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Zimbabwe to establish weighbridges along highways
GOVERNMENT is installing weighbridges along major highways, mainly those leading to mining areas in a bid to curb continuous degradation of roads by heavy duty and overloaded trucks, a Cabinet ministe...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 334 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe loses 5 lives everyday in traffic accidents
At least five people die everyday in traffic accidents across the country, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has said."Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:44hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
ZACC investigates nine parastatals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating nine State-owned enterprises and local authorities flagged by the Auditor General for suspected maladministration and other corporate go...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
BCC plans Renkini revamp
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is considering the redevelopment of Renkini Long Distance Bus Terminus and has since engaged a consultancy firm to conduct a feasibility study to assess the viability of th...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's graft accused CID boss acquitted
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) director Commissioner Chrispen Charumbira who was facing four counts of criminal abuse of office was yesterday acquitted by the Harare Magistrates Court....Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 16:51hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Only 47,1% of would-be drivers pass road tests
AT least 47,1 percent of would-be drivers managed to pass competency tests last year, statistics from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development show.According to the 2018-2022 ...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Trains collide head-on in Zimbabwe
THREE National Railways of Zimbabwe crew members suffered injuries when two goods trains were last Saturday involved in a head-on collision at Rutenga in Masvingo Province, leading to one of the train...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 12:09hrs | 1533 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shed 32 000 jobs
THE number of workers in the Bulawayo industrial area have massively declined from 40 112 that were employed in 1989 to 8 000 employed now, a 2022 survey by the local authority has revealed.It...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Sharpshoot, a gifted sniper
On April 14 in 2019, the Sunday News published the first instalment of a two-part interview with North Korea-trained war veteran and nationalist David Mongwa Moyo.Moyo, who was affectionately ...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:40hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Resource curse in Africa
The African continent is bestowed with so much natural wealth such as diamonds, coal, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and uranium to mention a few. Still, it has been the poorest continent in the worl...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 09:09hrs | 280 | by Jeremie Kalombo
The poor are on their own in Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was all smiles as he officially opened the privately-developed Aspindale apartments in Harare. His infrastructure programme - housing for all - seemed to be all in order y...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:30hrs | 707 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Turkish firm makes headway in NRZ deal
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says Turkish investor Yapi Merkezi, which plans to recapitalise and modernise its railway system, has completed a feasibility study on the project.In 20...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Why have Smith's prophetic words about Zimbabwe come to pass?
If ever there were any painful words spoken about an independent Zimbabwe - none, arguably, can surpass those supposedly uttered by Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith.He is alleged to h...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 08:48hrs | 5856 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe desperately needs leadership renewal
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as you are quite aware, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) symbolises the antiquity of State-owned public institutions. It is ground...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:43hrs | 381 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Appointment of 81 year old Col Dube to NRZ board clarified
THERE is nothing irregular about the appointment of former Cabinet Minister and freedom fighter Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube to the board of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) since this was ju...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Manhize steel attracts huge interest
DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Disco), the Chinese firm developing the US$1,5 billion steel plant in Manhize, Mvuma, says it has been overwhelmed by inquiries for its products from the local and forei...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:09hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Chinono blasts ZANU PF over the appointment of Tshinga Dube
Award-winning International Journalist Hopewell Chinono has blasted ZANU PF, particularly the President, President ED. Mnangagwa over his recent appointment of the retired Colonel, Tshinga Judge Dube ...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 22:59hrs | 3052 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
CIO spooks on the prowl
A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoe...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:19hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF captures Zimbabwe's private media?
FORMER Education minister, David Coltart has accused the ruling party, Zanu-PF, and its leadership of infiltrating the country's privately-owned news outlets to muzzle dissent.A vociferous gov...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:06hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
CIO spooks on the prowl at Trevor Ncube's AMH?
A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoe...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:42hrs | 4170 | by Staff reporter
81 year old Tshinga Dube appointed into NRZ board, 3 year term
OUTSPOKEN former minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Colonel (Retired) Tshinga Dube, has been appointed to the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board.The company announced the latest app...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:24hrs | 3717 | by Staff reporter
Chaos engulfs Zupco
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco), a state-owned public transportation provider, is in the centre of an alleged corruption and mismanagement storm, involving top management and private ope...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
'Drunk' man crushed by train while sleeping on railway line
A man suspected to have been drunk was crushed by a train in Mount Darwin recently while sleeping on the railways line.This bizarre incident was revealed Friday by the National Railways of Zim...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:10hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
MPs for sale, damnable loans
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, the Legislature ought to have felt unease about the impropriety of accepting housing loans from Treasury at a time hospitals are...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:43hrs | 330 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Zimbabwe's 24 500km road network to be revamped by 2025
THIS week Zimbabwe Independent (ZI) business reporter, Freeman Makopa caught up with Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona (FM) to discuss updates in the progress of crucial i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
What is Gata even still doing at ZESA?
As Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into an economic abyss - exacerbated by recurrent crippling electricity shortages - one is baffled as to why heads at the power utility are not rolling.No ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 11:43hrs | 2175 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt delays payment to contractors
The delays in paying contractors is a result of the due diligence which the government has to carry out after some of them were charging extortionate prices, a cabinet Minister has said. Minis...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Beyond Beijing's 'gift' to Zimbabwe
On November 23, 2022, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the state of the nation address at the new iconographic parliament building that was designed, funded, built and "donated" by C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 218 | by Gorden Moyo
Chamisa needs everybody's support and sacrifice
MANY factors can push a nation to embark on unstoppable demonstrations.Hunger is one of them. Closure of democratic space, if we read world history, can cause uprising and civil disobedience....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 373 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
NRZ suspends commuter trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has suspended its commuter train service, pending a payment of overdue fees by the Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco).The commuter trains, which ply var...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:50hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges $2 billion for NRZ rehab
GOVERNMENT has pledged to fund rehabilitation of National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) infrastructure to the tune of $2 billion.Speaking during a tour of the NRZ workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, ...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
NRZ auctions disused wagons, obsolete material
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will this week auction its disused wagons and other obsolete metals, which have become uneconomic to repair due to various reasons including accidents.T...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents boycott anti-sanctions campaign
THE anti-sanctions provincial campaign scheduled for Bulawayo Tuesday attracted a paltry crowd with ordinary citizens and opposition parties boycotting the event.The function, which was initia...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC begins work on power line for largest steel plant
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has embarked on a topographic survey to determine the route along which the 100km transmission line from Sherwood sub-station in ...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:52hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF loses plot on parastatals
Zanu-PF never ceases to amaze to a point that many of us end up wondering whether it really understands what it means or entails to be a ruling party. At every turn it increasingly makes it super diff...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Late former MDC legislator Mdlongwa remembered
MATABELELAND-based pressure group, Ibhetshu likazulu on Friday held a memorial lecture for the late former Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator and veteran trade unionist, Esaph Mdlongwa in...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Drones help NRZ recover stolen equipment
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has recovered the bulk of its stolen equipment following the massive capacitation of its loss control unit in terms of human resources and acquisition of drones...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commandeers train to Mnangagwa's rally
Zanu-PF will on Saturday use a National Railways of Zimbabwe train to transport its supporters to a party rally to be addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Mutasa, Manicaland province as campai...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 3807 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo a pale shadow of its former self
IN the years gone by, Bulawayo, with its charming architecture in the form of Victorian-style buildings, stood tall across the country as a better-organised and cleanest city in southern Africa. ...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Why Zanu-PF is not so successful after 2001
Last Sunday I tried to answer the question, Why Was Zanu/Zanu PF so successful in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This week I concentrate on why is Zanu-PF not so successful after 2001...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:55hrs | 734 | by Fay Chung
Sanctions increase cost of doing business in Zimbabwe
ILLEGAL sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West hamper the free movement of funds across international borders, and therefore can raise the cost of doing business, or at least make investors worry a...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
The importance of parastatals
WHEN State-managed institutions work well they are often not recognised or rewarded and are taken for granted. When they fail, everyone suffers the consequences.At independence in 1980, 40% of...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 157 | by Eddie Cross
The politics of mourning Queen Elizabeth II
QUEEN Elizabeth II's death has touched different people differently considering Britain's colonial legacy of plunder and the monarch's indifference to those atrocities.However, in Zimbabwe the...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 409 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe sanctions effects laid bare at UN
A DOSSIER detailing in graphic detail the horrendous effects of unilateral sanctions that were imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries at the turn of the millennium has been submitted to the United N...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:51hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Inter-city train services to resume
PASSENGER intercity train services will soon resume following the relaxation of Covid-19 containment regulations, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona, has said.The ...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:00hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
NRZ pensioners' widows getting US$2 per month
OVER 70 widows of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s late workers are living in abject poverty in Bulawayo earning a paltry $1 200 per month, an equivalent of US$2.After enquiring with ...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
New parastatals on cards, restructuring continues
GOVERNMENT will continue to restructure and partially privatise parastatals including establishing new ones in order to buttress the ongoing economic transformation drive in line with Vision 2030....Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners threaten railway tracks
SMALL-scale chrome miners have invaded Mapanzure area in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, where they are conducting illegal mining activities along the Gweru-Zvishavane railway line, amid growing fears ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
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