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Foreign suppliers threaten TelOne services over $18m debt
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne, has been threatened with service disruption by critical foreign suppliers, who include West Indian Ocean Cable Company (Wiocc) and China-EximBank, among others, ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Please consider the plight of pensioners
Dear, There is urgent need for the government to seriously consider the plight of pensioners most of whom are now very old, frail and ill. These pensioners are getting peanuts if not nothing f...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 13:33hrs | 1507 | by Munya Shumba
'Arrest Mangudya now for $1billion loot' whistleblower demands
Whistleblower Prisca Mutema has heightened her call for President Emerson Mnangagwa , Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and General Constantino Chiwenga to probe Reserve Bank Governor John Panonetsa Mangu...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 12:00hrs | 7374 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's poorly scripted abduction antics are mischievous
A 36-second amateur video surfaced at the weekend, showing someone in a dominant red shirt stepping into the backseat of a Toyota Harrier with about six men on the side of the vehicle. The man in red ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Hwange reconstruction move
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday told Parliament that he had to put Hwange Colliery under reconstruction without consulting other shareholders because the problems afflicting the company nee...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Nestle Zimbabwe launches $1,2million coffee project
NESTLE Zimbabwe has launched a five-year programme at a cost of $1,2 million which will see smallholder farmers producing coffee to be sold to Nespresso at above market prices. The company, a ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt unveils parastatal reform strategy
Government has rolled out detailed plans for the restructuring of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), with 41 entities lined-up for privatisation, departmentalisation and listing on the Zimbabwe Stock Exc...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Auditor-General raps Treasury
Auditor-General Ms Mildred Chiri has rapped Treasury for failing to account for 1 200 computers worth $1,1 million donated by development partners and to properly record Government indebtedness, there...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:41hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Mazibisa dares Kirsty Coventry
The Founder of Mazibisa Inc. Nkosana Mazibisa has challenged Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry to show up for her duty and treat the Youth Ministry with the energy an...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 12:24hrs | 3276 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mthuli Ncube's 2c tax unsustainable'
Industry says the controversial Intermediary Money Transfer Tax should be amended in the upcoming 2019 National Budget to improve the ease of doing business in the country.The Confederation of...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:14hrs | 2663 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa opts out as Econet profits surge
After tax profits in Econet Wireless spiked, propped up by increased uptake of data and fintech services although founder, Strive Masiyiwa has now opted out of the day-to-day board functions of the co...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:19hrs | 11015 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges NUST to expand
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged institutions of higher learning to take advantage of Zimbabwe's abundant mineral resources such as the recently announced oil and gas deposits in Muzarabani...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:34hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
CEO's case opens can of worms, suspended over hunting concessions
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) CEO Themba Moyo was suspended for allegedly being the "stumbling block" in efforts to capture all hunting concessions in the district by private players, accord...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:13hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
BCC to lease two farms
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is leasing out its two farms, Aisleby and Good Hope to interested business people after failing to run them profitably.The two farms were declared underutilised...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:30hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa receives US humanitarian award
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's philanthropic work has been recognised after she was Thursday honoured with a Matter Humanitarian Award from the Matter group president Quenton Marty in the United Stat...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:43hrs | 2573 | by newzimbabwe
Is Zanu PF acting and delivering ???
The victory of ZANU PF is not only to benefit ZANU PF but it benefits the nation. ZANU PF is expected to be coming up with solutions and stop the rot in our economy. The government which was for...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:19hrs | 685 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Hwange needs $50m for coke oven
HWANGE Colliery Mine needs around $50 million to fix the coke oven batteries which process coking coal that can be sold at $300 000 per tonne to make the company profitable, the colliery company schem...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:14hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
'2019 budget deficit will be 4% of GDP'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has indicated that the 2019 national budget would reduce budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, and subsequently to 2,4% in the following year....Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:04hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pharmacies condemn the ill to death
THE country's sick have been condemned to death in the country by pharmacies that remain defiant and demand foreign currency payments for drugs. Just watching the events at pharmacies unfold as the da...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:39hrs | 451 | by Andile Tshuma
Mliswa, Ziyambi clash over Reconstruction Act
Norton Member of Parliament and Chairperson Parliamentary of the Portfolio Committee for Mines and Energy Temba Mliswa has come out guns blazing against Ziyambi Ziyambi the Minister ...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 08:21hrs | 1646 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Grand theft: How diamonds were looted in Marange
In June 2006, one of the world's largest alluvial diamond deposits was discovered at Marange in eastern Zimbabwe. Estimated to yield between US1 to 1.7 billion dollars per annum, the revenue from thes...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 13:59hrs | 3437 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chitando, shareholders clash in Hwange Colliery scandal
MINES minister Winston Chitando unilaterally recommended Hwange Colliery Company Limited's placement under administration without the blessing of other shareholders. The move is widely seen by some of...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 06:20hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Black Gold', no rush plus capital wagging State's tail
THE government of Zimbabwe held a Press conference at which President Emmerson Mnangagwa initially announced that a private company, Invictus, had made oil and gas discoveries in Muzarabani district. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:10hrs | 350 | by Takura Zhangazha
Delta Corporation post $57 million profit in the interim period
DELTA Corporation Limited posted a profit of $57,2 million in the six month period ended September 30, from the $32,3 million recorded last year due to a firm consumer demand. Revenue grew by 37% to $...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:09hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Rusape bus crash declared a national disaster
Government has declared a state of national disaster an accident in which 46 people were killed when two buses side-swapped at the 166-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway on Wednesday evening. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:05hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Rusape accident victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolences to families who lost their loved ones following the Rusape bus accident along the Harare-Mutare highway which occurred yesterday....Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 12:50hrs | 1860 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa targets finance criminals
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has talked tough of criminals who are siphoning public funds assuring the nation that they will face the full wrath if the law. Mnangagwa was officiating the Publi...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 09:58hrs | 4520 | by Mandla Ndlovu
We are caught between rock and the abyss and lack Odysseus insight to escape
Zimbabweans are well and truly caught between a rock and the deep blue sea, they either have to confront the corrupt and tyrannical Zanu PF regime and demand meaningful political change or continue to...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 19:23hrs | 2212 | by Wilbert Mukori
Are civil servant persecuted for Mugabe's sake??
At least with respect to political appointees, not only is this allowed, but it actually happens every time an Administration changes. Zimbabwe had never had a meaningful administration change in thir...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:41hrs | 3933 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe's de facto challenge
This week, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor P Nagy is visiting four African and two European countries; United Kingdom, France, Togo, Mali, Ethiopia and Nigeria...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:25hrs | 569 | by Pearl Matibe
Mnangagwa's business dance, Masiyiwa's compliance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently held a consultative meeting with Zimbabwe's business sector. This came against the backdrop of a national economic crisis largely caused by a new monetary policy ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1916 | by Takura Zhangazha
Remove pink tax on menstrual products to foster gender responsive budgeting
Sanitary Aid Zimbabwe (SanAid) is a not-for-profit organisation which supports girls in Zimbabwe to stay in school by providing free sanitary pads and menstruation health education. We also support fe...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 10:15hrs | 468 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
'Cassava Smartech initiative way to go'
Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Ministry says it highly upholds technological innovations that seek to develop agriculture productivity. This follows advances made by...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:25hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally drags fuel mogul to court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's protégé and fuel mogul, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, has been slapped with a $3,6 million lawsuit for illegally using fuel trucks belonging to the President's ally, Justice Ma...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 7591 | by Staff reporter
'We must Buy Zimbabwe or die'
The Israelites reportedly took 40 years in the wilderness on a journey that ordinarily took a month.Clearly, something was not right.Suffice to say, gross indiscipline and an inability...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:45hrs | 4654 | by Munyaradzi Hwengwere
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax ill-thought out, says govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted to not seeing the adverse market effects of its 2% tax on electronic or mobile money transfer transactions, amid revelations that corporate earnings are expected to be weighed ...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:57hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Strategy changes needed to push Zimbabwe media forward
IN this instalment, I will try to discuss, albeit briefly, strategic issues of the media in Zimbabwe, going forward. I am not sure how far forward we should look, but I would assume that so long we lo...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:55hrs | 63 | by Takura Zhangazha
Zimbabwe's Data and Voice Queen B named?
Zimbabwean business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere has suggested that there is a Data and Voice Queen B in Zimbabwe. Mawere threw in the suggestion after Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa's wife, Ts...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 20:32hrs | 22168 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwe's Data and Voice Queen B named?
Zimbabwean business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere has suggested that there is a Data and Voice Queen B in Zimbabwe. Mawere threw in the the suggestion after Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa's wife...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 09:40hrs | 780 | by Ndou Paul
Strive Masiyiwa joining Mnangagwa's government?
Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa's wife, Tsitsi, has sparked internet rumours that the mogul may be joining Mnangagwa's government in some capacity.Writing on Twitter, Tsitsi said: "I read about...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 09:25hrs | 16481 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3485 | by Staff reporter
Origins of the Zimbabwe crisis
This article was first published by hsf.org.za.Zimbabwe is experiencing a cumulative breakdown. Living standards, life expectancy and production have plummeted while political oppression h...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 5764 | by Teddy Brett and Simon Winter
Zimbabwe's economic woes self-inflicted
THE Zimbabwean economy is bedeviled with self-inflicted woes.However, the economic tribulations largely emanate from government portfolios and their episodic fiscal blunders.The fiscal...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:43hrs | 758 | by Paddington Masamha
Import with your own forex, Mangudya says
Companies and individuals seeking to import basic commodities following the lifting of the import ban will have to use free funds, freeing the central bank from having to raise funds for the imports, ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:55hrs | 2141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks partners for digitisation
Government is prepared to engage the private sector in mobilising funds to complete the digitisation programme, which is expected to create employment in the broadcasting industry. This was sa...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt crafts law to protect consumers
GOVERNMENT is crafting a Bill to protect consumers from profiteering business entities, Industry and Commerce Minister Nqobizitha Ndlovu has said. The move comes at a time the country has expe...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's sister in court
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore who is accused of unlawfully detaining a former Zimbabwe Airways employee Bertha Zakeyo during a dispute, appeared in court yesterday. ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa statement on the prevailing economic, political and humanitarian situation
Fellow Zimbabweans! 1.1 I have taken time to assess the environment in the country to have a first-hand account of the economic, political and humanitarian situation. Indeed,...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:24hrs | 4567 | by Adv. Nelson Chamisa MDC President
Zimbabwe baby boom ruled out after price hikes
THERE will not be a "baby boom" in the country following a sharp increase in the prices of available family planning methods, a senior official from the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFP...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Minister Chitando faces contempt of Parly charges
PARLIAMENT yesterday threatened to charge Mines minister Winston Chitando and new Mines secretary Onesmo Moyo with contempt of the august House if they failed to dissolve the Zimbabwe Consolidated Dia...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:24hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
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