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'Seek ye first the political kingdom' advised Dr Nkrumah. We did not and have paid dearly for our folly
"Seek ye first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you," said Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Independent Ghana. After 38 years of blundering from pillar to post wh...Published: 7 hrs ago | 212 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa snubbing the way to go
MDC Veterans have hailed the MDC Alliance legislators for walking out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the view that he stole the victory during the election.MDC Veterans spokesperson Mandav...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1678 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa boycott the way to go, says MDC veterans
MDC Veterans have hailed the MDC Alliance legislators for walking out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the view that he stole the victory during the election.MDC Veterans spokesperson Mandav...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1937 | by Stephen Jakes
Gukurahundi documentary deemed to be carrying inflammatory information
Author of the Gukurahundi documentary - Gukurahundi Genocide 36 Years Later - Zenzele Ndebele was on Monday summoned by police over the project that is deemed to be carrying inflammatory information....Published: 16 hrs ago | 1074 | by Staff reporter
$6000 salary for MPs
The Members of parliament have reportedly put forward a proposed MP salary of $6000 per month.The parliament has 210 members of parliaments and this calculates that there will be a parliamenta...Published: 18 hrs ago | 5944 | by Staff Reporter
Kariba on high Cholera alert
The Kariba District disaster preparedness team held an emergency meeting this Monday at the District Administrator's boardroom where all heads of departments and other critical players on service deli...Published: 19 hrs ago | 758 | by John T Chirinda
UK to support Zimbabwe IMF programme
Britain will support Zimbabwe to get on an interim IMF staff programme to help the country quickly clear its foreign arrears, Britain's ambassador in Harare said on Tuesday. Clearing the $1.8 ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2905 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe motorists to pay more in toll fees
Hard-pressed motorists will have to dig deeper into their depleted pockets for toll fees, after Zinara announced yesterday that it was increasing the number of tollgates on the country’s highways. ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 4308 | by Staff reporter
Open for business starts with health funding, Mr Mnangagwa
ONE death is a death too many to justify. As the cholera outbreak ravaged populous Harare high-density suburbs Glen View and Budiriro for the second time within a decade, my heart grieves and prays th...Published: 22 hrs ago | 586 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Zimbabwe economy in safe hands
THE appointment of a leaner Cabinet by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not only welcome, but also goes a long way in demonstrating that the President listened to the people, mindful of the need to man...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1188 | by Daniel Ngwira
Mixed reactions to Mnangagwa speech
ANALYSTS largely welcomed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address, but felt he had not properly addressed the currency distortions in the market.Economist Prosper Chitambara...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in colonial relics show
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's official opening of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe yesterday turned into a public display of colonial regalia and trinkets in scenes that would fit well at Westminster A...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Taxed to death - Five new tollgates open today
GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1198 | by Staff reporter
'US dollar to anchor Zimbabwe economic recovery'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reassured the nation that the United States dollar will remain the bedrock of Government plans for accelerated reforms to address the multiplicity of challenges besetting the e...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1392 | by Staff reporter
Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2503 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Hiding in the comforts of Sweden: Paul Siwela pens a letter to Mnangagwa
Dear Bhudi Paul, With dismay I read the letter you wrote President Mnangagwa today. I hasten to say that I was disappointed by this militant language you have now adopted as a party: MLO. What...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 20:25hrs | 3377 | by Nomazulu Thata
UK to support Zimbabwe clear its arrears
The United Kingdom says it will support Zimbabwe to clear its arrears with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.Outgoing British Ambassador Catriona Laing advised on this d...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 19:13hrs | 2946 | by Staff reporter
Stench of sewage in cholera-hit Harare
Zimbabwe is struggling with its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade, which has killed at least 28 people. An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in the capital, Harare.L...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:40hrs | 1508 | by BBC
Cholera: Harare City Council caught sleeping on the job
The ongoing cholera outbreak started on 1 September in Glen View 3, Harare and has since spread, killing 30 people with 5 463 cases having been reported to date. As usual opposition elements hav...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 4044 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa on real economic test
Barely in less than month since the president has Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed the office, a number of striking developments have taken place. In his November inaugural speech last year, the focus was o...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 11:12hrs | 3221 | by Sithabile Mafu
Mnangagwa must take a chance on Mthuli Ncube's ideas
It is clear that Zimbabwe's new Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is not a shy man and neither is he a coward. He would have been aware, weeks in advance, that he would be appointed Zimbabwe's Treasury ch...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 08:25hrs | 4624 | by Staff reporter
Haddon and Sly workers down tools
Workers at struggling Bulawayo supermarket Haddon and Sly, one of the oldest in the city, at the weekend staged a demonstration against a decision by the company to close the shop, allegedly for renov...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:46hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Stunted exploration to stifle Zimbabwe gold output growth
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (Fidelity), the country's sole gold buyer, says gold output could hit 50 tonnes in two years on the back of a central bank support to the small-scale mining sector, but ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 389 | 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: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2546 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF structures making Mnangagwa unpopular in Manicaland
WAR veterans in Manicaland are up in arms against the Zanu-PF provincial leadership, accusing the executive of making party leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa unpopular in the province.Alread...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa alliance victory leaves Zanu-PF divided in Chiredzi
The election of an MDC Alliance councillor and an independent as chairman and deputy chair of Chiredzi Town Council has left the ruling Zanu-PF party deeply divided.Zanu-PF won resoundingly al...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
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: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
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: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 189 | by Nick Mangwana
Dembare's Mutasa safe, for now
DYNAMOS have said firing under fire coach Lloyd Mutasa is not the solution to the challenges the Glamour Boys are currently facing. Club president Solomon Sanyamandwe told reporters they will focus on...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deliver SONA, set agenda
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to deliver his first State of the National Address (SONA) and officially open the first session of the Ninth Parliament during which he will set the legislative a...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:20hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Doctor threatens to kill wife over divorce
Renowned Harare doctor Macjohn Chirisa has been dragged to court by his wife after he threatened to kill her for instituting divorce proceedings against him.Chirisa, 47, is being charged with ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:13hrs | 4014 | by Staff reporter
'My hubby moved on'
Female inmate Monica Hove says her husband has already moved on after her short stay in prison.Hove who was sentenced to 24 months in prison for burning her husband with acid in February says ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 13:23hrs | 3146 | by Staff reporter
Raj Modi lobbies govt to work from Bulawayo instead of Harare
Zimbabwe's new deputy minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi has requested government to allow him to work from Bulawayo instead of Harare.Bulawayo businessperson and Sai Enterprises...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 10:54hrs | 4950 | by Staff writer
Chamisa now talking dialogue
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to "come to the negotiating table" or face the real prospect of driving the country down the abyss.In a...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 7699 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira sucked in 'hostile' hotel takeover
A PRIVATE company, Tatipano Properties, which has been linked to former Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira, has been taken to court for allegedly using fraudulent document...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3205 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Kariba District Chairperson Mr George Masendu elected Kariba Mayor
Finally Kariba Municipality has a set of new councillors, 8 from the MDC Alliance and one from ZANUPF who has claimed such ward from the former deputy Mayor in ward 6. The fresh set brought about a lo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 441 | by John T Chirinda
Beyond the fiscal policies, long term national vision is required
The political drama and the rituals that come after elections have come and gone. It is time to hit the ground running and get the country back to normalcy. The new Cabinet is well aware of the challe...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | 67 | by Tapiwa Gomo
ZimTrade urges value-added trade
ZimTrade, Zimbabwe's export promotion institution, has called for the deepening of valued-added manufacturing on current exports to Germany to diversify the country's export basket and scale up global...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 43 | 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
ZB avails 708 Plumtree housing stands
ZB BANK has availed 708 housing stands in Plumtree Town, which have since been opened up for sale to prospective home seekers in a partnership with the local authority. Speaking in Bulawayo du...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Poly student burns 'wizard' granddad
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly doused his maternal grandfather with petrol and set him alight leading to his death, after accusing him of bewitching him. Kudzai Munemo, a Bulawayo P...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Datlabs invests $1 million
PHARMACEUTICAL and personal care products maker, Datlabs Limited, has invested $1 million in capital expenditure meant to bolster production capacity and meet market supply requirements. The B...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Hefty perks for Obert Mpofu and other fired old gurad
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown a lifeline to his fellow comrades-in-arms whom he dropped from his Cabinet more than a week ago by giving them plum jobs at the Zanu-PF headquarters, complete w...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:37hrs | 6426 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs challenged to forego cars
ZANU-PF MPs have called on colleagues in Parliament to forgo their perks including top-of-the-range vehicles worth over $20m that government is set to buy them and channel the resources towards combat...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:31hrs | 3316 | 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 | 2102 | by Staff reporter
Dembare boss reads riot act
Beleaguered Harare football giants Dynamos chairman Isaiah Mupfurutsa has described the club's season as embarrassing as the team languishes a mere three points above the relegation zone, just eight m...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:12hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe budget deficit seen widening
Zimbabwe's budget deficit will increase this year after government awarded its workers a 17,5% wage increase while revenue collection remains weak, according to a leading research firm."A hike...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:08hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi: Eccentric politician or mere court jester?
For eccentric Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi, old habits die hard.Mutodi, a struggling sungura musician and controversial businessman before his...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa woos Mugabe protégé
President Emmerson Mnangagwa met one of former president Robert Mugabe's top allies, Ambrose Mutinhiri, amid indications that the Zanu-PF leader is on a charm offensive to lure back his foes into the ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:05hrs | 6555 | by Staff reporter
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