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Zimbabwean migrants slam SA
LEGAL counsels representing about 170 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders (ZEP) in South Africa yesterday said Pretoria's aborted plan to send them home was illegal.Simba Chitando, who rep...Published: 2 hrs ago | 409 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidates selection divides Bulawayo
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s candidates selection process has left its Bulawayo province divided amid reports that there is a plot to rig the exercise.Sources said there was...Published: 2 hrs ago | 435 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwean Exemption Permits extension due to influx of applications'
SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoeledi has said they extended the application period for Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (Zeps) to December due to an influx of applicants.This come...Published: 2 hrs ago | 54 | by Staff reporter
Mental colonisation is the biggest obstacle for African development
It is a paradox that the so-called under-developed African countries are the ones endowed with natural resources and yet the poorest in terms of the consumer goods ad services currently pr...Published: 2 hrs ago | 39 | by Austin Chakaodza
ZEP permits extension delights Zimbabweans in South Africa
ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora have welcomed the decision by the South African government to extend the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) by a further six months, to allow the holders to app...Published: 2 hrs ago | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to establish counter-terrorism centre
ZIMBABWE is establishing a counter-terrorism centre, which is expected to boost COMESA's efforts in fighting terrorism and lead to increased trade and development across the bloc, Foreign Affairs and ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 61 | by Staff reporter
SA steel giant expands imports from Hwange
ARCELORMITTAL of South Africa, one of the world's largest steel producers which imports 70 percent of coke produced in Zimbabwe and manufactures steel used in vehicle manufacturing, construction, rail...Published: 2 hrs ago | 79 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets tone for peaceful polls, claims Church
THIS year's harmonised elections will be held in a free, fair, credible and peaceful manner, a delegation of bishops from the All-Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) who interacted with President Mna...Published: 2 hrs ago | 40 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Bill 'helps Zanu-PF cling to power'
THE Patriotic Bill, which is currently going through requisite processes before enactment, will not serve Zimbabwe's interests, but help the ruling Zanu-PF consolidate its hold on power, political ana...Published: 2 hrs ago | 42 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crew and passengers foil robbery
A 48-YEAR-OLD commuter omnibus driver and his passengers survived a robbery attempt when a four-member gang allegedly blocked their vehicle before damaging the windscreen with an axe.This was ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 138 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC appeals for patience as it finalises candidate selection process
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has called for patience among party faithful as it finalises its long-awaited selection process of candidates set to represent the popular opposition in the country...Published: 15 hrs ago | 514 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Patriot Bill' now awaits Mnangagwa's signature
THE Zanu-PF-dominated Senate yesterday passed the controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill, also known as the Criminal Code, paving way for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to s...Published: 23 hrs ago | 298 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF buys its 2023 election candidates 4x4s
Zanu-PF is holding a winter school for its heavily pampered election candidates, while the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is still in the process of selecting candidates ahead of the 23 August ge...Published: 23 hrs ago | 729 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permits
The South African Minister of Home Affairs has extended the validity of exemption permits issued to Zimbabwean nationals for a further period of 6 months, ending on 31 December 2023.The Minist...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 21:50hrs | 7830 | by Staff Reporter
Mwonzora sets Thursday as MDC deadline for aspiring candidates to submit applications
The MDC, led by Douglas Mwonzora, has set this Thursday as the deadline for aspiring candidates to submit their applications, and in areas where there are two candidates for one seat, the party will h...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 17:05hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Man loses US$457 000 to bitcoin dealer
A Harare man who specialises in cryptocurrency (bitcoin) business has appeared in court for allegedly duping an eye specialist of US$457 000 in a bitcoin deal by stealing the money from his accounts....Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 16:28hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes U-turn on foreign observers?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa appears to have swallowed his pride on his threats to bar foreign observers from observing the August 23 harmonised elections.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Ze...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:47hrs | 4666 | by Staff reporter
CCC dismisses 'leaked' candidates list
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has warned its aspiring candidates against celebrating early victory, saying the party was yet to confirm the successful candidates.In some areas...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:44hrs | 1282 | by Staff reporter
Mutare police, doctors in bribe storm
POLICE and doctors at Victoria Chitepo Hospital in Mutare have been accused of demanding bribes from mourners to facilitate post-mortems.According to victims of the alleged scam and other sour...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:43hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates raring to go
ZANU- PF aspiring legislators attending a five-day orientation and induction workshop in Gweru have vowed to deliver a resounding victory for President Mnangagwa and the ruling party in the forthcomin...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 06:08hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
We are Ndebeles, don't force us to be patriotic to Zimbabwe
We are Matabele. To be referred to as Zimbabweans is a huge embarrassment on its own but to be forced to be patriotic to Zimbabwe through a piece of draconian bill is an insult.We are not Zimb...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 21:30hrs | 1180 | by Israel Dube
Ziyambi appeal against enacting ministers' misconduct Bill upheld
The Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by the justice minister and the attorney general who were both challenging a High Court order directing them to draft a code of conduct Bill for senior governmen...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:58hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa awards US$400k loans to judges 3 months before elections
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has controversially awarded US$400 000 housing loans to all judges in the country, three months before elections, Nehanda Radio reported.The President...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:27hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khupe withdrawn from contesting Mthuli Ncube
In a new twist to what was promising to be a Battle Royale in the 23 August harmonised general election - between the much adored Dr Thokozani Khupe and the odds-on favourite Finance Minister Pro...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:04hrs | 5606 | by Staff reporter
Corporate24 boss in the dock for fraud
Corporate24 Medical Centre founder and CEO, Mike Joka Tuesday appeared before a Harare magistrate accused of swindling Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) of ZW$108,860 in 2021.Joka is...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 18:55hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections body calls for applications for observers
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has opened applications to individuals and organisations wishing to observe this year's electoral processes, the conduct of polling on voting day, and the count...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 17:00hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
'Scrapping of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits will cause a humanitarian crisis'
With just a few weeks left until the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (Zep) expire, civil rights organisations have requested the department of home affairs to extend the deadline, warning that this was cr...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:10hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
LEAKED: Full list of CCC Bulawayo MPs and Councillors unveiled
Following the successful completion of the candidate selection process in Bulawayo, the leaked recommendations from the Citizens movement provided to us by a Harare senior leader based on the candidat...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 4080 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa faces 'bhora musango' as losing CCC candidates launch last-ditch appeals
Some disgruntled members of the Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC) who were not successful in their bid to represent the party in the upcoming elections are reportedly set to appeal before the final...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 07:10hrs | 3228 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must empower his leadership'
Former Zimbabwean deputy prime minister and academic, Professor Arthur Mutambara, says Nelson Chamisa must empower his party leadership and give them official positions so that they effectively execut...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 07:09hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
CCC says voter's roll inspection period was too short
Opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) says the time allocated for voter's roll inspection by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is not sufficient, owing to the numerous challenges...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 07:09hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA edgy over delayed Zimbabwean Exemption Permit waivers
ZIMBABWEANS seeking to stay in South Africa have told Eyewitness News that they spent thousands of rands trying to get a waiver, but are still waiting.More than 178 000 Zimbabweans may be forc...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa a crude tribalist'
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in the 2009-13 Government of National Unity (GNU), Arthur Mutambara, has sensationally claimed that the late former President Robert Mugabe was a sophisticated tribalist wh...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | 1723 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pushes out CCC bigwigs in Bulawayo
A NUMBER of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bigwigs aspiring to represent the party in the August 23 polls fell by the wayside after being disqualified during the verification process which starte...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
'Avoid agenda-driven journalism'
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) yesterday urged journalists to avoid agenda-driven reporting in the run-up to the August 23 harmonised elections.In a statement on the proclamation of the A...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Patriot Bill poisoning electoral ecosystem,' says foreign funded NGOs
THE country's civil society organisations CSOs are worried that the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill (Criminal Code) will make it double difficult to remedy anomalies in the elector...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:52hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Embracing deglobalisation in a globalised world
"The more things change, the more they stay the same ..." is a commonly used quotation coined by the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.The saying implies that even the most turbulent o...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 79 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Mthuli Ncube's vision is to modernise Cowdray Park and transform it into a smart city
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has a huge responsibility of managing the Treasury and implementing measures to stabilise and grow the country's economy among other is...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:23hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'
LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
'Give Bosso players respect'
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Brito believes his players have done reasonably well to get the team within the championship chasing group.Bosso are second on the table with 22 points...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:21hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition parties ready to challenge Zanu-PF
OPPOSITION political parties have said they are ready to contest in the harmonised elections despite the failure by most of them to draw a consolidated list of candidates barely three weeks before the...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:21hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes AFZ officers
THE Commander in Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore.The two new Air Commo...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 5 election hurdles
AFTER days of political drama, anxiety and bated breath, President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date, setting the stage for a season of intrigue, joy and heartaches. Zimbabwe decides on ...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 19:06hrs | 1909 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF chefs have title deeds for grabbed farms'
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has sensationally claimed that all top Zanu-PF chefs have acquired title deeds to the farms they grabbed from white former farmers at the height of the la...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:55hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
Foreign funded NGOs angered by Zimbabwe's 'Patriot Bill'
THE controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill, also known as the Patriot Bill, which was approved by the National Assembly last week has torched a storm, with legislators and...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presses miners to produce battery-grade lithium locally
Employees charge lithium ion batteries for a Hamba electric motorcycle at a solar-powered recharging station in Wedza, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/MacDonald Dzirutwe...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF readies for harmonised elections
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will be in Gweru today to lead proceedings at the official opening session of an induction workshop for Zanu-PF aspiring candidates, as the ruling party gears for the harmonised el...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in the diasporans urged to take up business opportunities at home
ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora should take up available business opportunities at home by riding on the enhanced investment climate created by the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa, United Kingd...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 2023 elections deeply rooted in liberation struggle
HARMONISED elections that will be held on August 23 are a product of the liberation struggle that secured the country's independence from British colonial rule and are an important part of consolidati...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates workshop starts in Gweru
SCORES of Zanu-PF candidates for the August 23 harmonised elections, including the 210 candidates for the National Assembly, had arrived in Gweru by last night ahead of the party's five-day orientatio...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
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