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Zimbabwe mines, banks in crunch talks over US sanctions
ZIMBABWE'S mines said on Friday they had kicked-off crunch meetings with banks, government and the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) to find a solution after operators reported that th...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:26hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cops deny torching kombis, blame 'vendors, touts and money changers'
Metro traffic cops in Bulawayo were accused of shifting blame after allegedly burning down two kombis in the city center on Wednesday and then telling their boss in an internal memo that the commuter ...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2886 | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis: Ex-MDC minister, lawyers pile pressure on Mnangagwa
FORMER Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs minister Eric Matinenga, has ganged up with lawyers Beatrice Mtetwa and Valerie Ingham-Thorpe to challenge recent constitutional amendments which they s...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3768 | by Staff reporter
Fire guts Kwekwe Hospital staff quarters
Kwekwe General Hospital doctors and staff members escaped unharmed after their quarters caught fire in the early hours of today.Nine families, including doctors, physiotherapist, nurses and an...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:44hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has changed face of Zimbabwean politics'
Former MDC Kwekwe legislator Mr Blessing Chebundo (BC) is among many opposition members who have jumped ship to join the ruling party this year. Below he shares his experiences with our Political Edit...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records $9,8bn budget surplus
ZIMBABWE recorded a budget surplus amounting to $9,8 billion in the first quarter of 2021 on the back of continued fiscal consolidation measures and sustained macro-economic stability, Finance and Eco...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:29hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
The degeneration of Zimbabwe is often cuased by lack of heroic acts by society to protect our institutions
Our representative democracy and constitution were made within the realm of moral and religious people. It therefore follows that the two are wholly inadequate to a government which may decide to be n...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:14hrs | 234 | by Brian Sedze
Bosso coach frets over blunt strikeforce
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu is worried by his side's failure to score goals in the two Chibuku Super Cup games they have played so far with his boys having only scored just one goal in their...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:23hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Giant Kariba houseboat up for sale
ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest luxury houseboat, the Zambezi Trader, is set to be sold to the highest bidder in a development that has sent shock waves in the tourism industry.Is it the Covid...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Short term risks for Zim economy
The Zimbabwean economy is expected to register modest growth this year after 2 years of successive decline when currency changes, high inflation, extreme weather conditions and COVID-19 downturn wreck...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:26hrs | 688 | by Victor Bhoroma
Cash-in-transit with toy guns, security companies rob clients
PRIVATE security companies contracted to provide cash-in-transit services are ill-equipped to the extent that some of them use toy guns while transporting clients' money, police have revealed....Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:13hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa joins the constitutional onslaught quietly
Zimbabwe has been in the limelight again when a constitutional matter was hijacked by the opposition politicians and made an apolitical matter. The most puzzling and missing card is the very loud sile...Published: 31 May 2021 at 08:42hrs | 3860 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Good news for Zimbabwean Diasporans on passports
A private company has been engaged by Government for the creation of a national biometric database for citizens and production of e-passports, which will enable citizens in the Diaspora to access trav...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1793 | by Staff reporter
Supermarkets feel heat as consumers spend on fuel
ZIMBABWE'S retailers have said the government must take action against high fuel prices that have been blamed for pushing production costs up, making the environment "unpredictable and difficult" for ...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
China, Russia hold talks to fix 'global disorder'
China and Russia held a new round of strategic security consultations on Tuesday in Moscow, and during the frequent interactions between the two major powers in recent months, the world has showed a d...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:04hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt engages partner to produce 4 million e-passports a year
CABINET on Tuesday approved the engagement of a private partner on the production of e-passports and other national identity documentation.In a statement, cabinet said it had resolved to partn...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:00hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat turns to digital livestock data collection
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) has gone digital in its data collection for agriculture and livestock survey (ALS) which is underway across the country.This is the first tim...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
'Constitutional amendments thwart Mnangagwa's foreign engagements efforts'
THE recent constitutional amendments could result in foreign governments which were willing to strengthen economic and political ties with Zimbabwe backtracking from their pledges, Musa Kika, executiv...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 2147 | by Staff reporter
Chinese project fans Zanu-PF factionalism
Chinese coal mining upstart Beifa Investments Private Limited has stepped up coal exploration around Dinde in Hwange despite sustained community objections as the acrimonious relationship between the ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Employees steal US$100 000 from Mukuru
A Mukuru branch manager and his assistant allegedly stole US$100 000 from a sealed trunk of banknotes entrusted to their care in February, stuffing the cash they removed into their pockets, and had th...Published: 20 May 2021 at 05:57hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition politics needs radical paradigm shift
A RADICAL paradigm shift is necessary to extricate opposition politics of this country from the doldrums of extinction and annihilation as the status quo is fraught with "owngoals" that gift the rulin...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 309 | by Canisio Mudzimu
Opposition must coalesce against Zanu-PF, says Mutambara
ZIMBABWE'S fractured opposition have been urged to resolve their differences and come together in order to defeat the ruling Zanu-PF party in the 2023 election.The call was made by former Depu...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Judiciary captured now they have become judicial political activists
In every democratic space the Judiciary sits at the centre and the live wire of the democratic experiment. The Judiciary have a constitutional function of execution of laws respectively. It is the bac...Published: 16 May 2021 at 19:33hrs | 1764 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
FAO: Agriculture will make or break Africa's free trade
Transforming agri-food systems can unlock Africa's potential.The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | 151 | by Abebe Haile-Gabriel
Angela Merkel and Liz Cheney are conservatives, but their political values and principles are worth of gold!
We are also called anarchists; our socialistic values about removing a capitalist world to an order that puts emphasis on humanity and not profit. Activists defy status core, demand a remake of our tu...Published: 13 May 2021 at 22:03hrs | 568 | by Nomazulu Thata
Loga targets Leicester starlet
WITH the 2022 World Cup qualifiers initially scheduled for early next month postponed, Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic has shifted focus to the Cosafa tournament in July, with fringe players, includi...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:48hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Mystery of Kuda Tagwirei's assets in Zimbabwe revival plan
In December, the government of Zimbabwe announced a multibillion-dollar project called Kuvimba Mining House Ltd. that would hold some of the nation's most valuable gold, platinum, chrome and nickel mi...Published: 11 May 2021 at 09:02hrs | 5969 | by Staff reporter
Defying global trends, Zimbabwe bets on coal
COAL dust fouls the air in Hwange, a mining town in the Matabeleland North province, about an hour's drive southeast of Victoria Falls. Black smoke and a throat-closing odour saturate the atmosphere....Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:39hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after allegedly killing wife
A GOKWE man who had been on the run after allegedly killing his wife last month has committed suicide by hanging himself in a police cell in Lupane where he had been detained after being arrested. ...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Market research innovation improvements in the wake of Covid-19
Most, if not all businesses and organizations will be forced into a change of habits in the workplace just like we have all had to adapt our personal lives due to the coronavirus. Washing your hands m...Published: 10 May 2021 at 19:09hrs | 225 | by Staff writer
Man commits suicide in police custody
A GOKWE man who had been on the run after allegedly killing his wife last month has committed suicide by hanging himself in a police cell in Lupane where he had been detained after being arrested....Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:26hrs | 1395 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Project: More harm than good
Awarded a rousing reception in 2017 by the City of Kings, the Egodini project headed by Terracotta Trading Private Limited produced a royal city befitting pitch which was well backed by the then Actin...Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:02hrs | 3097 | by Thabiso Nxumalo
Every child must at one stage stay at grandmother’s home
The eldest of us was Tapfuma, whose eggshell head made him look awkward. In our hierarchy Tapfuma was followed by me and then Obedience, a tall slim boy full of humour. The rest were toddlers. We so l...Published: 08 May 2021 at 07:58hrs | 157 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Privatization plans off rails
In November 2018, the Zimbabwean government set out a privatization plan to dispose completely and partially privatize over 23 state entities and parastatals (SEPs). According to the Auditor General R...Published: 07 May 2021 at 15:41hrs | 1118 | by Victor Bhoroma
Teachers unions ban extra lessons
TEACHERS unions have urged their members to stop conducting extra lessons, saying it further marginalised pupils whose guardians cannot afford the fees being charged.The representatives said i...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1844 | by Staff reporter
Witness nails Chiyangwa in Kamambo bribe case
FORMER Zifa boss Philip Chiyangwa and the police have been accused of helping build a case against current Zifa president Felton Kamambo, who is being accused of bribing his way into office.Ke...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1318 | by Staff reporter
Government starts issuing birth certificates for children born during lockdown
GOVERNMENT has started issuing birth certificates to children who were born during the Covid-19-induced lockdown and had not been captured in the national registry following the suspension of the serv...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:21hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mansion construction stalls
This means taxpayers' funds have been wasted on a property that Mnangagwa may no longer be keen on living in. The hideous property was being built as part of his state package. Usually the President a...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:34hrs | 7740 | by Staff reporter
Process to issue Zimbabwe passports online begins
Passport seekers will soon be able to apply for the travel document in the comfort of their homes and schedule appointments with the Registrar-General's Office online, following efforts being made to ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:13hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
Chebundo in the eye of a storm as Corruption and Abuse of power exposed
The 2023 campaign begins for Blessing Chebundo with his campaign manager Trythings Mutyandasvika who is a manager at Rainbow Towers. Using his influence at work Trythings Mutyandasvika who bribe...Published: 02 May 2021 at 15:18hrs | 3764 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Scramble for Hwange
COAL dust fouls the air in Hwange, a mining town in the Matabeleland North region of Zimbabwe, about an hour's drive southeast of Victoria Falls.Black smoke and a throat-closing odour saturate...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:26hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has capacity to fund its growth agenda'
Zimbabwe has the capacity to fund its growth agenda, but there is need for financial institutions and cash-rich entities such as pension funds to effectively deploy current savings, according to an ex...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 192 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF MP, CIO order Cottco to withdraw MDC member's tender
Chiredzi North Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Bhila has unwittingly exposed Zanu-PF's capture of state enterprises through a leaked conversation with the local Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) busin...Published: 01 May 2021 at 20:25hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
A new hope… President Mwonzora's to do list
With a flood of optimism being poured to the new MDC'T President Douglas Mwonzora from the majority of both the MDC'T standing committee and the supporters at large the young and charismatic leader sh...Published: 01 May 2021 at 10:57hrs | 2282 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa 'gives up' on sanctions fight
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa appears to have given up on the fight for the removal of West-imposed sanctions and is shifting focus to internal sources of finance for key government projects. T...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:48hrs | 2887 | by Staff reporter
Night shifts to clear passport backlog
Government has introduced night shifts for round-the-clock production of passports to clear a backlog that has resulted in people having to sleep at registry offices. It has also emerged that there ar...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:38hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Minister asked to pay a US$30 bribe to jump passport office queue
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday experienced the corruption at the Makombe passport office after he was asked to pay a US$30 bribe to jump the queue. ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
9 000 passports to be produced per day
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage says it has put in place measures to clear a backlog in passport processing dating back to March 2019.In response to the Portfolio Committee ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 16:19hrs | 2814 | by Staff Reporter
Future of iGaming industry
Today, online gambling field is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry in the world. Due to research, the iGaming industry was worth approximately US$41.78 billion by the end of 2016 and ju...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 177 | by Staff writer
Separated by a river, but worlds apart
Depending on one's propensity to follow the news, the world, at varying days of December of 2019 was introduced to the novel corona virus, a highly contagious and deadly virus preliminary reports at t...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 14:40hrs | 2275 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
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