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Decoloniality: Did somebody say China?
The name "China" invokes mixed reactions from a mixed bag of many different people from varied interests and locations in the world. For others China represents the alternative to Euro-America...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:47hrs | 170 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Kirsty Coventry steps down
A new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee will be elected at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, after Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe decided not to stand for re-election to the body. Co...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:13hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs commodities exchange markets
The recent revelations by the Zimbabwean government that the country loses over 30 tonnes of Gold (Worth around US$2 billion) to South Africa and other world markets, through smuggling every year are ...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 10:14hrs | 785 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chamisa being fooled by events in Latin America
There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, ther...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1894 | by Bevan Musoko
Messi wins Ballon d'Or for record 6th time
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for a record sixth time.It is the 32-year-old Argentine's first Ballon d'Or since 2015 and comes after ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 11:23hrs | 1585 | by BBC
Not time for sloganeering, says Zanu-PF MP
A ZANU-PF legislator has urged people in his constituency to put aside sloganeering and focus on national development.Beitbridge East MP Albert Nguluvhe on Saturday said national development k...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:26hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
NRZ spends US$10m on wagon refurbishment
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has successfully refurbished more than 500 wagons at an estimated cost of US$10 million.NRZ traction and rolling stock Chief Engineer Alfred Gunzo said ...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:02hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube: The Anti-colonial Transfiguration of the Self: Part 2
Last week's introductory instalment attempted to locate Retired Col Tshinga's profile within the shifting currencies and contexts of our struggle for independence. His radical political tutela...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:56hrs | 142 | by Richard Mahomva
Mnangagwa should treat citizens well
SINCE 1988, Zimbabwe has never seen a terrible government like that of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The situation we are in now is so terrible and unbearable. We are treated like Dalstroy pris...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
ZITF Company launches 2020 marketing campaign
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has officially launched its 2020 marketing campaign as it builds momentum towards next year's prime exhibitions in Bulawayo. The 61st...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Fresh start for NRZ recapitalisation project
Cabinet has ordered the retendering of the National Railways of Zimbabwe recapitalisation project following the cancellation of the US$400 million deal last month. The deal, involving th...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses out on CAF nomination list
Yesterday Zimbabwe didn't make the cut of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) nomination football awards list which will take place on Tuesday, 7 January 2020, at Citadel Azure, Hurghada, Egyp...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 20:47hrs | 1319 | by Daniel Itai
Tshinga Dube: The Anti-colonial transfiguration of the self
On Friday, 22 November, 2019, a decorated cadre of Zimbabwe's long-drawn-out armed liberation struggle and long-serving former Cabinet Minister, Othiniel Siduduzo "Tshinga" Dube launched his biography...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:13hrs | 122 | by Richard Mahomva
Zimbabwe government scared of Mthwakazi independence agenda while its ministers 'support' the agenda - MIOR
Mthwakazi Institute Of Research has established UNTHINKABLE fears in the government of Zimbabwe and some intelligence networks to divert and confuse the Road to Mthwakazi Independence, which seems to ...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 09:05hrs | 1454 | by Mthwakazi Institute of Research
Zimbabwe army, police morale hits rock bottom
Parliament yesterday heard that soldiers and police officers' morale had hit rock bottom due to a shortage of food and uniforms, with a meagre 39 cents being spent on each soldier's daily diet, causin...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:45hrs | 3081 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bombing investigations turning into cold case
Investigations into the White City Stadium bombing in Bulawayo is turning into a ‘cold case' as there are no leads pointing to potential arrests almost 17 months after the blast which killed three a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:11hrs | 3807 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Tshinga Dube pens explosive book
VETERAN freedom fighter and former Cabinet Minister Retired Colonel Tshinga Judge Dube has penned his autobiography which is set to be launched at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo on Friday....Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:22hrs | 2322 | by Staff reporter
MDC should decisively deal with internal violence
IT is disturbing to note the current developments in MDC Alliance whereby the internally organised violence is perpetually shifting away from the founding values of the party. The unrest brought by th...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 153 | by Senator James Makore
Morocco jumps on VAR bandwagon
Morocco has taken the lead to introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to Africa.President of the Central Arbitration Commission, which offers support to referees through training and developme...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:34hrs | 944 | by Peter Dube
NRZ orders 100 freight cars from Russia
National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has awarded a contract to Russia's United Wagon Company (UWC) to supply 100 freight cars.Delivery of the 1,067mm gauge railcars is scheduled within 12 month...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 20:04hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
Widow challenges hero's will
THE widow of the late national hero Jevan Ben Maseko has approached the High Court seeking an order declaring as null and void a will left by her husband.Maseko, a former deputy minister and M...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:54hrs | 1714 | by Staff reporter
China tells Zimbabwe President to resign or retire
This article was first published on Spotlight Zimbabwe. PARIS/CAPE TOWN - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has all...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 07:41hrs | 63996 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Zimbabwe - Mozambique discuss fuel pipeline expansion
Zimbabwe wants to pump more fuel from Beira, Mozambique to Feruka near Mutare and then on to Msasa in Harare. This requires upgrading of the pair of pipelines and how this can be done was the ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:56hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Mozambique in fuel talks
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa met with a special envoy from Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi to discuss increasing volumes of fuel pumped through the pipeline from Beira to Msasa in Harare.Speaking soo...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
'Corruption biggest economic sanction in Zimbabwe'
A TOP economist has said corruption was the biggest economic sanction obstructing the country's development and urged government to introspect on its commitment to tackling graft.Senior resear...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Russia's 'troll factory' is alive and well in Africa
(CNN) - In the runup to the 2020 election, the graduates of Russia's infamous "troll factory" are honing their fake-news skills. This time, they are doing it openly, using Africa as a proving ground -...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 17:02hrs | 1468 | by Mary Ilyushina, CNN
Doubts over Mnangagwa's platinum-led mining boom
The government is banking on a platinum-mining boom to help revive its collapsing economy.The world's biggest platinum companies say it isn't going to happen.Since Emmerson Mnangagwa t...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:47hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
PSL not fair to Highlanders, says De Jongh
HIGHLANDERS coach, Hendrik Pieter de Jongh has only been in his job for just a month but there is something that has not taken him time to figure out, that is the meaning of the clash between Bosso an...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes platinum-led revival
Zimbabwe's government is banking on a platinum-mining boom to help revive its collapsing economy. The world's biggest platinum companies say it isn't going to happen.Since Emmerson Mnangagwa t...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1041 | by Bloomberg
The drinking will never stop
The illicit brew 'kachasu' has come back with a bang after a long sabbatical. Its never seen but the effects are too glaring to conceal. The singing has no notes and compiling them is like mat...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 11:09hrs | 1890 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Darwendale platinum project up for next year
Construction work on the US$500 million Darwendale platinum project will start in the second quarter of 2020, first deputy chief executive officer of Vi Holdings, Alexander Ivanov, said on Thursday on...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:56hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa survives on lies and deception
Taking everyone for a fool is a risky political gamesmanship that sobers up despots sitting on the false comfort of illusions. Emmerson Mnangagwa, a masquerade of a president thinks that his cruelty a...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 19:41hrs | 3429 | by Job Wiwa Sikhala
Sanctions are a blunt instrument
On Friday the SADC region as a whole mounted a coordinated protest against the European and American targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. I am a veteran of the UN Mandatory Sanctions program mounted a...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 19:40hrs | 1917 | by Eddie Cross
'Mgagao Declaration changed political dynamics'
The bid by nationalist leaders to negotiate with Ian Smith around 1976 did not go well with freedom fighters. As such, these efforts led to the emergence of power dynamics that saw Robert Mugabe posit...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:50hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
It should always be for God and country
"For God and country - Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo."We are told these were the words triumphantly pronounced by a US special forces serviceman in a moment of ecstatic fealty after fatally pum...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:49hrs | 131 | by Bishop Lazi
Russia to invest in nuclear energy in Africa
Russia said that it wants to invest in nuclear energy in many African countries, the resolution was recently reached at the just ended Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Russia.A Centre for Nuclea...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1257 | by Daniel Itai
Zimbabwe, Sadc have spoken; racists sanctions must go now!
Sadc rallied in resounding fashion against Western sanctions on Zimbabwe yesterday. The events across the region marked the climax of a process that started with the declaration, on 18 August this yea...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:31hrs | 137 | by chronicle - editorial
Ramaphosa caught sleeping at Russia-Africa summit
A picture of President Cyril Ramaphosa sleeping at the Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi has earned him more rebuke than praise, with some saying it was "wasteful expenditure" to send him to the gath...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 17:47hrs | 4174 | by Staff reporter
Latest football results of most interest
Lots of fans around the world prefer spectacular and dynamic football, that attracts many chances to score. In addition to the excellent English Premier League, the German Bundesliga, the Italian Seri...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 14:14hrs | 1169 | by Staff Writer
What next after anti-sanctions march?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration this week declared tomorrow a public holiday, as the nation makes a case for removal of sanctions imposed by the United States in particular.The U...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:52hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally swoops on US$500m platinum project
Commodities baron Kudakwashe Tagwirei's Landela Mining Ventures has emerged as the new joint venture partner in the Russian-led Darwendale platinum mine project, which has also roped in former Impala ...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:33hrs | 2867 | by Staff reporter
NRZ signs wagons deal in Russia
A NEW lease of life is beckoning for the troubled National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) after the entity signed a new deal with Union Wagons of Russia here on Tuesday, for the supply of wagons and locom...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:31hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa courts Russian investors
President Mnangagwa has implored Russian businesspeople to assist Zimbabwean companies decimated by illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the West, so that they recover. He said under th...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 09:08hrs | 3400 | by Staff Reporter
Obert Mpofu lawsuit headache for Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a headache over the legal action taken by Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu against the party's youth league deputy secretary Lewis Matutu where the f...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 17:59hrs | 18487 | by Staff Reporter
Red tape blamed for frustrating Russian investors
ZIMBABWE has potential to lure more Russian investors if it eradicates bureaucracy, Harare's representative in Moscow, Ambassador Major General (Rtd) Mike Sango, has said. Speaking in an inter...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 06:04hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa focuses on trade co-operation as summit starts
ZIMBABWE and Russia should work closely to promote economic trade co-operation and cement political ties that date back to the liberation struggle. President Mnangagwa made this call during an...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 06:03hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa confident West to heed Sadc's call on sanctions removal
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says he is optimistic that countries that imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe will heed the thunderous voice of Sadc countries that will protest the continued existence of illegal sancti...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 06:00hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Sadc sanctions message strong, says Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa is optimistic that countries with sanctions against Zimbabwe will heed the thunderous voice of SADC countries that will protest the continued existence of the illegal sanctions. ...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 05:51hrs | 238 | by Staff rpeorter
Jetsetter Mnangagwa arrives in Sochi-Russia
The President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has arrived in Sochi, Russia to attend the Russia/Africa summit beginning on Wednesday 23rd October 2019. President Mnangagwa was met by the ambassado...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 11:44hrs | 2283 | by Staff reporter
224 students awarded Russian scholarships, only six from Matebeleland
Only six students from Matebeleland out of 224 Zimbabwean students were recently awarded scholarships to study at Russian universities, under the Russia Bilateral Scholarships Programme.This c...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 20:28hrs | 3259 | by Staff reporter
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