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Realizing your dreams in the age of austerity
Zimbabwe's 2019 National Budget Statement, which was presented under the theme "Austerity for Prosperity," is generally aimed at correcting the fiscal imbalance that is mainly responsible for high inf...Published: 3 hrs ago | 544 | by Mapozho Saruchera
$4 million bitumen vanishes
AT least 215 drums of bitumen worth RTGS$4 million were stolen at a road construction site in Chivhu last week and Government has rolled out extensive investigations to apprehend the culprits. ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 602 | by Staff reporter
UK based initiative to launch development platform to empower Matabeleland communities
A new UK community initiative group, with interests in Matabeleland, will launch a series of workshops at the end of May aimed at driving growth and development in the region.Promoting Communi...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU response to 'Gukurahundi' moves by President Mnangagwa
In social and other media there has been debate and speculation on where President Emmerson Mnangagwa is headed regarding resolution of the "Gukurahundi" issue. In the run-up to Zimbabwe's Independenc...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1211 | by Dr. Strike Mkandla
Mnangagwa blesses Parliament's probe into ZINARA
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved investigations by a parliamentary portfolio committee into the operations of the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) after an audit unearthed mass...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 20:56hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man advising governments and oil companies
Growing up in central Africa in the '50s and '60s gave Duncan Clarke an early appreciation of his surroundings and the wider environment – but very little indication of the significance the oil ind...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 06:03hrs | 3146 | by geoexpro
Zimbabwe to benefit from Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative
CHINA has invited Government to talks on how the latter could benefit from Beijing's ambitious US$1 trillion initiative - the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - that puts Harare in line for massive trad...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Lupane East MP's burial unites Zanu-PF, MDC
THE Lupane East Member of Parliament and liberation war heroine Sithembile Gumbo was yesterday buried at the Matabeleland North Provincial Heroes' Acre at Lupane Centre.Gumbo (56), died on Mon...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:12hrs | 5727 | by Staff reporter
Rebirth of the Zimdollar
Zimbabwean central bank authorities have a traceable record of overnight monetary policy changes. Memories of the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono era of monetary policy hip-...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 1390 | by Paddington Masamha
Beitbridge on massive expansion drive
BEITBRIDGE Municipality, expected to reap a good chunk off spin-offs from the expansion of the Beitbridge Border Post, has already received ground-paving bricks worth thousands of dollars for use in t...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents resist cemeteries solar projects
BULAWAYO residents are against the proposal by the city council to establish solar projects at city cemeteries as they feel the project will infringe on their traditional beliefs. In a m...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:20hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Fake projects scandal: MP Musikavanhu plots to steal CDF
Chiredzi West Member of Parliament (MP) Farai Musikavanhu is having a hard time explaining why he mentioned projects that have already been done in his application for the Constituency Development Fun...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3557 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Get wisdom, get understanding
The following tips_ can set you apart from the crowd and give you a competitive edge over your competitors. 1. Use a "Telephoto* LensNot a real "Telephoto Lens" of course, but whenever a p...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:40hrs | 190 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Why devolution should start with Manicaland
It has been brought to my attention that the villagers of Chakohwa all the way to Mutambara will soon be moved to pave the way for the new diamond field that have been identified during the recent exp...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:39hrs | 604 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe attracts 2 new investors to develop platinum mining projects
Zimbabwe will in coming weeks name two new investors who will develop separate platinum mining projects west of the capital as the country ramps up mining output in an attempt to ease a severe dollar ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 537 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa warns businesses not to invite price controls
President Mnangagwa says his administration does not believe in price controls and urged businesses to have a human face by desisting from the tendency of increasing prices without any justification. ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:05hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Barnabas Sibanda pursues helicopter dream
FORMER soldier and war veteran, Barnabas Sibanda, who dreamt of constructing the country's first aircraft from scrap metal in 1990s, has said he is still pursuing the dream although lack of sponsorshi...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
MDC run council insists on rates hike
THE Bulawayo City Council has said it is critical to hike rates to avoid suspending some services and forgoing other capital projects. Presenting the 2019 proposed supplementary budget to the ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes win
Zanu-PF secretary for Finance Patrick Chinamasa has urged the people of Mutasa Central Ward 10 to vote for the ruling party's candidate in the forthcoming by-election. Chinamasa said people fr...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora initiative plans grand reunion
An international initiative to unite Zimbabweans who live in the diaspora in April 2020 has been launched, with preparations underway to bring a whole month of business, sports, arts, entertainment, f...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 14:17hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
ZITF consults on hotel construction
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company is in consultation with the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) as it moves to ensure it complies with the country's procurement po...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:04hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Council commissions Luveve, Mpopoma swimming pools
THE Bulawayo City Council used Ward Retention Funds to refurbish the Mpopoma and Luveve Swimming Pools that were commissioned.Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni told a gathering at Mpopoma Swimmin...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
China is NOT building a base in Zimbabwe!
Alternative Media (Alt-Media) is once again being manipulated by infowar practitioners into spreading fake news, with the popular outlet South Front republishing a false report about a Chinese base in...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:35hrs | 970 | by Andrew Korybko
Zimbabwean students reduced to beggars in Algeria
ZIMBABWEAN students studying on State scholarships in Algeria have, for the umpteenth time, made an impassioned plea to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to look into their welfare, which is now dire, as t...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Govt reads riot act to Zinara
Government has said it will not hesitate to wield the axe at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to stamp out corrupt activities that emanated from the failure by the road fund to stick...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:07hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Malema loves to attack Zimbabwean leaders
Malema this week came pout on eNCA TV news calling for President Mnangagwa a sale out and urges him to step down. This was because Zimbabwe has started compensate farmers. The Righ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 11:52hrs | 2725 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Death threats against top Zimbabwean journalist feature in Ace Magashule book 'Gangster State'
The Weekly's most significant media battle occurred much earlier, however. In 2011, Zimbabwean-born journalist- turned-media entrepreneur Basildon Peta launched the now-defunct Free State Times....Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2044 | by Staff reporter
Zinara plugs financial leakages
Government has clipped the wings of the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) and ordered it to stick to its core mandate of fixing road user fees and disbursing funds for road maintenance....Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:52hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Cement shortage chokes construction industry
ZIMBABWE'S construction industry contracted by 6,3% percentage points last year due to acute cement shortages and unsustainable prices of construction materials, a Treasury report has shown.Ac...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zimdaba concludes on a 'successful note'
LONDON - Business forum, Zimdaba concluded its two-day conference on a very productive note, with high-profile business leaders and governmental officials conti...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 09:11hrs | 867 | by Tidi Kwidini
Mnangagwa to meet youths
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is tomorrow set to meet with Zanu-PF youths in an interactive session that will bring the party's eight provinces together.Zanu-PF's secretary for youth Lewis Matu...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 13:21hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Govt finally decriminalises Gukurahundi discussions
The government has with immediate effect approved measures to assist victims of the 1980 genocide popularly known as Gukurahundi, which include exhuming bodies that were buried in mainly unmarked mass...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:53hrs | 4724 | by Methusi Ncube
Gukurahundi victims to be exhumed
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice Virginia Mabhiza told members of the Matabeleland Collective on Tuesday that families who have relatives who died during the Gukurahundi Genocide wil...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 12:42hrs | 2032 | by Mandla Ndlovu
T.C Hardy High School Child MP hits the ground running
The newly-elected Goromonzi South Junior MP, Fadzai Makuvise of Terence Cecil Hardy High School in Ruwa, Mashonaland East province of Zimbabwe has hit the ground running, already leading other student...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 09:05hrs | 896 | by Brian Maregedze
Good policies will boost the solar energy and minerals business in Africa
In 2009, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world's largest reserves of coltan and significant quantities of the world...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 16:02hrs | 402 | by Enos Denhere
How students can increase reading speed
Our reading speed is slowed down by the amount of time we take to think through the complexities of unfamiliar concepts, especially when reading for more demanding reasons other than pleasure. Fixatio...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:55hrs | 1735 | by Sandra Hayward
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:31hrs | 320 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:17hrs | 135 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa has created equal opportunities, claims Minister
President Mnangagwa's administration has created an environment for equal access to economic opportunities between men and women since coming into power in November 2017, a senior Government official ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:35hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors push for exclusive forex suburb
BULAWAYO councillors are reportedly pushing for the establishment of an exclusive suburb in the city where stands will be sold in hard currency while rates and rentals will also be strictly in forex....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:07hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai washes away Zimbabwe diamonds target
AS the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) sifts through the wreckage of the devastating Cyclone Idai, preliminary indications are that the firm will miss its first quarter production target ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa-Chamisa's contract will not be renewed
Six specially selected security crack teams are currently probing the misdemeanours by senior Zimbabwe National Roads Administrator (Zinara) executives, as authorities step-up the ante to cleanse the ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | 2068 | by Staff reporter
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 1942 | by Bishop Lazi
Mthuli Ncube allocates $100m from 2% Electronic Transfer Tax towards Cyclone Idai relief and rehabilitation efforts
Social Impact of 2% Tax in action:$100 million collected from the 2% tax allocated to cover the emergency requirements for mitigating the impact of #CycloneIdai na...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 23:10hrs | 521 | by Mthuli Ncube
Mthuli Ncube allocates $100m from 2% Electronic Transfer Tax towards Cyclone Idai relief and rehabilitation efforts
$100 million collected from the 2% tax allocated to cover the emergency requirements for mitigating the impact of #CycloneIdai natural disaster, rehabilitation of hundreds of lives and restoration of ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:33hrs | 16520 | by Prof. Mthuli Ncube
'Matabeleland South to get trafficable road network by 2030'
MATABELELAND South Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Abednico Ncube has said the province is expected to have a trafficable road network by 2030 as the Government is making significant efforts ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
The 2pc Tax and Cyclone Idai...when what is right is not always popular
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 tr...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:51hrs | 293 | by Prof Mthuli Ncube
Matapi Flats residents speak out
Residents of Matapi Flats in Mbare, Harare say the government and council should have started by renovating the inside areas of the flats instead of painting outside.Recently Government in par...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 13:16hrs | 3569 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teaching University or Research University: More than a case of to be or not to be
That our State Universities have modelled themselves mostly as teaching-focused universities where, the main activities are teaching and scholarship of learning and teaching, is a public secret. With ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1277 | by Enock JONATHAN
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