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Old Mutual to oppose latest Peter Moyo court bid
Old Mutual intends to appoint a new CEO, despite axed CEO Peter Moyo's latest court bid to prevent it from doing so.The financial services provider on Tuesday issued a statement indicating it ...Published: 1 hr ago | 137 | by Staff reporter
MDC has lost its vision.
THE acquittal of MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala of treason charges last week has exposed the rift between radicals and soft-liners within the country's biggest opposition party, political analysts...Published: 2 hrs ago | 279 | by Staff reporter
Prophet rapes and infects teenage girl with STI
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Maphisa has been arrested for allegedly raping an 18-year-old teenager under the pretext of healing her and infected her with an STI in the process.The prophet, ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 180 | by Staff reporter
Jeys Marabini offers his recording studio for free
WHILE a lot has been written about award-winning afro jazz musician Jeys, little or nothing has been mentioned about his philanthropic side.In 2017 the Filabusi born towering artist opened a r...Published: 2 hrs ago | 68 | by Staff reporter
EU tightens screws on Mnangagwa
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) yesterday tightened screws on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government after they maintained sanctions against the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI), citing human rights abuse...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2076 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa playing dangerous gukurahundi games in Matabeleland - we see blood on the floor
This has to be put as crude as it is. Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF government and the Shona majority that cheered the Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade and celebrated the death of innocent Matebeles in the 198...Published: 11 hrs ago | 3356 | by Israel Dube
'Sikhala acquittal exposes MDC rift'
THE acquittal of MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala of treason charges last week has exposed the rift between radicals and soft-liners within the country's biggest opposition party, political analysts...Published: 14 hrs ago | 3977 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa feeling the heat
OPPOSITION MDC president Nelson Chamisa yesterday conceded that he was under "immense pressure" from restless party supporters who want to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his handling of th...Published: 14 hrs ago | 2411 | by Staff reporter
Herentals abandon High Court case
HERENTALS have decided to abandon their High Court challenge against a decision by the Premier Soccer League to dock them three points, over alleged match-fixing, which many feared could derail the st...Published: 14 hrs ago | 420 | by Staff reporter
5 years to full de-dollarisation
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the country has registered significant progress in embracing the use of the local currency since its adoption in June last year but expects complete de-dollaris...Published: 14 hrs ago | 571 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda defends docking Chamisa MPs allowances
MDC-Alliance legislators must be charged with contempt of court for their failure to respect President Mnangagwa during Parliamentary proceedings after the Constitutional Court ruled that he was duly ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 286 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe de-dollarisation on track, claims RBZ
Zimbabwe is making progress towards enforcing the use of the Zimbabwe dollar as the sole legal tender, after 189 million transactions valued at $459,6 billion were completed using local currency last ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa approaches Sadc, AU on Mbeki, talks
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says he will approach Sadc and the African Union (AU) in a bid to compel the government to accept former South African President Thabo Mbeki as a mediator in the count...Published: 24 hrs ago | 1940 | by Staff reporter
'We're going to overthrow Mnangagwa before 2023' - Mahere
MDC executive member Fadzai Mahere has threatened to overthrow president Emmerson Mnangagwa before 2023.The prominent lawyer took her threats to micro blogging Twitter soon after the acq...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 13:19hrs | 10597 | by Simbarashe Sithole
The market has redollarised, says Biti
MDC vice-president Tendai Biti (TB), who during the inclusive government era, served as Finance minister speaks to NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga on the failing Zimbabwe dollar and other...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa exposes Innscor Africa Limited
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused Innscor Africa Limited's Mike Fowler of running a cartel that has captured the state and is practicing racism in the country. Mliswa who wr...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 09:12hrs | 3990 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC Youth leader arrested over smashing ZRP bus
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Youths have slammed the police over the arrest of their National Youth Organiser Godfrey Kurauone who has been accused of leads youths to smash windows of Chicken Slic...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:08hrs | 722 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt reduces farm sizes
Government has streamlined the sizes of all individual farms in the country's five ecological regions, in a move that will see more people having access to land after failing to benefit from the land ...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:06hrs | 2053 | by Staff reporter
Britain invests US$1.9 billion to Zimbabwe
United Kingdom Ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson says companies from the former colonial power have invested about US$1.9 Billion into Zimbabwe. Robinson however, said the laws of Zimbab...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 05:40hrs | 7242 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Where is the empathy from the regime
YESTERDAY, February 14, Zimbabweans in relationships celebrated Valentine's Day. It is a day that has been commercialised, but its origins may not have changed much over the centuries — celebrating ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:09hrs | 550 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Fugitive Njube school teacher fled to Namibia
A TEACHER who allegedly led a strike by students at Njube High School in Bulawayo has broken his silence from Namibia where he is hiding.Speaking from Namibia after fleeing the country's law e...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:37hrs | 2475 | by Staff reporter
City tycoon in messy scandal
A top Bulawayo businessman is embroiled in a messy property scandal that has drawn in the deputy sheriff of the High Court who is accused of conducting a sham auction that allegedly prejudiced a local...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Is the US ready for a gay president?
When the ancient Romans saw the African horse (the zebra), they announced that those who want to experience wonders must visit Africa. Today, the surprising showing of 37-year-old Pete Buttigieg, a ga...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:41hrs | 604 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Queen Bee and Chinamasa's fat lies
Where just about everything is going nowhere very fast — as is the case in Zimbabwe — even a badly scripted drama series is not a bad idea.There was that time when we were kept glued to th...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:40hrs | 628 | by Tawanda Majoni
Sikhala brings Masvingo to a standstill
IT was Valentine's Day without much love in Masvingo's central business district this year.For those who know Masvingo, the morning of February 14 was anything but normal.Not even the ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:37hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube want banks to increase interest rates on savings deposits
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has implored banks to consider increasing interest rates on savings deposits so as to attract more depositors and bring back confidence...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:34hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Monetary policy to focus on rate stability
The exchange rate and its implications on inflation or price hikes is probably the most closely monitored economic factor in Zimbabwe right now, and that is for a very good reason.If one...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:31hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
'Plug holes in Zupco system'
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ), an association representing the commuting public, is not impressed with the goings-on at the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and is demanding act...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:30hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans not to panic
Zimbabweans do not need to panic as authorities are taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) into the country, while authorities in China have the situation under ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:28hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus: Don't panic, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabweans do not need to panic as authorities are taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) into the country, while authorities in China have the situation under ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:11hrs | 347 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa doesn't have power to define Zimbabwe's destiny
MDC President Nelson Chamisa says only the people of Zimbabwe have the power to chat the destiny of their country, and not President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Speaking to journalists on the sidelines...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:38hrs | 772 | by newzimbabwe
UK-based Zimbabwean gets 17 years for machete attack
TAFADZWA Katsande, a Zimbabwean man based in the United Kingdom (UK), has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment after he, and his gang used machetes to attack a driver.Another gang member, a...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:32hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes father-in-law at a funeral wake
IN a drama-filled incident a man assaulted his father-in-law at a funeral wake that was punctuated by pushing, shoving and hurling of insults.Bulawayo's Matshobane suburb residents were treate...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:39hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can be removed before end of term, says Judge
OPPOSITION MDC vice-chair and Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala, who was facing treason charges, is now a free man after a court appearance that featured running battles between the police and his ...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:25hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fails 'ungovernable route' now wants to smoke peace pipe
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has insisted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his party must dialogue in order to end the suffering of Zimbabweans as the economy crumbles at an alarming rate...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:25hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu says, 'It's game on'
FORMER Zanu-PF national youth commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu has vowed to continue with the anti-corruption fight, saying plans were at an advanced stage for the first ever anti-corruption conference sl...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:24hrs | 1519 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa has case to answer: Magistrate
HARARE regional magistrate Elijah Makomo has dismissed an application for discharge filed by former Health minister, David Parirenyatwa, who is being charged with abuse of office for ordering the irre...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:23hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife seeks removal from remand
THE estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry, who is facing charges of fraud and attempted murder, has filed a notice to apply for refusal of further remand if the State fails to p...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:23hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Living minimum wage issue should be taken seriously
IT is quite unfortunate that the salary talks in the Tripartite Negotiating Forum have stalled simply because the parties failed to agree on a minimum wage. The issue of a living minimum wage should b...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:19hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
'Removing Mnangagwa not treasonous,' says Judge
The treason charge against MDC national deputy chairperson and Zengeza West Member of Parliament (MP) Job Sikhala has put the state and defense teams on a collision path over interpretation of subvert...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:18hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman fights for freedom
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Ismail Moosa Lunat, who is accused of fuelling the forex black market, money laundering and externalisation of more than US$2,2 million, has approached the High Court ch...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:17hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Illegal forex dealers take over parking areas
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said it is incapacitated to deal with the menace of illegal forex dealers conducting business on parking bays in the Central Business District (CBD) as it does not have...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:16hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Concern over passport fees
Low fees for passports and other related documents at central registry have hampered efficient service delivery, as the department is now overwhelmed by the huge demand from applicants, legislators ha...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:11hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
In Pictures: Chamisa teargassed
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has shared pictures of his teary self and other top party leaders after they were teargassed by the police in Masvingo on Friday. Chamisa and his top exec...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 09:25hrs | 6399 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4343 | by George Mkhwanazi
Job Sikhala acquitted of treason charges
Masvingo High Court Judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze has ruled that that Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala is not guilty and acquitted him of charges of plotting to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 11:01hrs | 5546 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MLO applauds Sudanese government for handing over genocidist Omar al Bashir to ICC
MLO would like to commend the brave decision taken by the government of Sudan to handover genocidist former President, Omar al Bashir and others to the International Criminals Court to face the charge...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1180 | by Israel Dube
Chamisa's MDC rocked by serious internal fissures
SERIOUS divisions pitting the old guard and emerging young academics have erupted in the main opposition party MDC, with party leader Nelson Chamisa being accused of siding with the Young Turks....Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:57hrs | 3869 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hawks query Mnangagwa's capacity
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 election campaign, which has been underway since the Zanu-PF Esigodini Conference in 2018, is increasingly coming under scrutiny within government, the ruling party...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:56hrs | 7464 | by Staff reporter
Polad foreign jaunts a waste of scarce foreign currency
AS Zimbabwe's economy sinks to plumbing depths, with the country's hospitals and clinics without basics such as gloves, bandages and painkillers, fringe political leaders under the Political Actors Di...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:47hrs | 222 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
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