter
RBZ sets inflation targets
ZIMBABWE is projected to record single digit monthly inflation this quarter with annual inflation seen coming down to about 50 percent by the end of the year. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Go...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
StanChart has no plans to exit Zimbabwe
One of Zimbabwe's oldest financial institutions, Standard Chartered Bank, has reiterated it has no plans to exit the country but is rationalising its distribution channels, becoming more digital as it...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC took money from 'murderers'?
THE motor-mouthed MDC secretary for elections, Jacob Mafume, has defended the party's decision to embrace people implicated in the murder of the party's activists in previous elections.Respond...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:12hrs | 3380 | by Staff reporter
Does Trafigura have a monopoly on the fuel pipeline?
The agreement between Government through the National Oil Infrastructure Company and Trafigura does not permit the commodities firm to exceed 40% market share. This has resulted in capacity utilizatio...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:56hrs | 1975 | by FinX
Fugitive Njube school teacher fled to Namibia
A TEACHER who allegedly led a strike by students at Njube High School in Bulawayo has broken his silence from Namibia where he is hiding.Speaking from Namibia after fleeing the country's law e...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:37hrs | 2534 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mobilises $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Government injects $105m for student loans
Government has mobilised $105 million to be accessed as loans by students in tertiary institutions.The loan scheme, which was recently reviewed by removing stringent conditions and introducing...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:34hrs | 193 | by Staff Reporter
Egodini contract to be scrapped
Bulawayo City Council will next month be forced to cancel the multi-million dollar Egodini Bus Terminus rehabilitation tender as it is highly unlikely that the contractor, Terracotta Trading Company w...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:33hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Biti sucked in dodgy fuel deal
Mine Oil and Gas Services, which of late has been making futile attempts to build a second pipeline in Zimbabwe was a project meant to bankroll the opposition, official documents have revealed....Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:37hrs | 6616 | by Staff reporter
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