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SA to reopen border post within 24 hours
South Africa will reopen its side of Beitbridge Border Post within 24 hours after completing the necessary disinfection in the wake of finding a customs officer infected with Covid-19. South A...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2700 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 plunges Zimbabwe into wildlife management crisis - What can be done before vaccine?
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an almost three-month ban on international and domestic travel to Zimbabwe's prime tourist resorts. This has plunged the country into a wildlife management crisis char...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1524 | by Emmanuel Koro
'There are no 2023 elections without reforms' said Chamisa - same s***t different elections
Same s***t different day! That really sums up beautifully what Nelson Chamisa's E-Rally was about!"We want political reforms and these reforms must have people's consultation. We want credible...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 09:06hrs | 2943 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwean problems need a military solution
To solve problems brought by genocidists in a country, the route can never be through the popularly known ballot box but a military intervention, if indeed prosperity becomes the ultimate goal wanted ...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 18:35hrs | 3445 | by Mthwakazi Liberation Front
No need to make Africa one country
There is obsession today among many Pan-Africanists of believing a one country Africa as the only viable way Africa can develop and eliminate all the problems it is facing. They believe that a one cou...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 09:28hrs | 845 | by Lubani Nondo
Zimra workers on go-slow
CUSTOMS and excise officers at Beitbridge border post and other stations yesterday briefly downed tools and later opted to go slow to register disgruntlement over poor wages, although the tax agency d...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 15:40hrs | 1718 | by Staff reporter
Harare reverses parking fees hike
With most motorists boycotting street parking in Harare city centre yesterday morning and shopkeepers counting severe losses, Harare City Council reversed the US$1 an hour new parking charges and reve...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
'Call all progressives to petition for ED and Chamisa GNU' - what progress, be Zanu PF in all but name
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Said the Spanish/American philosopher and essayist George Santayana. After 40 years of blundering from pillar to post and with ...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 09:10hrs | 3794 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe's political climate remains tense
WITH Zimbabwe's political situation remaining tense, the government is planning to introduce a new law which criminalises the spreading of falsehoods against key State institutions such as the militar...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 17:54hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Toe to Toe with Zanu PF?
I am writing this article in response to Wilbert Mukori's article to Bulawayo24 entitled 'Baffling, MDC leaders endorsed ED's coup and now in bed with G40'. Yes I know that every responsible Zim...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 13:32hrs | 1866 | by Clement Moyo
'Deployment of Zimbabwe army to Mozambique dangerous lies'
DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has described as dangerous rumours and lies, reports government has deployed Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) soldiers to Mozambique to help that country quell an...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 1113 | by newzimbabwe
Drones to patrol Zimbabwe borders
DRONES will soon be patrolling the country's borders as Government moves to address security challenges posed by border jumpers who could be spreading infections by avoiding compulsory quarantine and ...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
'Baffling, MDC leaders endorsed ED's coup and now in bed with G40' - done a lot worse, it's madhouse
Dear Grace Kwinjeh, First of all, I would like to thank you for this insightful contribution, "Is Khupe an MDC or Zanu-PF creation?" in Bulawayo24."A pattern that continues to repeat i...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 20:33hrs | 3391 | by Wilbert Mukori
Gumbo tells Mnangagwa to engage rivals
Returning Zanu-PF member Rugare Gumbo says that President Emmerson Mnangagwa need to join hands with the opposition and other social formations to end the country's deepening political and economic cr...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 08:02hrs | 10792 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa forcing us to dialogue, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of abusing State institutions to push his party into dialogue, pleading with Sadc and the international com...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 12853 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Malawi's President elect
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated Malawi's President Elect, Dr Lazarus Chikwera on his election as the new Malawi President.Dr Chakwera defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58....Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:53hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Money changers and the secret of their wisdom
THE foreign currency auction announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently appears to have started on a high note, but there is a nagging fear that those favourable comments by observers may have...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 5706 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Is Zimbabwe the sick man of Southern Africa?
The Zimbabwean issue is a painful one. The country has all the ingredients of being a success story. Arable land, good climate, a wonderful pool of human resources across the continuum of production, ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:06hrs | 244 | by Sibangani Dube
Mounting challenges for Chamisa
THE MDC-Alliance, and the entire legacy of the opposition movement, faces the gravest political challenges it has had to confront since its formation in 1999.This is the result of a combinatio...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 10068 | by Brian Raftopoulos
Zimbabwe Covid-19 cases reach 551
Another 21 people tested positive yesterday to Covid-19, but all are in official quarantine centres, with 18 of those coming from South Africa, three returning from Botswana and one from Mozambique. ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:54hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Why it's time for Africa to adopt a regional digital financial identity
According to the World Bank Group's Identification for Development, 1.1 billion people globally, including women, children and refugees, lack any form of officially recognised identification. This is ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 19:28hrs | 251 | by Nkosinathi Ncube
13 MDC legislators recalled, few fence-sitters remain 'true to their conscience' - what sell-out has a conscience
"We take the firm view that the state institutions, including parliament are being abused to reverse the will of the people and replace it with an unholy alliance between Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa and Ms ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 19:25hrs | 1488 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa calls for calm as Malawi votes
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the current chairperson of the SADC Organ of Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation, has urged stakeholders in today's Malawi presidential elections to b...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:46hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to buy land for Beitbridge workers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is spending at least $2.4 million on renting properties to house its workers at Beitbridge Border Post and is considering acquiring the former Beitbridge Express...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:50hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says 'UN experts jumped the gun'
Government has dismissed a joint statement by five United Nations (UN) human rights experts, which concluded that three MDC-Alliance youth leaders were abducted as "premature and unreasonable" since i...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:46hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa staggering against the ropes?
IS THE MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa staggering against the ropes?Chamisa has proved himself time and time again to be on top of the situation yet this time he's on the back foot....Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 17:01hrs | 2634 | by Black Edward
Zimbabwe-China to meet on debt relief
ZIMBABWE and China will soon begin talks to implement a directive by President Xi Jinping for Beijing to cancel financial obligations owed to African countries.It is anticipated that the debt ...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:08hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe won't pull out of CITES
ZIMBABWE will not pull out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in order to sell its stockpile of ivory tasks worth US$600 million, the Minister of Environment, Clima...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:07hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF corruption is killing us!' is one half, other 'MDC greed is Zanu PF's keeper!'
"MDC National Spokesperson Fadzai Mahere has condemned the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission for alleging failing to investigate the Coronavirus tender scam that has sucked in Minister of Health Oba...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 16:50hrs | 1065 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Cargo traffic surges at Beitbridge Border
THE volume of commercial cargo traffic using Beitbridge Border Post has increased since the start of the lockdown period, which most Sadc countries are implementing to curb the spread of the Coronavir...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 15:11hrs | 3198 | by Staff reporter
A nation kept hostage by Zanu-PF
(Zanu, a group of 2000 people holdimg a nation of more than 14 million people at gunpoint) The troubled people of Rhodesia lipped for joy in 1980...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1225 | by Mnu. Ngazimbi
Zimbabwe, Zambia plan joint industrialisation programme
THE governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe with support from the Comesa Secretariat are planning a joint industrialisation programme, which will build on the experiences and lessons learned from the exist...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:22hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
'Boxed Chamisa must think outside the box'
WITH MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa fighting on two fronts - an internal battle for the control of the party with Thokozani Khupe and the closure of democratic space by President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2923 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt faces growing international condemnation over crackdown
Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and journalists....Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:07hrs | 506 | by Brenna Matendere
Heavy traffic poses threat to toll bridge
ZIMBABWE's biggest transport cash cow structure, the New Limpopo Toll Bridge, is under threat due to the static weight of haulage trucks stuck at the border because of lockdowns in the region....Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:06hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa minister's comments agitate Harare
THE government is seething with anger after regional powerhouse, South Africa, commented on Zimbabwe's long-running political and economic crises earlier this week.This comes after Pretoria's ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter
'SA will never use its soldiers to enforce democracy in Zimbabwe' - after 2008 GNU fiasco, it makes perfect sense
South Africa's International Relations minister Naledi Pandor said SA would support all efforts to bring an end to Zimbabwe's worsening economic and political crisis short of a military invasion. ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 11:19hrs | 1504 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa to address Zimbabweans on new Covid-19 lockdown measures
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will Friday address the nation on the country's Covid-19 lockdown situation amid growing impatience among some locals who have been shut out of their informal sector jobs ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:06hrs | 2192 | by Staff reporter
The Republic of Matabeleland (ROM) beckons
With Ambazonia's final breakthrough in their quest for self-determination, it has become abundantly clear that after experiencing a series of tragedies under Zimbabwe's colonial rule Matabele people c...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 20:15hrs | 2771 | by George Mkhwanazi
South Africa encourages dialogue in Zimbabwe
PRETORIA says it is doing all it can to help end Zimbabwe's myriad challenges, but will never consider military intervention in the country, the Daily News reports.This comes as South Africa -...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 16:49hrs | 2091 | by Staff reporter
'SA will never consider military intervention in Zimbabwe'
PRETORIA says it is doing all it can to help end Zimbabwe's myriad challenges, but will never consider military intervention in the country, the Daily News reports.This comes as South Africa -...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border upgrade contractor abandons project
JOHANNESBURG Stock Exchange-listed construction firm Raubex, the primary contractor on the $241 million Beitbridge Border Post upgrade, has abandoned the project and left the site.This develop...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 09:48hrs | 2499 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns Mnangagwa
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his under-pressure government that the country is facing imminent implosion.Speaking in an interview with the Da...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 16:38hrs | 8434 | by Staff reporter
Solving political turmoil key to addressing Zimbabwe's economic crisis
ZIMBABWE is experiencing one of its worst economic crises since independence characterised by cash and foreign currency shortages, fuel scarcities, rampant prices hikes, hyperinflation and increased v...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 16:35hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Army takeover of MDC HQ in new twist
THE army's involvement in the takeover of the MDC Alliance headquarters by a rival faction has been described by lawyers as unconstitutional and a dangerous precedent.Soldiers and armed police...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:57hrs | 4329 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF apologises to Tanzania over Mutodi's Covid-19 utterance
ZANU-PF has apologised to Tanzanian President John Magufuli's ruling party, Chama Chama Pinduzi for the wayward behaviour of its member, Energy Mutodi after he made undiplomatic statements questioning...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1649 | by newzimbabwe
Troops deployed to guard Covid-19 centres after 148 returnees escape
SOLDIERS have been deployed to man Covid-19 quarantine centres around the country and also track down people who have escaped from the facilities, a senior government official confirmed.As of ...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 09:22hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
'MDC-Alliance abduction claims inconsistent'
One of the three MDC-Alliance officials who was allegedly abducted recently comes from a village near where they claim to have been dumped by their abductors, undermining claims that they did not know...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 08:22hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa worse than Mugabe, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's style of leadership is worse than that of the late former president Robert Mugabe, adding his time is up.Speaking at the Ha...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:55hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Telcos want another tariff hike
Local mobile telecommunications operators have approached the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) for another upward review of tariffs. Earlier in March Pot...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:47hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
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