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Mnangagwa's fear over Gukurahundi
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and top government officials, particularly Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and Agriculture minister Perrence Shiri, are scared stiff of personal criminal responsibilit...Published: 8 hrs ago | 3109 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Independence celebration flops
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to preside over a successful 39th anniversary of the Independence of Zimbabwe flopped after a massive rainfall scattered the attendees who filled about half of the N...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 12:21hrs | 19300 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Drop sanctions' said Washington experts - burning tyres producing lots of obnoxious smoke but little heat and no light
"Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and mus...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:44hrs | 657 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe marks 39th Independence Day amid economic crises
Thousands of people will gather today to watch a military-civilian parade in the capital, Harare, as Zimbabwe marks the 39th anniversary of its independence from Britain.Thousands of people ar...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools hike fees
Most boarding schools in Matabeleland have increased fees to between RTGS$1 200 and RTGS$1 500 a term and many parents said they are contemplating withdrawing their children because they cannot afford...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo distances himself from Grace Mugabe's PhD
Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has distanced himself from allegations that he was involved in the conferring of a Doctoral Degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe. Zimbabwe o...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 10:05hrs | 7923 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Biti calls for International Commission on Gukurahundi
MDC Deputy National Chairperson Tendai Biti has called for an Internation Commisiion to investigate the Gukurahundi genocide that left more than 20 000 people dead in Midlands and Matabeleland. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 2376 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Washington experts call for end to Zimbabwe sanctions
Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and must...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2510 | by VOA
RTGS$ to stabilise, gain value, insists Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has expressed confidence that the RTGS dollar will stabilise and gain value beyond the prevailing market volatility as Government for...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 2895 | by Staff reporter
Matutu disqualified, Biti accepted under the same 5 year rule
THE ongoing provincial congress in the MDC Alliance led by Mr Nelson Chamisa has torched another storm after former legislator, Mr Tongai Matutu, was disqualified ostensibly because he had not yet rea...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1440 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Matabeleland Collective in secret Gukurahundi genocide deal?
Matabeleland Collective, one of the key stakeholders on Gukurahundi and national healing, yesterday slapped down attempts by fugitive former Cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo to discredit the b...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3984 | by Staff reporter
Failure to deal with currency crisis proving costly for dictators
For autocratic leaders seeking lessons from the toppling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, avoiding a currency crisis may be key to survival.It's the same problem that ravaged long-standin...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 470 | by Bloomberg
MSU to get mbanje licence
Midlands State University (MSU) has applied for a licence to grow mbanje for medicinal purposes following Government's legalisation of marijuana farming last year. Addressing students at MSU d...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mwonzora armtwisted to support Chamisa
MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has done a U-turn form contesting the Presidency of the party but said he is not focused on securing the Office of the Secretary General.Mwonzora who has...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:51hrs | 2486 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gukurahundi mass graves exhumation intent - is the Matebelalnd Collective accomplices?
History is littered with many heinous crimes committed by man against man all in the name of power, from the Turkish genocide against the Armenians, the Nazi Jewish holocaust, Pol pot madness, the Rwa...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 920 | by Fikile wa Malikongwa
'Be wary of political gladiators' moans Mnangagwa - what is to fear in another 'legal' coup
"If any members or structures of the party have any grievances, the laid-out rules, regulations and procedures must be followed," Mnangagwa told his Zanu-PF Youth League members. "As you carry...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:24hrs | 1412 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mthwakazi Restoration secures court date for Kambarami legal case
1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement (1893MRM) filed a case with Zimbabwe High Court challenging the nomination and eventually appointment of Tinashe Kamabarami as a Bulawayo councillor and ultimately ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:53hrs | 893 | by 1893MRM
RARE PHOTO: Chamisa and his proud mentor
A rare photo of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and his late predecessor Morgan Tsvangirai has emerged on the internet. The picture which was first posted by Chamisa was captioned The mentor and the...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 14:00hrs | 8416 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Currency chaos toppled Sudan's al-Bashir
FOR autocratic leaders seeking lessons from the toppling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, avoiding a currency crisis may be the key to survival.It's the same problem that did for long-sta...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:19hrs | 1372 | by Bloomberg
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption campaign insincere
THE failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to tackle high-level corruption-which has contributed immensely to economic decay-has raised serious questions about his sincerity to fight the...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:49hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's regime mum on Sudanese coup
BARELY 17 months after the cathartic fall of former president Robert Mugabe, another dictator has been pushed out of power in Sudan following months of popular protests that jolted the military into s...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army Generals read riot act to Mnangagwa, as he privately offers to resign as President
The game is all but over for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's young presidency, as hardline army generals are reportedly said to have read the riot act to him, over a sheaf of serious issues caused by h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 24696 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
Time to stop mischief of bashing under guise of reporting
IN the first analysis and final analysis, newspapers — in spite of and despite their editorial slant — should — and must — be guided by accuracy. Accuracy is the be-all and end-all."Wh...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 140 | by Conway Tutani
Chamisa's dictatorial traits laid bare
MDC ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday laid bare his dictatorial traits as he read the riot act to the party's Bulawayo structures to the point of threatening to shut them out of the party's ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3327 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Bank fined US$18 million for violation US sanctions – sanctions are now hitting the target, great
"Dear Zimbabwe US sanctions against Zimbabwe are not targeted. They affect all of us. Don't listen to the United States Embassy propaganda," Trevor Ncube said.Ncube was speaking after the Unit...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 20:49hrs | 2120 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mthuli Ncube to update IMF on Zimbabwe
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is in Washington DC, the United States of America (USA) for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank 2019 Spring Meetings, where ...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
No to Doctorate Factories
The recent clarification by our Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Professor Amon Murwira, that an earned doctorate (PhD or DPhil) is the minimum qualificati...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:27hrs | 1474 | by Enock JONATHAN
Zanu-PF now a graveyard, says Jonathan Moyo
Self-exiled former cabinet minister and now prominent government critic, Professor Jonathan Moyo has described his former political home as 'a political graveyard whose regrouping agenda lacks transfo...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 15:24hrs | 7327 | by Ndou Paul
How Chiwenga's soldiers killed two Israeli snipers
Commandos under the command of Vice President Constantino Guvheya Chiwenga are reported to have killed two Israeli bodyguards who were guarding the then Minister of Finance Ignatius Chombo's house dur...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 14:27hrs | 25787 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo responds to Mnangagwa
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has blasted the initiative started by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to deal with the issue of Gukurahundi genocide.Moyo said Mnangagwa's p...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 11:39hrs | 14213 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC nominates corrupt former councillor for Chairman
MDC Bulawayo Province has alleged nominated for Provincial Chairmanship former Ward 7 Councillor James Sithole who was once convicted of abusing public office and stealing funds before being pardoned ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 10:40hrs | 2817 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Grace Mugabe PhD Professor's case deferred to tomorrow
A HARARE court yesterday deferred to tomorrow the ruling on an application for exception to the charges filed by the just-retired University of Zimbabwe vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura who is facing crim...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2010 | by Staff reporter
Professor Murwira scraps ZIMDEF protocol budget
Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Minister, Professor Amon Murwira has ordered the scrapping of a $250 000 annual "protocol" budget provided for the minister by the Zimbabwe Manpow...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:44hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's legitimacy discussed
Human Rights Lawyer Dr Pedzisayi Ruhanya has contradicted with Constitutional lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku who said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the legitimate President because legitimacy is ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | 6905 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Make fresh interbank interventions: Industry
CAPTAINS of industry have called on authorities to make fresh interventions in the inter-bank market to ensure access to foreign currency for importation of critical raw materials for the manufacturin...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:22hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Forex duty on vehicles to stay, says Mthuli
VEHICLE importers will continue to pay duty in foreign currency despite the introduction of the interbank foreign currency market, as Government seeks to promote policy consistency. This was s...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda testifies against 'Justice Cheda'
The trial of a suspected serial fraudster who allegedly masqueraded as former High Court judge Justice Mafios Cheda and swindled several Government officials of large sums of money continued yesterday...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:21hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana responds to allegations that he stays at a hotel
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana has refuted allegations that he has been staying at a hotel since he joined the Emmerson Mnangagwa ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:12hrs | 1371 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa's legitimacy is derived from the law' - how so, process was 'flawed and illegal'
Every time Lovemore Madhuku opens his mouth; more often than not, he has left one in no doubt that he is not irrational. He has been at it again. "The legitimacy of the president or government...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1661 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Government starts registering white former farmers for compensation
GOVERNMENT has started identifying and registering former farm owners who lost land during the country's agrarian reform to pave way for compensation after RTGS$53 million was set aside for the exerci...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe PhD Professor retires
The Chairman of the University of Zimbabwe Council, Dr Anxious J Masuka wishes to inform the University community, stakeholders and the public that Professor L.M. Nyagura retired as Vice Chancellor of...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:32hrs | 3160 | by Staff reporter
The curse and case of Linda Masarira
When I hear the word "sellout" I think of the infamous Morrison Nyathi, a former liberation war fighter who became an informant of the Rhodesian Army and led them, deep into Mozambique to slaughter th...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:05hrs | 2093 | by Michael Mhlanga
2% tax is right, 'right is not always popular' quoting Einstein - Mthuli Ncube, you are NOT Albert Einstein
"They say you can only know the true state of a car when you lift its bonnet and look inside. And so it was back in September, when I was appointed Minister of Finance, and got to take a look at the t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:41hrs | 1770 | by Wilbert Mukori
Rude awakening for Chamisa
THE just ended, Bulawayo Cowdray Park Ward 28 by-election was a rude awakening for the MDC-Alliance that always prided itself as the sole beneficiary of the urban constituent. Too much t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:42hrs | 2865 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
$8 million loan guarantee for tertiary students
Government has set aside $8 million as collateral for the release of more than $60 million pledged as student loans by various financial institutions.Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Embraer delivery imminent, two B777s on way
AIR ZIMBABWE is on the brink of replenishing its fleet amid indications that the national airliner would take delivery of an Embraer ERJ 145 tentatively in the next two weeks.It has also emerg...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo tears into Mnangagwa's escape story book
Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has described a new book about the November 2017 coup called Two Weeks in November by Douglas Rodgers as a fiction script laden with lies and myths. ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:58hrs | 21055 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli tax collections playing a key role in the economy
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says the Government will continue doing the right thing even when it's not popular, saying the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT),...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:51hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
No fuel price hikes, says Jorum Gumbo
Government has no intention of adjusting current fuel prices, a Cabinet Minister has said, dismissing claims on social media that fuel prices will go up next week.Energy and Power Development ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 17:30hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's briefcase has spying capacity?
Former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo says the controversial Louis Vuitton briefcase has spying capacity. Commenting on a discussion about the bag on Twitter Prof. Moyo a...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:18hrs | 9537 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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