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Chamisa's MDC underplays tribalism in Bulawayo
A Bulawayo based analyst views the fracas involving the second capital's deputy mayor and the town clerk as evidence that the Nelson Chamisa led MDC has underplayed the issues of tribalism in the prov...Published: 35 mins ago | 253 | by Staff reporter
China to impose sanctions on US firms
US companies involved in a potential arms sale worth US$2,2 billion to self-ruled Taiwan will face sanctions, China said, warning Washington "not to play with fire".Taiwan on Saturday defended...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:32hrs | 370 | by News Agencies
Joshua Nkomo to be honoured
SOUTH Africa-based Matabeleland Entertainment News (M.E.N) is set to stage this year's edition of the annual Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Celebration through arts at the Berea Charles Gorchel Park (Mtshang...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:19hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana negotiate cattle repatriation
Government is negotiating with Botswana to have hundreds of livestock that stray into the neighbouring country repatriated instead of being put down.Villagers along the border in Matabeleland ...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Clean-up as a sustainable policy option: Transform Zimbabwe implores government
There are so many ways the Government of Zimbabwe can adopt in improving its environmental performance other than setting aside a day for National cleaning which Transform Zimbabwe views as a reactive...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 09:57hrs | 126 | by Staff Reporter
Strong warning for Chamisa's MDC
GOVERNMENT yesterday warned the MDC Alliance that the law will be used to decisively deal with opposition members threatening to illegally unseat a constitutionally elected administration. In ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo warns MDC
ZANU-PF has warned the MDC leadership against making any threats of trying to overthrow a constitutionally-elected Government. The call comes after the opposition said it is going to overthrow Pre...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:14hrs | 929 | by Staff rpeorter
Secondary stock exchange for Bulawayo
PLANS of opening a secondary stock market exchange which will likely to be located in Bulawayo are at an advanced stage, an official said. In an interview with Sunday News Business on the side...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
UBH records in shambles
THE United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)’s records are in shambles, a situation that could lead to loss of important hospital information, records, patient files as well as revenue, the Auditor-General (...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Women's League supports anti - Obert Mpofu stance
THE Zanu-PF Women's League will support the party's Youth League in denouncing corruption by naming and shaming individuals alleged to be involved in corrupt and underhand dealings in a ploy to sabota...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2236 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls tracking system to plug fuel leakages
GOVERNMENT has started implementation of a tracking system to stem leakages in the supply of fuel that have exacerbated shortages that are being experienced in the country, a Cabinet Minister said yes...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Concubinages, spouse, family barred on Govt trips
Government is tightening the belt in public finances management and has devised measures to govern expenditure and debt. A key feature of the new regulations - contained in Statutory Instrumen...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Graft: Whistleblowers need full legal protection
On June 17, 2019, one of the lead stories in The Herald was "President rescues ZESA whistleblowers". The article was in reference to the well-intended intervention by President Mnangagwa on th...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | 159 | by Willard T. Mugadza
Request for all Zimbabwean engineers to regulate their membership
The Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE) and the Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (ECZ) is appealing to all persons or professionals doing engineering work across all the disciplines and or related ...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:19hrs | 1360 | by Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers
REA targets to electrify 60% of rural areas
Government is forging ahead with its thrust to modernise rural areas, with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) pledging to bring access to electricity to 60 percent of the rural populace in line wi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
MDC statement on victims of torture
Following the UN General Assembly Resolution 52/149, the Assembly proclaimed 26 June as the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Torture is a crime under international la...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 21:15hrs | 1739 | by MDC Youth Assembly
Zanu-PF unveils Nkayi south bye-election candidate
Zanu-PF has unveiled its Nkayi ward 23 bye-election candidate, with calls for villagers to safeguard their interests by rallying behind him.Nkayi ward 23 fell vacant following the death of Cou...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 19:39hrs | 1520 | by Staff reporter
A quick Spydialer review and walkthrough
Caller ID is now a widely used phone system feature that identifies an incoming caller by name and phone number. Today, most carriers will offer some measure of caller identification for cell phones, ...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 22:08hrs | 967 | by Staff writer
Zesa will go ahead with demolition of Bulawayo residents property
THE power utility, Zesa, says it will go ahead with demolition of two of the six cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station as they have outlived their design lifespan and manifest advanced symptoms...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
10 Implications of de-dollarization and introduction of the Zim dollar
Wheels have finally come off as government has been cornered and forced to involuntarily de-dollarize without a plan.When government introduced bond notes we warned that the surrogate currency was bad...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 21:01hrs | 15624 | by Tapiwa Mashakada and Miriam Mushayi
Bulawayo power station saga rages
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has insisted that it plans to go ahead with the demolition of two cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station in spite of strong resistance from the c...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:19hrs | 3233 | by Staff reporter
MDC activists go into hiding
TWO senior MDC activists in Mberengwa have reportedly gone into hiding following abduction attempts by suspected State security agents who accused them of mobilising rural voters to desert the ruling ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
$100 000 Good Samaritan only gets a 'Thank you' and $0?
THE security company whose money and pistols were retrieved by a Good Samaritan when its cash-in-transit vehicle was involved in a fatal accident near Lupane has thanked the man who helped them. ...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1992 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is not leading ZANU PF'
Professor Jonathan Moyo says the organisation that is being led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is not ZANU PF but new entity that was born on 15 November 2017 when the army effected a coup. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:37hrs | 10552 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Safeguard crew commander survives Lupane accident
The crew commander and driver of the Safeguard truck that was involved in an accident near Lupane, in which one crew member died, suffered only minor injuries, Safeguard Security Bulawayo managing dir...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 14:36hrs | 2763 | by Agencies
Man returns returns $100,000 accident scene cash
A Good Samaritan on Saturday retrieved over US$100 000 and three pistols which he handed over to a security company whose cash-in-transit vehicle had been involved in a fatal accident near Lupane. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
Good back-up power now essential for security systems
Safeguard Security has advised householders and business people to ensure their properties are secure and that security alarm batteries are adequate to protect their properties during electricity load...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:02hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Bosso execs found guilty
HIGHLANDERS suspended executive committee members, Modern Ngwenya and Israel Moyo who have been found guilty on the charges they were facing. The duo now wait for their punishment to be handed down....Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:38hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa swoops on cartels and monopolies over pricing
GOVERNMENT has begun enforcing a combination of strategies to break monopolies and foster competition among companies in key sectors providing basic commodities, which have come under siege from price...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:33hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intolerance fuels tension
THREATS by Zanu-PF youth leaders to counter the opposition and civic groups' planned anti-government protests are a clear indication of the ruling party's intolerance of multi-party democracy and huma...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:06hrs | 437 | by Editorial - Newsday
UK to end contribution to climate change by 2050
The Prime Minister has today announced that the UK will eradicate its net contribution to climate change by 2050.The statutory instrument to implement this will be laid in Parliament today, We...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
War vets to establish museum
WAR veterans are set to establish a museum to preserve the liberation war history and to impart fundamental ethos among fellow Zimbabweans, the Deputy Minister of Defence and War Veterans, Victor Mate...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 09:00hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Fix politics, not currency, says Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's plans to abolish the multi-currency system in favour of a new local currency could spectacularly fail, resulting in more catastrophe for troubled Zimbabwe if fundamental...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 6913 | by Staff reporter
Opposition, Civic Groups, et al should soon coordinate peaceful protests to inspire Mnangagwa to resign
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said Mnangagwa before the elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the election but he refused to listen. He act...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1615 | by Zanda Shumba
4 000 Shonas to be granted Kenyan citzenship by 2020
There was joy among the 4000 people of Shona origin living in Kenya after the Government of Kenya pledged to recognise them as citizens and register them by 2020.The Shona Community of Kenya&n...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:15hrs | 7744 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Adultery damages, cohabitation rights
A COMMON assertion is that the proposition to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the imminent Marriage Bill automatically nullifies the concept of adultery.However, this is not true b...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 3326 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Telecoms operators urged to take consumers’ grievances seriously
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete has said telecoms operators should take consumers' grievances seriously so that they improve on...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 08:00hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Good back-up power now essential for security systems
Safeguard Security has advised householders and business people to ensure their properties are secure and that security alarm batteries are adequate to protect their properties during electricity load...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:44hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt should listen to voice of people
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said President Emmerson Mnangagwa before the 2018 elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the elections, but he...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 492 | by Zanda Shumba
David Whitehead sale raises a stink
CONFLICT of interest and possible abuse of office concerns emerged this week after David Whitehead Textiles Ltd (DWTL) judicial manager Knowledge Hofisi sold a 51% equity stake in the textile company ...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter
Hungry Lions Hoovering around to devour Nyaminyami Rural District Council
As the former CEO of Nyaminyami Rural District Council, I am really concerned with unfolding issues of mismanagement of public property and corruption by those at the helm of power especial the acting...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 10:18hrs | 1839 | by Isaac Mackenzie (former CEO of the same RDC)
A uniquely Zimbabwean problem
As inflation, among other key economic indicators, keeps worsening at a pace reminiscent of the 2008 experience, public demands, often through protests, for dollarisation have become more pronounced. ...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1407 | by Livison Bhebhe
Chamisa angers Zanu-PF with war drums
Tension has been rising countrywide ever since the country's opposition party, the MDC, threatened to roll out a wave of protests over the rising cost of living. MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:41hrs | 3594 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to release all political prisoners
The continued clampdown on civic society activists by the government of Zimbabwe clearly reveals a deliberate attempt to close the democratic space in the country.Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 12:25hrs | 5194 | by CiZC
Zanu-PF concerned with Chamisa's intentions
The ruling revolutionary party Zanu-PF has noted with grave concern the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's intentions to unleash war on the nation soon after the party's congress held at Ascot Stadi...Published: 28 May 2019 at 09:42hrs | 2525 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns Chamisa
ZANU-PF yesterday warned MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa that the ruling party will not stand aside as the opposition leader and his merchants of violence unleash terror that has led to the d...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Biti raises ballot stuffing fears at MDC Congress
The race for MDC vice presidency at a party congress currently underway in Gweru will likely come down to one bruising political fight for the job between Tendai Biti and Morgen Komichi.Top pa...Published: 26 May 2019 at 19:47hrs | 3775 | by newzimbabwe
Chasi breathes fire over Chivayo
Energy minister Fortune Chasi has told the Zesa board to take urgent action to ensure that controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo completes the Gwanda solar project or that he repays the $5 millio...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:46hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Zinasu victory under threat
The Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (Zicosu) and Youth Advocacy for Reform and Development Students Congress (YardSC) have challenged the outcome of the recent Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) Stud...Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:31hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
I say no to executive share option lets have minority and all employees
According to adverts placed with the media on the 24th May 2019, TSL Limited Annual General Meeting (AGM) one of the resolution is to be approved is, "TSL 2018 Executive Share Appreciation Rights Plan...Published: 25 May 2019 at 14:56hrs | 281 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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