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Zimbabwe on brink of diplomatic row with US, Germany
A fresh diplomatic row could erupt between Zimbabwe and western governments after Harare threatened to expel envoys from the United States and Germany for allegedly funding protests across the country...Published: 9 hrs ago | 7098 | by Staff reporter
Kazakhstan firms keen on Zimbabwe investment
Over 50 Kazakhstan companies have expressed interest in partnering Zimbabwean counterparts in various business and economic development spheres.The companies' representatives met President Mna...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Gory tales of beatings, torture, anguish and military brutality
At the foot of a mountain lies a plot reportedly owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Kuwadzana Phase 3. The mountain has come to be called by the locals as "Gomo raMnangagwa" loosely translated t...Published: 17 hrs ago | 412 | by Staff reporter
Victims tell tales of Zimbabwe army brutality
IN a shocking exposé, victims of the violent attacks by uniformed military and police officers have spilled more graphic details about how they werebludgeoned with blunt objects and torched with ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:35hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri-Kashiri warns saboteurs
THE net is closing in on unscrupulous elements holding secret meetings aimed at toppling the constitutionally elected Government of President Mnangagwa, a Cabinet Minister has said. Minister o...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plan to revive Bulawayo falters
Industries in the second city are still battling to survive despite pledges by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to breathe life into what was once the hub of the country's economy.Ahead of the har...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:36hrs | 2056 | by Staff reporter
Plain clothes officials at Beitbridge expose border post to criminals
ADRIAN Ndhlovu (not his real name) is stranded after his car, a 2018 Toyota D4D twin cab on hire purchased in South Africa, has been placed under seizure by the Customs and Excise Department.H...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:23hrs | 3494 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Putin to meet
President Mnangagwa will meet the President of the Russian Federation Mr Vladmir Putin during his four-nation trip to Europe next week. The Zimbabwean leader is scheduled to visit Russia, Bela...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:09hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Quick austerity measures to avert imminent economic collapse
Austerity is described as sternness, severity of manner or attitude. In other manner it is described difficult economic conditions created by the Government measures to reduce public expenditure. The ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 4037 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
From Great Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe Ruins with Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
With great good hope Zimbabweans of all polical affiliation, race, colour and creed poured-out onto the streets, led by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to tell Mugabe of The Enough of the journey from Th...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1851 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
Zimbabwe government lacks competent P.R and proper research
From my own assessment and analysis it is important as an academic to make such recommendations and submissions basing on factual writings and credible information to improve the performance of govern...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 257 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zim government lacks competent P.R and proper research
From my own assessment and analysis it is important as an academic to make such recommendations and submissions basing on factual writings and credible information to improve the performance of govern...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:31hrs | 396 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Only a firm hand benevolent autocratic leader can save Zimbabwe
Eddie Cross's opinion piece of December 29, 2018 titled "How long oh Lord, how Long?", in which he lambasts lousy government, corruption, nonsensical monetary and macroeconomic policies, concludes tha...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:58hrs | 2936 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
Mugabe's ex-minister, wife lose property
Former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife Millicent are set to lose household property worth thousands of dollars after failing to pay back an undisclosed amount of money to a local bank....Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:28hrs | 4951 | by Staff reporter
A review of Zimbabwe's trade performance in 2018
ZIMBABWE's exports have been on a steady growth path throughout the year but imports rose at a much even faster pace. In this piece, NewsDay's Mthandazo Nyoni looks at how the country has fared in the...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:14hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Slain lawyer's father makes demands
THE father of the slain Gweru lawyer, Lucia Duve has made some demands to the family of the suspected killer boyfriend to mark the beginning of dialogue between the two families as per African traditi...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:45hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Exposed: The sprawling network of US military bases in Africa
The other CSL, in the remote smuggling hub of Agadez, is set to become the premier US military outpost in West Africa. That drone base, located at Niger's Airbase 201, not only boasts a $100m construc...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | 2130 | by Staff reporter
Falgold fails to publish FY results
LISTED miner Falcon Gold Zimbabwe has failed to publish its financial results for the financial year to September 30 this year, citing operational challenges which have been worsened by inadequate for...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industry needs remodelling'
BULAWAYO needs to transform its industrial focus through adoption of an agile approach and investing more on new business lines consistent with global demands, the Project Management of Zimbabwe (PMZ)...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:21hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe engages debt collectors
Cash-strapped Kwekwe City Council has engaged debt collectors to recover $45 million owed by ratepayers. Addressing a full council meeting, Kwekwe treasurer Mrs Rejoice Maweni said counc...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:12hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Best economic models that Zimbabwe government can adopt
Apparently we have the following challenges in our mainstream economy - Production levels are very low ( imports exceeding exports therefore balance of payments affected-&nbs...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 22:17hrs | 2188 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mega deals remain elusive for Zimbabwe
Locally, thousands have called him a hero for toppling the only leader Zimbabwe has known for almost four decades.Abroad, investors are, for the first time in decades, considering Zimbabwe as ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:50hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Van Hoogstraten opens up on Hwange Colliery
BRITISH businessman Nicholas van Hoogstraten yesterday opened up to journalists on the demise of Hwange Colliery Company Limited, saying it was being run down by corruption and financial mismanagement...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:41hrs | 2553 | by Staff reporter
Concern over Bulawayo disused industrial space
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube says her office is seized with identifying more working space for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as part of measures to ensure success of their bu...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:22hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
$2,1million fraud businessman out of custody
THE Harare businessman accused of defrauding a Bulawayo company of more than $2 million last year has been remanded out of custody to 14 December this year.Onesimo Ndoro appeared in court last...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 12:41hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
Supply side intervention key for Zimbabwean Industries
The local industry has been operating below par in the last 20 years. Various policies by the government have failed to reindustrialize the economy with the sector's contribution to GDP falling below ...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 10:22hrs | 611 | by Victor Bhoroma
Thieving cop and rapist traditional healer escape from jail
A COP who allegedly broke into colleagues' houses and stole assortment of goods and a self-proclaimed inyanga who was recently jailed for rape, have escaped from Hwange Prison. Maxwell Musarir...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | 783 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to screen second-hand vehicles
GOVERNMENT is working on a policy to screen all second-hand vehicles to make sure they meet minimum standards before they can be imported into the country, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. O...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:49hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Turkey, Russia ditch US dollar
Turkey and Russia are faced with yet another manifestation of political American pressure through sanctions.During the latest Russian-Turkish talks, the question arose about stopping the use o...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 12:56hrs | 1501 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi 'suffers heart attack'
ZIMBABWEAN music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi had to miss the London Jazz Festival last week after suffering from what organisers of the renowned international jazz extravaganza said was heart failure. &...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:24hrs | 2738 | by Staff reporter
Skeletons tumble as MPs begin investigation
FORMER Mines deputy minister Freddie Moyo has become the latest politician to be linked to the demise of Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), a development that left the lives of thousands of famil...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030. This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 255 | by Emerson D. Mnangagwa
WATCH: Mnangagwa approves 11 projects worth $5.3 billion
The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet circulated for the information of Cabinet a list of eleven projects which have been approved by His Excellency the President for immediate impleme...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 16:21hrs | 3968 | by Staff reporter
Economic Dialogue: Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030.This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabili...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:29hrs | 67 | by HE Emmerson D Mnangagwa
Time to value add, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proposed an indaba on how Zimbabwe should develop value chains for the country's mining and agriculture sectors with a view to advancing the twin objectives of moderni...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:18hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zimra puts cap on imported goods
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has set the maximum quantities of good cross-border travellers can import for personal use that can be covered under the traveller's rebate.Travellers re...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:06hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Travellers' rebate unchanged: Zimra
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has emphasised that it will remove the traveller's rebate for people who bring in goods in excess of $200. This comes as the Government indefinitely susp...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:36hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Goods de-listed from import licence requirement
Following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument (SI) 237A of 2018, a number of goods which were formerly controlled by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development were removed from t...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 16:59hrs | 3360 | by Zimra
Hold Mnangagwa's govt to account on mega deals, says Mudenda
SPEAKER of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda has urged government to fight inertia, whereby deals worth billions of dollars are signed every time, but not implemented on time or never."Let us fight th...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:06hrs | 2458 | by Staff reporter
Race to save Africa's iconic dam
WHEN a 60-year-old dam that stands 128 metres tall, 716 metres long and holds 181 billion cubic meters of water needs repairs, it is never a small job and it comes with a huge budget: US$294 million. ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:15hrs | 3149 | by Staff reporter
$1 million gas depot for Bulawayo
LP Gas firm, Matsa Energy, is in the process of setting up a $1 million depot in Bulawayo, a move which will increase supplies and create more job opportunities for locals.The gas depot will b...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should take advantage of Intra-African Trade Fair'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said Zimbabwe should take advantage of the upcoming Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) set for next month in Egypt to improve export market diversification and tap...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Makorokozas wreak havoc, vandalise water and sewer pipes
Machete wielding gold panners have become a cause for concern in the City of Kwekwe were they are vandalising water and sewer pipes using the water to clean their gold ore leaving the residents of Kwe...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 16:11hrs | 2021 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa sucked into missing $6,4m mess
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mines minister Winston Chitando were yesterday dragged into a case in which $6,4 million pumped into Hwange Colliery Company for exploration, allegedly disappeared, wh...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:18hrs | 3259 | by Staff reporter
Origins of the Zimbabwe crisis
This article was first published by hsf.org.za.Zimbabwe is experiencing a cumulative breakdown. Living standards, life expectancy and production have plummeted while political oppression h...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 5995 | by Teddy Brett and Simon Winter
Import with your own forex, Mangudya says
Companies and individuals seeking to import basic commodities following the lifting of the import ban will have to use free funds, freeing the central bank from having to raise funds for the imports, ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:55hrs | 2200 | by Staff reporter
Govt Suspends Restrictions On Importing Goods
The following goods are no longer subject to SI22 of 2017 restrictions:1-Margarine 2-Stockfeeds3-Shoe Polish 4-S...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 16:33hrs | 13265 | by Staff Reporter
Emergency recovery measures to stop Zimbabwe economic free-fall
This article will be brief and straight to the point. There is no need to continue to pontificate on the political-economy of the country because we all know that after the 30th July elections the eco...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:00hrs | 5157 | by Dr Tapiwa Mashakada
Zimbabwe Parliamentary committee to engage US congress on sanctions
THE Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is planning to meet members of the United States Congress and the European Union to discuss the removal of sanctions as part of i...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:18hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa introduce performance dashboards for ministries
The government is set to introduce performance dashboards to monitor and keep in check progress being made by ministries as well as performances of provinces as devolution takes shape.While Pr...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 18:41hrs | 4178 | by Staff reporter
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