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Mthuli Ncube's biggest headache
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube entered the national political scene with a lot of verve, making very ambitious pronouncements, including the scrapping of the bond note, among other loft...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1211 | by Zimind Comment
Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 984 | by Anonymous
Chiwenga advised to sieze total Zimbabwe power
No nonsense vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, might be forced to sieze total Zimbabwe power at all costs amid reported growing suspicion by his personal military advisor and confidant,...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 33396 | by Itai Mushekwe/ Mary-Kate Kahari
'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: 19 Sep 2018 at 22:16hrs | 362 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
I regret joining Tendai Biti
FORMER vice-president of the Joice Mujuru-led National People's Party Samuel Sipepa Nkomo says his political career, spanning nearly six decades, had so many ups and downs, but the lowest dip was when...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 5900 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cannot do it alone
Command Agriculture has put the country on the path of food self-sufficiency, increased rural incomes and better living standards.Agriculture's influence, as a sector which supplies 60 percent of ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 279 | by Munyaradzi Mlambo
Bulawayo man arrested for stealing beer
A Bulawayo man has been arrested and taken to court after he stole a Russian bear beer at Pick and Pay.Paul Junior Tatenda Nkala (27) pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before Bulawayo m...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:48hrs | 255 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 730 | by Staff reporter
Sipepa Nkomo regrets dumping Tsvangirai for Biti
Former Water minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo, who recently resigned from politics, has revealed how he painfully regrets dumping the MDC then led by the late Morgan Tsvangirai for a splinter party led by...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:09hrs | 2100 | 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 | 552 | by Staff reporter
IT security firm sets up in Bulawayo
AXIS Solutions, an information technology (IT) security firm has opened a new branch in Bulawayo where it seeks to assist business curb cyber crime and associated risks. The Harare-headquarter...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb blast probe raises questions
Police are still to make inroads in their investigations into the White City Stadium bomb blast in June in spite of claims by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the suspects are now known.Polic...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:09hrs | 1912 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa bomb probe team clueless'
THE multi-agency security team investigating a deadly grenade attack which occurred soon after President Emmerson Mnangagwa left the stage following his address at a rally at White City Stadium in Bul...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 13:05hrs | 2999 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plunges into wheat crisis
ZIMBABWE was by yesterday left with less than a month of wheat stocks after a United Kingdom-based supplier held back a 30 000-tonne consignment at Mozambique's port of Beira until payment is confirme...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 397 | by Staff reporer
Prophet Magaya bankrolls Warriors Afcon camp
ZIFA benefactor, Prophet Walter Magaya, has bankrolled the entire cost of the Warriors' camp this week, as they prepare for the resumption of their 2019 Afcon qualifiers, in yet another bold demonstra...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Bass' compare 'messy' USA elections to Zim's rigged elections is Antoinette's 'eat cake!'
"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!" (Let them eat cake!) is what Queen Marie Antoinette is said to have said on learning that the peasants had no bread. USA Congresswoman Karen Bass' callous indifference ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 371 | by Nomusa Garikai
Defeating George Soros' agenda in Zimbabwe
It is no secret that after the convincing defeat of the MDC Alliance in Zimbabwe's recent inclusive elections, US-EU imperialism was forced to undergo a brief period of not only recuperation, a much n...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:45hrs | 493 | by Obi Egbuna Jr
Zimra collects more than budgeted
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says revenue performance remains on a positive trajectory, with gross collections for July hitting $406,13 million, which was 20,80 percent above target. Zimra's...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:36hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
War veteran Matemadanda off side
War veterans are the vanguard of the liberation struggle and must be tolerate of divergent views in a democratic country.Secretary General of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Asso...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 10:34hrs | 2146 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe says ‘hostility of the West' putting off renewed investment
Western hostility towards Zimbabwe is deterring investment, the presidency spokesman said on Tuesday, comments in sharp contrast with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's previous efforts to woo Western gov...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 16:27hrs | 1160 | by Reuters
ZIDERA extension is unacceptable
The ushering in of the new dispensation on 24 November 2017, gave hope to the people of Zimbabwe as they hoped to see a paradigm shift from the old dispensation of Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:15hrs | 1242 | by Elijah Chihota
US sanctions on Zimbabwe - truths, history and lies
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 5641 | by newsZWire
Mnangagwa and Mugabe: A case of Siamese twins
Former Zimbabwe President, Mugabe, told the British Prime minister then Tony Blair, "Keep your England and l will keep my Zimbabwe ". A few months after assuming Presidency through the back door words...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 15:20hrs | 2344 | by AT Kadada
Democracy, elections bad for collective cause
SOMETHING is going wrong with democracy. Something has gone wrong with democracy. It was the most successful political idea of the 21st century, but increasingly democracy is running into trouble, not...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:53hrs | 112 | by Reason Wafawarova
Mnangagwa pays tribute to Kofi Annan
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined other world figures in paying tribute to the late former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan (80), who died on Saturday at a hospital in Switzerl...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:53hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
'We'll not mourn,' says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE will not mourn over the imposition of sanctions by the US, but will instead maximise exploitation of its vast natural resources and ensure a better life for its citizens, President Mnangagwa ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:52hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Sadc demands end to sanctions on Zimbabwe
The 38th Sadc Summit of Heads of State and Government ended yesterday with a call for the international community to lift all sanctions on Zimbabwe.The call by Sadc, contained in a communique,...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:29hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe polls were meant to start new era'
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been declared president of Zimbabwe amid protests and violence.But Zimbabweans are now in a post-political, economy-first mood.Before Zimbabwe's general election...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 13:58hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's trip to Russia suspicious
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has said the trip to Russia by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is suspicious considering the just ended disputed polls which are suspected to have been rigged i...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 9228 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa should stop holding nation to ransom
Local and foreign journalists were treated to a sumptuous feast of political hallucinations by Advocate Nelson Chamisa when he addressed a Press conference in Harare after Mnangagwa had been declared ...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:17hrs | 792 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Chamisa's MDC-Alliance on the brink of an imminent split
MDC-Alliance - led by Mr Nelson Chamisa - is on the brink of an imminent split fronted by one of its co-principals Mr Tendai Biti, who has the backing of several Western capitals, principally Washingt...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:08hrs | 2263 | by Tendai Mugabe
Mnangagwa and Chiwenga turning Zimbabwe into a terrorist state!
As the Zimbabwe political situation becomes more and more precarious by the day, one can not help but be gripped by a fear that our leaders are busy scrupulously turning this nation into a terrorist s...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 09:34hrs | 11798 | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
Chiwenga back from Russia
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga is back home from a two-day visit to Moscow, Russia.In Moscow, the Vice President delivered a special message to the Russian government and ...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 14:06hrs | 7943 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe now under military rule'
Former Zipra intelligence supremo, Dumiso Dabengwa has sensationally claimed that Zimbabwe is now under military rule.A former Home Affairs minister and leader of Zapu, Dabengwa alleged yester...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 19:46hrs | 4021 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga scoffs at US
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga has scoffed at the United States of America for renewing illegal sanctions saying it is unfortunate that the US took such a decision at a time the Z...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 15:09hrs | 15883 | by Staff reporter
We were too hopeful about Zimbabwe . . .
Zimbabwe is back on the international radar following elections that were held on July 30. Feels like we have been here before.Yes, we have been. Anyone who had hoped otherwise is either a hop...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:57hrs | 257 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Chiwenga in Russia to deliver a special message
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga has arrived in Moscow Russia, where he is expected to deliver a special message to the government of Russia following the just ended harmonised elec...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:03hrs | 8048 | by Staff Reporter
Abuse social media at own peril
The period before, during and after the harmonised elections of 30 June 2018, has been a period marred with abuse of social media and the proliferation of fake news that has been spread with reckless ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 12:21hrs | 1381 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mnangagwa's legitimacy bid crumbles
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's extensive public relations campaign to position himself as a reformer and leader of a new dispensation in Zimbabwe has crumbled like a deck of cards. This is after the d...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 11:32hrs | 6420 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa should not hold nation to ransom
THE haggling over presidential election results has kept the nation in suspense and in an electoral mode at the expense of business which should move the country forward. We believe that if MDC Allian...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:56hrs | 1421 | by Editorial - newsday
China, Russia congratulate Mnangagwa
THE Communist Party of China (CPC) has congratulated President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF for winning the recently held harmonised elections saying the victory is testimony of the overwhelmi...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Is this man fit for the second most powerful job in our country?
The first election in the post-Mugabe era could have seen a large turn out as compared to previous elections pitting Mugabe and Tsvangirai.Youths ,some who had not ever voted,took part as they all wan...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 20:20hrs | 5161 | by AT Kadada
Gukurahundi has lost value as a political currency
Now that the 2018 plebiscite has emphatically placed my party ZAPU in its rightful political space, it is time for members to sober up to reality. Let me begin by congratulating all those who stood in...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:43hrs | 1653 | by Mso Ndlovu
Whither ZAPU: The morning after
Now that the 2018 plebiscite has emphatically placed my party ZAPU in its rightful political space, it is time for members to sober up to reality. Let me begin by congratulating all those who stood in...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 11:35hrs | 2348 | by Mso Ndlovu
EXCLUSIVE: Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe Presidential Election through the barrel of a gun
HARARE - Caretaker leader, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, is all but almost certain to be announced the winner of today's historic presidential election, by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) by lu...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | 11976 | by Mary-Kate Kahari- Zimbabwe Editor
Mnangagwa takes 'Zim is open for business' to BRICS
President Mnangagwa on Friday invited BRICS countries to exploit massive investment opportunities in Zimbabwe while affirming the readiness of the country to collaborate in projects aimed at driving r...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:52hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Putin sees a Mnangagwa victory?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa held a closed door meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Friday during which the leader of the Eastern E...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:30hrs | 6292 | by Staff reporter
Zipra's plan after downing Rhodesian Viscounts
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how he left Tekwane High School with a group of 34 other students to join the liberation struggle in 1976. He narrated how he went for military tr...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:01hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Time to bury Mugabe's political ghost
The wait is over as Zimbabweans on Monday vote to choose a new leader following the resignation of former president Robert Mugabe who was replaced by his long time aide Emmerson Mnangagwa who was swor...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:41hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Nelson, these sanctions are on you!
In early December, less than two weeks after the people of Zimbabwe had ousted the Mugabes, three men made their way to Washington DC.They had seen the enthusiasm in the streets of Harare. The...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 16:49hrs | 1939 | by Anthony Mkondo
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