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Realizing your dreams in the age of austerity
Zimbabwe's 2019 National Budget Statement, which was presented under the theme "Austerity for Prosperity," is generally aimed at correcting the fiscal imbalance that is mainly responsible for high inf...Published: 6 hrs ago | 746 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Church in fresh push for inclusive national dialogue in zimbabwe
CHURCHES are reviving their bid for a comprehensive national dialogue to tackle the country's ever-pressing problems, insisting that all other initiatives must feed into the one they are championing....Published: 8 hrs ago | 726 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Collective battles to shrug off Zanu-PF links
MATABELELAND Collective (MC), a grouping of civil societies from the southern region are increasingly coming under pressure from different corners as they continue to be attacked by those who have lin...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 15:12hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Let's discuss no insults please
The General consensus amongst Mthwakazi Activists is that both ZANU it's leaders and MDC and it's leaders are the same, because they have the same agenda against our people. What I want to know precis...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1855 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
ZAPU response to 'Gukurahundi' moves by President Mnangagwa
In social and other media there has been debate and speculation on where President Emmerson Mnangagwa is headed regarding resolution of the "Gukurahundi" issue. In the run-up to Zimbabwe's Independenc...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1223 | by Dr. Strike Mkandla
Whites score big against blacks - land compensation
Land is and was at the centre of all political developments for the indigenous black Zimbabwean population's pre and post independence movements. The liberation war against white minority rule's black...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 15:37hrs | 2359 | by Terence Simbi
Coltart defends Jonathan Moyo...fingers Chinamasa and Mnangagwa
Former MDC secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart has absolved ex-Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo on allegations that he was involved in the drafting and steering of the notorious Public Order Sec...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 12:35hrs | 7186 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Priscilla Mushonga sucked into Mnangagwa saga
Former MDC Secretary General Priscilla Misihairabwi has been fingered in an elaborate plan to hoodwink the people of Matabeleland into endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa using the Gukurahundi geno...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 09:27hrs | 4684 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa is illegitimate by virtue of rigged elections - regardless Chamisa climb-down
As far as Mnangagwa is concerned last year's elections were free, fair and credible. He has invited opposition parties, civic society and all other interested parties to a national dialogue to discuss...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2493 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zec warms up for 2023 polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner has started warming up for the 2023 harmonised elections by convening a national multi-stakeholder conference aimed at reflecting at the July 30, 2018 general polls...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Banks move to arrest card cloning incidents
AN increase in cases of bank card cloning fraud has resulted in some banks suspending balance inquiry on all merchant point of sale (POS) devices. Card-cloning is the production of counterfeit...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Where is Mnangagwa taking us to?
I DROVE up the window of the tollgate and the man on duty asked me: "Eddie, where are we going?" He was not asking what my destination was, but where did I think the country was going.Last nig...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 8597 | by Eddie Cross
'Wanton price hikes signify indiscipline'
Zimbabwe celebrated its 39th independence last Thursday amid a deteriorating economic situation in the country that has seen prices of goods skyrocketing as people's disposable incomes continue to shr...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:39hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to crack whip on errand businesses'
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo has lashed out at errand business operators for unjustifiably pushing up prices of goods and warned that at some point government will enforce compliance measure...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:35hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in major climbdown, drops hardline stance on Mnangagwa dialogue
MDC-Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa has made a major climb-down on his hardline stance against inter-party dialogue and called for an engagement between him and President Mnangagwa to tackle nati...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
Land compensation and IMF re-engagement: A legacy of an Anti-poor government.
The full import of Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is open for business mantra is now being painfully realized by the working class of Zimbabwe. Salaries of the workers have been eroded, the majority of our popu...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 20:10hrs | 2234 | by Obert Masaraure
Multiple inconsistencies in Mr Multiverse Dungani's article.
I do not usually respond to people who veer off the road to focus on personalities, however, allow me to respectfully respond to Dr Multiverse Dungani's wild, baseless and incoherent claims he made in...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 18:59hrs | 1055 | by Thulani Nkala
'Peasant farmers now driving Zimbabwe's economy'
THE agricultural sector, seen as the mainstay of the country's economy, is now being powered by peasant farmers following the chaos that decimated commercial farming, the Daily News on Sunday can repo...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland Collective a ZANU PF and British creation?
A grouping of Matabeleland civic society leader and clergymen called the Matebeleland Collective (MC) was allegedly created by the British government and ZANU PF. The allegations were brought ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:14hrs | 2573 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa must apologise for his role in gukurahundi genocide
VICTIMS of the 1980s Matabeleland and Midlands massacres, known as Gukurahundi, have challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to openly apologise for the killing of over 20 000 innocent civilians, sayi...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:58hrs | 3157 | by Staff reporter
Of heroes betrayed, forgotten
When, in the fullness of time, the lies can hold no longer, when the frail bottom of deception falls off, when the foggy morning dew of orchestrated media smokescreens withers and gives way to the pow...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:55hrs | 253 | by Zifiso Masiye
Stationery shortage hits Registrar-General's office
The Registrar-General's Office (RG) has been hit with a serious shortage of stationery and consumables required to process national identification cards and passports, it has emerged.The offic...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:53hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Death stalks Mnangagwa family
President Emerson Mnangagwa, former president Robert Mugabe, and all the architects of Gukurahundi - the 1980s massacre of unarmed civilians in Matabeleland and the Midlands - carry a deadly curse tha...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:35hrs | 46416 | by Methusi Ncube
We're not Gukurahundi activists, says Mthwakazi
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has reacted angrily to a statement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba that they are Gukurahundi activists and embassies that have invested to...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:43hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Sydney Malunga's son speaks on the economic crisis
Siphosami Malunga the Open Society Initiatives of Southern Africa Director and son of the late veteran nationalist Sydney Malunga says President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa should...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 13:36hrs | 2008 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Top Pastor blasts Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has come under fire from a prominent Bulawayo pastor Anglistone Themba Sibanda who is accusing him of grandstanding over Gukurahundi genocide. ...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 13:17hrs | 6252 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's fear over Gukurahundi
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and top government officials, particularly Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and Agriculture minister Perrence Shiri, are scared stiff of personal criminal responsibilit...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:15hrs | 8657 | by Staff reporter
'39 years on Matebeleland still lags behind'
AS Zimbabwe yesterday celebrated 39 years of self-rule, analysts and activists in Matebeleland still feel the region has lagged behind in terms of development.Political analyst and MRP preside...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:13hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi healing, reconciliation timeframes set
GOVERNMENT and the Matabeleland Collective, a group of civil society organisations, have agreed on strict timeframes for the implementation of the Gukurahundi healing and reconciliation implementation...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi cannot be wished away: Williams
ON March 21 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa flew from Harare to Bulawayo on a jet chartered from the United Arab Emirates - an extravagant arrangement - for a meeting with Matabeleland-based civil ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:06hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans will find Chamisa's Zimbabwe bird remark quite offensive
SOME people make it impossible for anyone to misquote them or exaggerate about them.Just when you thought politicians across the divide would tone down on rhetoric in the spirit of Independenc...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:29hrs | 980 | by Conway Tutani
Mnangagwa's minister speaks on Gukurahundi, past conflicts
GOVERNMENT is committed to dealing with past conflicts including Gukurahundi by formally recognising them as part of the country's history to bring closure to the events and foster national healing an...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will rise again, dreams Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabweans will only consolidate their hard-won independence through unity and focusing on economic development that will lead to the attainment of Vision 2030. ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
What do you need to become a welder?
Do you like creating, designing, and fixing stuff? If you are good with your hands, welding could be the career you are looking for. One of the best things about welding as a profession is that it doe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 21:05hrs | 7577 | by Staff Writer
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3557 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe garage sale returns to South Surrey
An annual garage sale that supports efforts to help needy families in Zimbabwe is just 10 days away.The Zimbabwe Gecko Society event is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at White Rock Baptist ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:19hrs | 584 | by Tracy Holmes
'MDC has no hand in sanctions'
The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with journalist, and human rights advocate Grace Kwinje who is the MDC Alliance's European Union representative based in Brussels. S...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 17:48hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU's independence day message
As Zimbabweans remember the end of colonialism and the advent of independent rule on 18 April 1980, it is saddening to note that what every citizen celebrated as a new chapter has in actual fact been ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 12:33hrs | 2125 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Pauline claims cyber-attacks
MUSICIAN Pauline Gunduza yesterday said she had been subjected to abuse and insults on social media after filing a police report against Edzai Isu Trust director Tafadzwa Muzondo who allegedly fondled...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:07hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
'The wage of sin is death' Linda Masarira says
The wage of sin is death and one reaps what he or she sows- these have been the adages that have made so many people in Zimbabwe and in Africa at large to invest much of their energy results i.e the h...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 10:53hrs | 2366 | by Linda Masarira
Biti calls for International Commission on Gukurahundi
MDC Deputy National Chairperson Tendai Biti has called for an Internation Commisiion to investigate the Gukurahundi genocide that left more than 20 000 people dead in Midlands and Matabeleland. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 2398 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Religious leaders must pray for bloodless separation of Matabeleland and Zimbabwe
China's revered revolutionary, Mao Zedong, was spot on when he said, "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun". Zimbabwe is the product of the barrel of the gun so is the 2nd Republic tha...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3781 | by MLO
#Tajamuka wants Mnangagwa to give blanket amnesty to its members
Radical pressure group Tajamuka/Sesijikile has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to issue a blanket amnesty on its members who are currently in self-imposed exile after fleeing threa...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 13:07hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
Medical Aid subscriptions go up
The country's largest medical aid society by subscriber base, Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has reviewed its subscription fees upwards beginning 1 May 2019.In a circular is...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 10:17hrs | 5321 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gukurahundi genocide consultations begin
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has begun community consultations with victims of the Gukurahundi atrocities as part of government's plan to bring closure to the highly-emotive...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Matabeleland Collective in secret Gukurahundi genocide deal?
Matabeleland Collective, one of the key stakeholders on Gukurahundi and national healing, yesterday slapped down attempts by fugitive former Cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo to discredit the b...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 4030 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa militarises Zanu-PF party structures
THE ruling Zanu-PF party wants war veterans, seen as key allies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to hold key positions as part of its restructuring exercise in a move observers say is akin to militari...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 2913 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland chiefs' thumbs-up for Gukurahundi debate
Traditional leaders have hailed President Mnangagwa's stance that Gukurahundi should be openly debated, with Chiefs Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira saying the move by the President will bri...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:44hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
The case for the compensations of former white farmers
Last week Government announced the commencement of the process of identifying and registering the former white farmers, who lost land during the land reform programme, in an exercise which is being co...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1476 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mthuli Ncube triggers panic
LONG-suffering Zimbabweans should brace for even tougher economic times ahead, following last week's surprise announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that the country would have yet another curr...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:56hrs | 19699 | by Staff reporter
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