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Zimbabwe clothing sector wants colonial era SA deal implemented
CLOTHING sector players have urged government to implement a colonial era Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) it signed with South Africa in 1964 in a bid to boost the local industry.Zimbabwe Clot...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1834 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves into bulk fuel imports
The intermittent fuel supply bottlenecks occasionally witnessed in some parts of the country have jolted Government into considering venturing into bulk fuel importation to ensure steady availability ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 565 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa challenged to end their fight
A CIVIC group has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu PF and the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance to end their fight over the outcome of the July 30 elections as this was now taking a toll o...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:33hrs | 1393 | by Staff reporter
Government disburse $20 million towards fuel importation
GOVERNMENT has disbursed $20 million towards fuel importation as it moves to ease the supply gap across the country which has seen some towns suffering temporary shortages resulting in queues at fuel ...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
UNGA 2018: Articulating Zimbabwe's unique selling points
For the first time in 37 years Zimbabwe is represented at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly summit by a new leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who represents a refreshingly different poli...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:04hrs | 411 | by Nobleman Runyanga
President Mnangagwa debuts at UNGA
Fresh from securing a new mandate to lead Zimbabwe for the next five years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in New York to participate in various meetings and engagements ahead of his inaugural a...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 11:53hrs | 1813 | by Bevan Musoko
Mnangagwa commits 1% of GDP to research
GOVERNMENT has committed 1% of gross domestic product (GDP) towards research and development (R&D) across all sectors of the economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.R&D supports...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Currency reform answer to Zimbabwe's economic woes
THE success of the new Government's effort to transform the country's economy, both in the immediate and future term hinges on addressing the currency reform problem. The vision of the Government is t...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 335 | by Bongani Ngwenya
Forex crisis vexes Mnangagwa
AROUND mid-day on Tuesday, a decorated procession blasted off State House, its lash green lawns and flowering jacaranda trees complimenting to give breathtaking scenery.It was a long processio...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 18:56hrs | 5112 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi urges legislators to prioritise Bills enactment
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday challenged Parliament to ensure that most, if not all the 29 Bills outlined by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his legislative agenda on Tuesday, were attend...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Giant stationery Manufacturer Re-Opens But...
The giant stationary manufacturer Marvo is set to re open next week on Monday.Workers who were stopped working some time ago said they were told that the company is re-opening."The ove...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1698 | by Stephen Jakes
Ministers, MPs' cars suspended
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday suspended plans to buy new vehicles for the new Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament and channelled the money towards fighting the cholera ep...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa
ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays th...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:28hrs | 604 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Zinasu slam MSU over fees squeeze
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) has slammed the Midlands State University for charging daily penalties on outstanding student tuition fees.The university is charging a $2 daily p...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
'US dollar to anchor Zimbabwe economic recovery'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reassured the nation that the United States dollar will remain the bedrock of Government plans for accelerated reforms to address the multiplicity of challenges besetting the e...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1866 | by Staff reporter
Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 2664 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Workforce experiences to match customer experiences: the next frontier for telco success
Since GSM was first demonstrated in Cape Town in 1993 and the first GSM networks launched the next year, the telco industry has fundamentally transformed every country on the African continent. As som...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 12:16hrs | 241 | by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa
MDC-T Khupe bemoans cholera outbreak
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Thokozani Khupe hsa lamented the outbreak of Cholera especially in Harare urging the stakeholders and well wishers to chip in to curb the problem....Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1551 | by Stephen Jakes
Redcliff MP lays down vision
NEWLY-elected Redcliff MP, Lloyd Mukapiko - the undertaker who "buried" President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top ally, Local Government minister July Moyo in July 30 elections - said he will work hard to en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Top entrepreneurs, firms talk service innovation
A CUSTOMER service symposium held last week attracted Zimbabwe's top entrepreneurs and firms, including quoted companies who gathered in Harare to explore strategies on how the country could catch up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt moves to amend Constitution
The Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe officially opens on Tuesday with significant changes to Chapter 14 of the Constitution set to be introduced.The amendments are designed to streamline the struc...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 5353 | by Staff Reporter
Bread price shoots up, bakeries shut down
THE price of bread is set to go up today as bakers struggle to secure flour amid rising operational costs and shortage of foreign currency to buy essential raw materials and equipment, it has emerged....Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 2874 | by Staff reporter
Chidzambga pleads for Euro stars
WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambga is desperate to have the United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean players in his squad and is pleading with the relevant authorities to prioritise issuing of passports to the p...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:22hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Salaries, benefits freeze still in force
GOVERNMENT has said the salary and benefits freeze imposed on chief executive officers and board members of State enterprises will remain in place until the reform process in the public sector is comp...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:19hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's bitter MPs awaits Mnangangwa in Parly
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the Ninth Session of Parliament next week at a time the main opposition MDC Alliance MPs still insist that he stole the elections from their...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
'I was labelled a prostitute'
HAJIRAH Belinda Potts was recently crowned Miss World Zimbabwe at a colourful ceremony in Domboshava's Orchid Gardens, shrugging off stiff competition from 13 other contestants. NewsDay Life &...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa condemns gukurahundi commission
ZAPU president Dumiso Dabengwa has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to review his appointment of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) whose composition he said was improper r...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 14:56hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Harare councillor proposes pay hike
A HARARE City councillor, Jacob Mafume (MDC Alliance), has proposed a pay hike for city employees as a way to retain skilled and experienced staff at a time service delivery is at its lowest.O...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
20 dead
Government has declared the cholera outbreak in Harare a state of emergency as numbers of people dying or falling sick from the bacterial infection rise. By mid-morning yesterday, 20 people had been c...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new cabinet inspires confidence
Academics and the business sector in Masvingo have expressed confidence in the newly sworn in cabinet and spelt out their expectations from the team.According to the academics, the new ministe...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:24hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe should look beyond US'
FORMER State Enterprises and Parastatals Minister Dr Gorden Moyo says the Government should not read much into the sanctions imposed on it by the United States of America but seek various ways of revi...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:31hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
New ministers to make tough decisions
Newly appointed Cabinet ministers, who will be sworn in tomorrow, believe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's vision of creating a middle-income economy by 2030 is attainable, and tough decisions will have...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:09hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Dhlamini elected new Vic Falls Mayor
Councillor Somvelo Dhlamini of the MDC Alliance has landed the Victoria Falls mayoral post taking over from Sifiso Mpofu with calls by the residents to shun self-enrichment and to consolidate the reso...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 19:09hrs | 1456 | by Staa reporter
Govt blasted over TB drugs shortage
THE Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has blasted government for poor planning, resulting in failure to allocate foreign currency for procurement of tuberculosis (TB) drugs, hence their current...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'rift' may paralyse govt
UNDERLYING tensions between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and one of his deputies, retired General Constantino Chiwenga, over power struggles, risks distracting the new administration from tackling a p...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:37hrs | 10994 | by Staff reporter
Majome releases CDF expenditure report
Former Harare West MP Jessie Majome has released the Constituence Development Fund report to upraise the constituency on how the funds were used during her tenure."As I promised, I hereby pres...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1440 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa takes economic gospel to China-Africa summit
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday pledged a cocktail of economic reforms set to improve the investment climate and enhance policy clarity, consistency and predictability. In his address at the 2018 Summit...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to 'Implement devolution now'
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) to fully implement devolution in his next government and avoid "piecemeal concessions".Speaking at an ou...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya bankrolls Warriors Afcon camp
ZIFA benefactor, Prophet Walter Magaya, has bankrolled the entire cost of the Warriors' camp this week, as they prepare for the resumption of their 2019 Afcon qualifiers, in yet another bold demonstra...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
New faces needed to return trust, inspire growth
So President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office is now underway as the clock started ticking the minute he was inaugurated and took oath of office. He is aware of what lies ahead and the burden of ch...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 111 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Priorities for the new Parliament
THE harmonised elections have come and gone. A new Cabinet will soon be in place, and Members of Parliament and councillors sworn-in.The time for sloganeering is over and economically weary Zi...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:08hrs | 234 | by John Makamure
Offshore online casinos becoming popular in African countries
Despite the widespread popularity of online gambling sites, these have always met criticism from countries with legislation against legalising online gambling activities. For the most part, participat...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 13:49hrs | 421 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa's inauguration speech
The First Lady, Amai A. Mnangagwa, Chairperson of the African Union, His Excellency President, Paul Kagame, Heads of State and Former Heads of State here present,Chairp...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 17:48hrs | 4690 | by President Mnangagwa
Chombo to prioritise road rehabilitation
Newly-elected National Assembly member for Zvimba North Constituency Marian Chombo is planning to roll out a road rehabilitation programme in the constituency. Chombo is among three female politicians...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Matanga warns unbecoming officers
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has said police officers should shun behaviour that may put the name of the force into disrepute.In a speech read on his behalf by Officer Commanding...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
JB Matiza commends Zanu-PF supporters
Zanu-PF chairman for Mashonaland East Province and Murewa South Constituency parliamentarian Biggie Joel Matiza has commended party supporters in the province for a resounding victory in the just-ende...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
$1, 5 billion for varsities revamp
Government has approved proposals to construct and refurbish tertiary institutions at a cost of $1,5 billion, a Cabinet Minister has said.In an interview, Higher and Tertiary Education, Scienc...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:38hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
New parliament to focus on devolution
THE promulgation of a law to complete the implementation of devolution power is expected to take centre stage when Parliament resumes sitting, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs,...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:27hrs | 557 | by Staff Reporter
Churches call for Chamisa, Mnangagwa dialogue
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has appealed to the ruling Zanu-PF party leadership to engage Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance to map the way forward following the July 30 disputed elections....Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
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