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Ambassador Matemadanda presents his credentials to the Mozambican president
On Thursday 16th September 2021, comrade Victor Matemadanda presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellence president of Mozambique, accrediting him as Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the Nation of Mozam...Published: 52 mins ago | 183 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Beitbridge modernisation to enhance Zimbabwe, SA one-stop-border'
THE on-going works to modernise Beitbridge Border Post under a US$300 million budget will enhance traffic separation, address security challenges and pave way for the implementation of the One-Stop Bo...Published: 11 hrs ago | 228 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns 79
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa today celebrates his 79th birthday with the dream of a better and greater Zimbabwe still his main mission. Since his inauguration in November 2017, Mnangagwa has remained ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 3025 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked among high-risk money laundering countries
RELEASED on September 13, 2021, the 10th Basel anti-money laundering index showed Zimbabwe scored 6,78 out of 10 (where 10 indicates the highest risk level) and has landed in the top 12 of the unenvia...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:49hrs | 425 | by Prosper S Maguchu
Anti Mnangagwa CSOs petition Sadc
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe have petitioned the new Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairperson and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately intervene and or...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:46hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge modernisation to pave way for one-stop-border post
The ongoing works to modernise Beitbridge Border Post will enhance traffic separation, address security challenges and pave way for the implementation of a one-stop border between Zimbabwe and South A...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:25hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
EFF commends Mnangagwa's government, refers to Chamisa's MDC as 'puppets of Americans'
EFF Zim has commended the Government's sterling works as it continues to steer infrastructure development, particularly the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme I & 2. We are aware that...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:46hrs | 4412 | by Innocent Ndibali
Zimbabwe prices near regional parity
PRICES of basic commodities in Zimbabwe are approaching parity with those in neighbouring South Africa and other parts of the region, with some goods actually now priced lower on the domestic market, ...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
222 kilometers of Harare-Beitbridge highway rehabilitation complete
The rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway is on course, with more than 200km having been completed so far as contractors work flat out to deliver world class road infrastructure.Acco...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 20:50hrs | 1956 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa demo planned
ZIMBABWEANS in the USA and Canada say they will this weekend demonstrate against President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the United Nations headquarters in New York over human rights abuses and denial of thei...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies attacking Zambia
Zanu-PF has dismissed reports indicating it was working against Zambia's newly elected president, Hakainde Hichilema.This comes after Hichilema's United Party for National Development (UPND) p...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Edgar Lungu's last words: Are you an African?
Journalist Simba Chikanza telephones Zambian government spokesperson to the President Edgar Lungu over the deployment of the Zambian army by the PF government during the counting of the ballot votes: ...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 13:53hrs | 3676 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bloodbath in banking sector
ZIMBABWE'S banks, under siege from prolonged market turbulences and the Covid-19 scourge, fired almost 300 workers during the seven months to July, continuing a carnage sparked by the worldwide migrat...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's biggest threat to 2023 elections'
THE Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has warned the controversial role of the military in the country's politics stands as the biggest threat to the credibility of the country's 2023 elections....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:26hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
The era of strongman politics over in Africa
THE era of damaging personality-driven politics in Africa, including Zimbabwe, may soon be coming to an end due to democratic reforms by the African Union and changing political dynamics fuelled by a ...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:49hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Hallucinating and fabricating falsehood about Nelson Chamisa
Activism has multiple dimensions and interpretations: Every individual defines for herself/ himself what one wants to achieve at the end of the day. On Bulawayo 24 media there was an article w...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:46hrs | 784 | by Nomazulu Thata
Hallucinating and fabricating falsehood about Nelson Chamisa and Hakainde Hichilema: When activism loses its cause-and-effect!
Activism has multiple dimensions and interpretations: Every individual defines for herself/ himself what one wants to achieve at the end of the day. On Bulawayo24 media there was an article written by...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 12:57hrs | 1056 | by Nomazulu Thata
Inside the cotton value chain
Cotton has been grown in Zimbabwe from as far back as 1940, even though production was enhanced after the establishment of the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB) in 1969. The white Gold is the second most i...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 345 | by Victor Bhoroma
State ordered to bring burial order in Sikhala trial
THE State was yesterday ordered to bring a burial order to court during the trial of MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala on September 15 to prove that one of the witnesses who failed to testify was...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba levels recede
Lake Kariba water levels have trended downward steadily in August dropping to 481.55m from a level of 482.16m recorded earlier in that month, according to the Zambezi River Authority.The water...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:25hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Nust makes top appointment
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has appointed experienced medical doctor, Professor Elopy Sibanda as the institution's executive dean in the Faculty of Medicine. Prof ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 3659 | by Staff reporter
Muleya, if Zanu PF is blatantly rigging elections (and it is) then how can '2023 be won on voter registration'
Common sense is the ability to change one's position on a subject matter when the overwhelming evidence before you support change.My grandparents believed the world was flat, for example; thei...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 17:36hrs | 1036 | by Wilbert Mukori
Sanctions won't stop Zimbabwe growth, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe was geared to prosper with or without support from the West that imposed sanctions on the country, adding that China remains there to assist....Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Mdc-Alliance and United Party for National Development cooperating against the Zimbabwean government
The MDC-Alliance has proclaimed that its relations with the United Parties for National Development (UPND) have scaled new heights following the latter's win in Zambia's 12th of August 2021 elections....Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 16:34hrs | 2118 | by Staff Reporter
Import Substitution: A case for soya beans
For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for food, animal feed and industrial consumption. In t...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 15:26hrs | 392 | by Victor Bhoroma
New Beitbridge freight terminal opens next month
THE newly-upgraded commercial terminal, built under the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project is set to open to commercial traffic on October 6. SADC's busiest inland por...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Another bumper agric season beckons
Normal to above normal rainfall is most likely during the next summer rains over most of SADC region, according to a seasonal forecast from the 25th Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SA...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Charamba are envious of Zambia's democracy
The day you remove the name George (Charamba) in your birth certificate is the day you will be able to think wisely. Your first name gives you hallucinations. A spokesperson who does not even respect ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 08:13hrs | 3709 | by Nomazulu Thata
SADC leadership ignores wildlife conservation as COVID-19 cripples tourism
The COVID-19 pandemic is clearly refusing to go away and is causing great damage in Africa — to both humankind and the tourism industry. This, in turn, is drastically reducing the income needed to c...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | 344 | by Emmanuel Koro
'We should push for reforms and free elections' - sweet music to my ears
"I find these comparisons (of Zambia and Zimbabwe) ambitious, childish and far-fetched because the political dynamics are completely different."We should be frank to ourselves and push for ref...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | 555 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe soldiers must respect electorate like Zambian counterparts
Zimbabwean soldiers who have always been accused of influencing the direction of who should rule the country have been urged to adhere to the constitution and respect the electorate during the 2023 el...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1304 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa claims that Zimbabwean economy is in fast lane
Zimbabwe's economy is arguably the fastest growing on the African continent this year due to sound policies being implemented by the Second Republic, President Mnangagwa has said.Economic grow...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:07hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will not replicate Hichilema no more a tortoise replicate a cheetah
The refusal by Zimbabwe's MDC A leaders and their fanatical supporters to accept that Zimbabwe and Zambia share a common boarder but political share nothing else; the direction the two nations are tra...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:36hrs | 4240 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Punitive sanctions will tame rogue parties: Zec
The Zimbabwe electoral Commission (Zec) has called for enactment of laws to penalise political parties which violate the code of conduct during election campaigns.Speaking during an election o...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
Too early to use Zambia as an indicator of Zimbabwe's future
I wIll choose to be controversial a bit and analyse critical issues around the Zambian election, its outcome and implications to the region this time around. I will seek to zero in on the incoming Pre...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:36hrs | 286 | by Sapien Sapien
Mnangagwa, Hichilema in 30 minutes meeting
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema got down to serious business yesterday soon after taking his oath of office in Lusaka with a 30-minute diplomatic meeting with President Mnangagwa where they agree...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1440 | by Staff reporter
No: 1 challenge is stopping 'facilius fallere' Chamisa participating in 2023 and give Zanu PF modicum of legitimacy again
There have been many golden opportunities to end the Zanu PF dictatorship in the last 41 years; the only reason the regime is still in office and lording over us is because the nation has had the grea...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 21:05hrs | 1686 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa lays into Sadc
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has castigated the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) for failing to respect the will of the people and siding with repressive regimes to manipulate elect...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 8850 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans to take a leaf from Zambia
President Mnangagwa and Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema, who will be sworn-in today, held a long telephone call on Sunday during which they agreed to work together in the development of the...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1501 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers resurface with aid of spikes along N1
South African police have intensified patrols along the N1 highway in Limpopo province, where armed robbers are using spikes to pounce on motorists. The N1 highway is major commercial road tha...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 17:15hrs | 1895 | by Staff reporter
'AU, Sadc can rein in rogue Zimbabwe soldiers'
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have called on Parliament to appoint persons from the African Union (AU) and the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) to head the Independent Complaints Commission ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 07:09hrs | 3383 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa off to Hichilema inauguration
President Mnangagwa leaves Zimbabwe today to join other Heads of State at the inauguration of new Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka tomorrow. President-elect Hichilema won the rec...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Immigration tightens vetting at border post
The Department of Immigration, working with other border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post, is tightening vetting of travellers to curb illegal migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
What is the plan B? Chamisa mistakes Zanu-PF with men and women from Ruwadzano
Chamisa's MDC-Alliance mistakes Zanu-PF with men and women from Ruwadzano who stage religious competitions and graciously win or lose in God's name. I will repeat, Chamisa underestimates Zanu-PF. We e...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 19:48hrs | 3094 | by Nomazulu Thata
'WANGU (Mine) go and register to vote' argue Chamisa - so can give vote rigging Zanu-PF legitimacy again
The primary purpose of the 2008 to 2013 GNU was to implement the democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu-PF rigging elections and repeat the blatant rigging of the 2008 elections. Not even one reform...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 09:12hrs | 790 | by Nomusa Garikai
When Zambia had a Tsvangirai moment
Phew! What an eventful week it was, from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the fall of Edgar "Chagwa" Lungu to Hakainde Hichilema in Zambia.And we also had new Malawian President Dr Lazarus...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 436 | by Bishop Lazi
Robbers shoot smuggler dead
A SUSPECTED border jumper was shot and killed after allegedly confronting armed robbers at an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River. Sources close to the case said the man was shot in...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 21:07hrs | 1396 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Ramaphosa discuss Hichilema's shock election victory
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday held a private meeting in which the election of Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema as the country's...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 13:10hrs | 3747 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet meeting set for Wednesday next week
The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda has announced that the next Cabinet meeting will be held on Wednesday next week. In a statement, Dr Sibanda said: "The Chief...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
'If military won't give up power, there is NO sense in holding elections' - penny has finally dropped
The Greeks all those 2 500 years ago appreciated the importance of educated and diligent citizens for democracy, government of the people, for the people and by the people, to work; and hence the reas...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 17:39hrs | 1889 | by Nomusa Garikai
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