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Mnangagwa seems to be on track
The opposition campaigned freely across the country.The presence of regional and international observers was most welcome.However, Zec has some serious house-keeping to do in order to ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1584 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU honours 2006 torture victims
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has honoured its members who were brutally tortured by police on September 13 2006 after spearheading countrywide protests against social injustices by for...Published: 9 hrs ago | 307 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs demand satellite teachers' college
TRADITIONAL leaders from Matebeleland North say they are expecting government to honour their request for a satellite teachers' training college at the Ntabazinduna Vocational Training Centre....Published: 9 hrs ago | 851 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy on the mend
Zimbabweans have entered the most anxious week. The new cabinet flew into a cholera crisis and from nowhere prices sky rocketed and rates came to obnoxious stinking levels. Mthuli Ncube's first week i...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1813 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Near murder in radio volume row
A MAN (52) from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South has been admitted to hospital in critical condition after a 21 year old man brutally attacked him over radio volume during a beer drink. M...Published: 10 hrs ago | 293 | by Staff reporter
'Banks have let Bulawayo down'
A NUMBER of viable manufacturing projects in Bulawayo have remained stagnant and failed to take off for years due to lack of affordable credit lines from banks, entrepreneur and one of Bulawayo's few ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 349 | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 10 hrs ago | 265 | by Ian Scoones
Driving policies towards Vision 2030
Zimbabwe has a new socio-political order. This has been dubbed the Second Republic, which is under the new dispensation. A new national policy is being crafted and hopefully will soon be unveiled. ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 136 | by Nick Mangwana
Brilliant research paper guide for academics
For those who are doing their post-graduate studies of carrying out certain research, this can be of use even in term papers. What do you mean when say a researcher? Research is systematic study or in...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | 728 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Govt implored to ratify African laws on democracy
HUMAN rights lawyers have implored government to ratify and domesticate provisions of the African Charter that deals with democracy, elections and good governance in order to end the trauma of dispute...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Govt to tighten import control regulations
GOVERNMENT is working on a number of pieces of legislation meant to monitor imports so as to protect citizens from substandard goods. Director for quality assurance in the Ministry of Industry...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean players break into German football
UNHERALDED young UK-based Zimbabwean soccer player Sharma Bako last week clinched his first professional contract when he signed a one-year deal with the Under-19 side of German Bundesliga Fourth Divi...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Letter to Nelson 'Mischief' Chamisa
Dear Mr Chamisa First, greetings from the cotton tuft-haired elders in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve. Admittedly, this is the first time that the council of Karitundundu, the agel...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2620 | by Staff reporter
NSSA finds investor for Beitbridge hotel
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is finalising an agreement with a leading hotel company that will see its closed Beitbridge hotel facility being re-opened. The proposed venture i...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League compiles national skills data base for jobless youths
THE Zanu-PF Youth League has started compiling a national database for youths containing qualifications or acquired skills to help them get employment. The project is outlined in the league's ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Remittance income drives Africa's economic growth - Report
A report launched by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has said that despite an economic slowdown, most African countries are having a positive economic outlook. ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
$6m ethanol project takes shape
The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) is targeting to complete the construction of two ethanol storage tanks with capacity of 6 million litres at its Mabvuku Depot in Harare by en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Dembare woes mount, relegation a real possibility
Harare City 1 - 0 DynamosIT just keeps getting increasingly desperate with each passing game for beleaguered Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa and his bunch of club misfits.The Harare giants were...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Cholera death toll climbs to 28
The death toll in Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak has risen to 28, state media said on Sunday, as the health minister announced new antibiotics were being used after the disease strain was found to be res...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 17:41hrs | 1601 | by AFP
Rainy season to worsen cholera
The fast-approaching rainy season will most likely worsen the cholera outbreak in the country, health experts have warned.The rainy season is closely linked to the spread of cholera as sewage ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:33hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
'No one wants Zimbabwe hangman's job'
Despite government's frantic efforts to recruit a hangman, Zimbabweans have frowned upon the job offer even though unemployment is above 90 percent.In this Question & Answer with the Daily...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:29hrs | 2079 | by Staff reporter
Govt speaks on fuel situation
Erratic fuel supplies being experienced throughout the country have now been addressed, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday.Zera chief execu...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:28hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forces Obert Mpofu to relinquish his Senate seat
Former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has been forced to relinquish his Senate seat to make way for his successor Cain Mathema, a week after he lost his Cabinet post.President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 14185 | by Staff reporter
Macheso rocks Centenary fans
Orchestra Mberikwazvo front man Alick Macheso was filled with joy last night after his fans packed club Changaz in Centenary, Mashonaland Central to capacity.The king of Sungura could not cont...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:12hrs | 1361 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mthuli Ncube's five big challenges
NEWLY-APPOINTED Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube faces the unenviable task of navigating Zimbabwe's stuttering economy through serious challenges and will need to make tough deci...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3284 | by Staff reporter
Harare Carnival a drain on the fiscus
Organisers of the Harare International Carnival (HIC), Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), once more came to the defence of the event when the question relating to the event's purpose in relation to inv...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:04hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cholera cases breach the 5 000 mark
The number of cholera cases has breached the 5 000 mark, but the government insists it is on course to bring the outbreak under control.At least 28 people have died mostly in Harare, where the...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:59hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Govt rolls out Cholera vaccines
In the coming weeks, Government will begin administering cholera vaccines in selected suburbs in order to contain the current outbreak that has claimed more than 28 lives in the past two weeks, a Cabi...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:39hrs | 484 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's future is bright, says Mangudya
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says the economy has performed well under difficult circumstances and the future is bright, particularly following the announcement of a "dream...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:22hrs | 5451 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt moves to amend Constitution
The Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe officially opens on Tuesday with significant changes to Chapter 14 of the Constitution set to be introduced.The amendments are designed to streamline the struc...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 5306 | by Staff Reporter
Chidzambga pleads for Euro stars
WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambga is desperate to have the United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean players in his squad and is pleading with the relevant authorities to prioritise issuing of passports to the p...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:22hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Winds of change blow in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promise to transform the nation by broadening and revitalising its economic opportunities, while ensuring progressive steps are taken towards a democratic future, have c...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is a very bad and poor chip off the Tsvangirai block
Mario Vargas Llosa, the world-famed Peruvian writer, penned a small, but sweet collection of incisive essays titled "A Writer's Reality." My favourite from that collection is "Novels Disguised". Its a...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | 2840 | by Igomombe
Zec seeks social media ban
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is advocating for a ban on the use of social media in circulating electoral issues, claiming the platforms churned out "poison" during this year's disputed poll...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 2551 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe is a weird country
Dear, My sincere condolences to the victims of cholera. Surely this unnecessary loss of lives is totally unacceptable this time and age.What's surprising me and maybe the world at larg...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 998 | by Munya Shumba
Economic war cabinet
After the noise and deliberate anti-development scheme by the opposition President Mnangagwa has appointed a new well balanced and surprising Cabinet. The nation is very anxious for change and the anx...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 685 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 12944 | by Staff reporter
Judges should not run elections
On 11 September 2018, a video circulated on social media showing some opposition politicians in Parliament chanting: "mbavha! mbavha!" as Justice Chigumba entered the Parliament chamber to conduct the...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 2379 | by Tererai Mafukidze
President Mnangagwa is listening leader
No one can deny the fact that President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is a unique leader who does not only pay attention to people's views especially on nation building, but act upon them, where ever ne...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 13:11hrs | 1523 | by Sibusiso Ndlamini
Chamisa supporter fights UK deportation
Human rights organisations have accused the Home Office of breaking international law after it decided to deport a Zimbabwean member of the opposition party whose life would be in danger if he returne...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 10:59hrs | 4770 | by theguardian.com
Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2400 | by CONWAY TUTANI
Army builds bridge in Filabusi
THE Zimbabwe National Army has brought relief to Mapholisa villagers in Filabusi after building a bridge that links them to a school, clinic and other essential services.Speaking at the offici...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
GMB executive in court over $1 million fraud
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) non-executive board member, Basilio Sandamu yesterday appeared in court facing charges of swindling the parastatal of $1 040 000 and a potential $2,5 million in a botched l...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Wheat shipments to avert bread crisis expected soon
Grain millers yesterday said shipments of wheat are expected into the country from Monday next week, alleviating a possible shortage of bread following interventions by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (R...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Sex scandal at Choppies?
A MANAGER at a Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo has been accused of pestering trainees for sex and allegedly impregnating one of them twice.Jealous Moyo, a manager at Choppies Aaromart at the ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 3837 | by Staff reporter
Pupils cheat death in wind storm
SCORES of pupils cheated death on Wednesday afternoon at Tokwana High School in Plumtree after strong winds blew roofs off two classroom blocks, hurling asbestos...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Coffin dumped at homestead
A CHITAKATIRA man who allegedly obstructed the course of justice by aiding a fugitive to escape is regretting his actions after the suspect returned to haunt him by dumping a coffin containing a myste...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is dead! what next?
Opportunistic leaders not only cost lives and resources but also set back the march to freedom by decades. In Zimbabwe and across Africa, democracy has suffered a steady decline in recent years becaus...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:49hrs | 5510 | by Sam Wezhira
'Engage every Zimbabwean' Manyika tells ED - fishing for gravy train seat, reward for selling-out
"In an open letter to Mnangagwa dated September 11, (Noah) Manyika said there was need for the country to avoid the trauma of disputed elections in future to ensure whoever is elected can govern with ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 16:41hrs | 2367 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa stop window dressing
Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A), Nelson Chamisa, has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he is the king of selfies, that he is the master of window dressing and an expert...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:52hrs | 3331 | by Prosperity Mzila
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