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Zimbabwe Constitution must be amended
ZIMBABWE has been oscillating like a yoyo for three decades now without coming up with tangible solutions to strengthen the governance system. Our position is clear that we need a complete system over...Published: 3 hrs ago | 102 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
NGO report exposes Zanu-PF violence
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has exposed Zanu-PF for perpetrating the majority of human rights abuses across the country in the month of April.The report titled The Wall talks of the exist...Published: 3 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter
Flats to reduce Bulawayo housing backlog
GROWING up in a residential flat as opposed to a stand-alone housing unit has largely been confined to a few western suburbs in Bulawayo.Several rented apartments owned by the local authority ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF frets over CCC rural penetration
Zanu-PF provincial leadership is sweating over Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s rural mobilisation strategy which has seen the opposition party penetrate the rural areas which have been Zanu-PF s...Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:44hrs | 1817 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's shutdowns not the best protest strategy
WORSENING economic conditions, coupled with growing unemployment as most Zimbabweans struggle to eke out a living in the informal sector are among the major reasons why this week's shutdown flopped....Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:42hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Picking Zimbabwean Sitho Mdlalose as Vodacom SA boss raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwean diaspora seems to ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 07:13hrs | 3664 | by Gugu Lourie
'Stayaways not likely to work in Zimbabwe'
ANALYSTS yesterday said stayaways are not likely to work now as Zimbabwe is a highly informalised economy where the majority have no formal jobs.It was business as usual on Monday, the day of ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:15hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Ncube fret over failing economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is fretting over the possibility of losing the 2023 elections at a time Zanu-PF members of Parliament say launching a serious campaign for themselves and their leader will...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:26hrs | 2258 | by Staff reporter
Zimra installs automated systems to curb corruption
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority has installed four automated systems in various entry and exit points of the country to curb corruption.ZIMRA ICT Director Shamu Moyo recently said they were making ...Published: 10 May 2022 at 15:13hrs | 1952 | by Stephen Jakes
Work to ensure smooth drive to Tsholotsho begins
THE rehabilitation of the 115km Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has begun and is expected to be complete before the end of the year as the Second Republic ups the developmental momentum in the region....Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC in by-election landslide
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) was the biggest winner in the weekend by-elections to fill vacant seats following the recall of councillors by MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora.CCC, whi...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:09hrs | 2649 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North roads have outlived lifespan
MOST public roads especially in Matabeleland North need reconstruction as they have outlived their lifespan, a Cabinet Minister has said.Speaking on the sidelines of a review meeting for all p...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Zinara mulls e-tollgates
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it is making headway on plans to establish an e-tolling system to reduce operating costs from toll fees collection processes.According t...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:54hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border grocery shopping trips decline
THE number of locals travelling to neighbouring countries such as South Africa and Botswana to buy groceries has considerably gone down following a steady rise in capacity utilisation in the local man...Published: 05 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
4 radio station projects complete
GOVERNMENT has completed four radio station projects while it has embarked on other new projects that include the production of obituaries profiling contributions made by heroes and heroines interred ...Published: 05 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives kits to assemble 21 buses from China
KITS for the assembly of 21 buses arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday from China, as Harare moves to reduce the forex import bill and create more jobs through assembling buses locally.The project wi...Published: 04 May 2022 at 06:58hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to copy Putin's currency strategy
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to emulate Russian President Vladimir Putin in his attempt to revive Africa's worst performing currency. Mnangagwa's administration may announ...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2912 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allays fears of power shortage
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has allayed fears of a power shortage in the country as the Second Republic is ramping up power generation efforts, which would ultimately increase national energy output.G...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:55hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Gold branding necessary in anti-smuggling fight, says ZACC
Zimbabwean gold needs to be branded so it can be positively identified once smuggled out of the country, to enable easy identification, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said....Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:54hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Domestic airports rehab forecast to boost tourism
PLAYERS in the tourism industry have welcomed the ongoing airports rehabilitation programme by the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) saying this will complement efforts to grow the tourism sector to ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:52hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
ZINARA committed to Vision 2030
The Government of Zimbabwe under the stewardship of His Excellency the President, Cde, Dr E.D Mnangagwa has set a massive life changing target of transforming Zimbabwe into an Upper Middle-Income econ...Published: 01 May 2022 at 14:22hrs | 169 | by Nkosinathi Ncube
TelOne lays out fresh fibre plan
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne is seeking funding to deploy fibre network to over 100 000 homes in the next five years under the National Broadband Phase II project, as it moves to counter netw...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:21hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Mayors, council chairpersons sign performance contracts
MAYORS and council chairpersons from the country's urban and rural authorities yesterday signed performance based contracts in line with Government's thrust of monitoring to ensure all arms of governm...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:13hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Improve workers' welfare, Mnangagwa says
Employees' wages, salaries and welfare should be improved in line with the growing economy, while Government is doing all in its power to protect workers' rights and cushion them from challenges arisi...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt desperate for Western bailout
Zimbabwe has taken its begging bowl to the international community as it desperately seeks financial sponsors to help pay off nearly US$2.5 billion in external arrears owed to the World Bank and the A...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accuses business of sabotage
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused business of sabotaging his government.Officially opening the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo, Mnangagwa said: "We must pract...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:24hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns economic saboteurs
INDUSTRIES should not purport to support the Government during the day and turn into economic saboteurs by the night through unjustifiable practices that negatively affect the people, President Mnanga...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:08hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Tech drifts that are changing the gaming business
In the previous ten years, the universe of betting has quickly advanced. This is expected essentially to the turn of events and development of the web. The ubiquity of web-based betting is obvious aro...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 16:34hrs | 162 | by Staff Writer
Panic as America army opens military office in Zambia
Political analysts have raised alarm over the announcement by the United States of America Embassy in Zambia that the infamous United States Africa Command is opening an office in Zambia. On M...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 11:17hrs | 17607 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Water projects to boost Bulawayo investment
THE ongoing Government funded water projects will go a long way in enhancing Bulawayo's investment opportunities and spur its economic growth momentum, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minis...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:58hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams price madness
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the resurgent price madness being experienced in the market is unjustified given the prevailing stable economic fundamentals and the supportive fiscal a...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
'Hiring lobbyists unhelpful for Zimbabwe's image rebuilding'
ZIMBABWE'S failure to attain and build a good image in the international community is worsened by hopeless tactics like the hiring of lobbyist organisations, critics have said.In 2019, Preside...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:40hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Politicised military threatens 2023 poll
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is abusing state institutions, including the military, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and judiciary, to maintain his tight grip on power ahead of the...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:39hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pleads poverty
REVELATIONS that Zimbabwe is pushing to be classified a Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) as Harare seeks debt relief in what is effectively a volte-face on the long-held official aversion to the i...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:37hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zimra introduces automated systems to curb corruption
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced automated systems as some of the country's entry points in efforts to curb corruption which is said to be rampant at the country's borders....Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:47hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Nust students coming up with innovative technological solutions
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students and academics are coming up with innovative technological solutions to national problems, a testimony that they have adapted to the de...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:18hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
ZACC vows to recover ill-gotten wealth even after jail
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), which is targeting to recover US$50 million worth of assets believed to be proceeds of corruption, has said it will strip criminals of their ill-gotten ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rewards female boxer Chiwandire with US$15,000
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday cheered the spirits of female boxer Kudakwashe "Take Money" Chiwandire with a US$15 000 reward for her exploits after winning the World Boxing Council Interim Super...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Sadc must condemn SA xenophobic attacks
WHEN will Southern African Development Community (Sadc) convene an extraordinary summit to discuss the events unfolding in South Africa.Each time Sadc leaders meet for their routine jamborees,...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:42hrs | 252 | by Mukunda Chitova
Govt plans to woo diaspora investors
GOVERNMENT has tasked Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava to come up with a diaspora engagement strategy to woo Zimbabweans who work outside the country to contribute towards economic development...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:35hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Government ramps up efforts to complete Lake Gwayi-Shangani by year-end
CONTRACTORS have started opening access roads and doing pipeline servitude clearance for the laying of the 245km pipeline from Lake Gwayi-Shangani to Bulawayo as Government steps up efforts to ensure ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:33hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
REVEALED: How Ramaphosa created Nhlanhla Lux to help win 2024 elections
Nhlanhla Lux Mohlauli, the xenophobic leader of the extremist vigilante group Operation Dudula is a creation of President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's faction of the ANC as a joker card that will ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 13:58hrs | 4508 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe facing food crisis, says WFP
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of an impending food crisis in the country after global and regional food prices spiked upwards following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.WFP said most h...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:07hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
ZACC blocks US$18m illegal transactions
THE widening of the battle against corruption to include prevention as well as hunting down the lawbreakers is paying off for the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission which recently blocked two illegal...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:03hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Open defecation at Harare's new passport offices
IT is a few minutes before midday and the new Makombe complex, which is now handling passport applications, is a hive of activity.Hordes of e-passport seekers patiently queue outside awaiting ...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1848 | by Staff reporter
Locally produced goods take over, claims Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing sector is on a solid recovery path with locally produced goods now constituting 70 percent of shelf space in shops due to increased capacity utilisation, President Mnangagwa h...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
IMF applauds Zimbabwe on meeting NDS1 targets
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has applauded Zimbabwe for meeting the National Development Strategy (NDS1). This is revealed in the Zimbabwe Coalition for Debt and Development (Zim...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:32hrs | 767 | by Stephen Jakes
Young Sables crowned African champions
Namibia 14 - 19 ZimbabweTHE Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby team are set for another dance at the World Rugby Junior Trophy next year after winning the 2022 Rugby Africa Barthes Trophy in a tense final ag...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:17hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
NMB hails economic stabilisation initiatives
LISTED financial services concern, NMB Bank Limited has hailed economic stabilisation efforts employed by monetary authorities saying such efforts have gone a long way to reduce year on year inflation...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:13hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
The departure of Stan Chartered: A case of Economic commitment
Few days ago, the Standard Chartered bank closed all it's branches in Zimbabwe, except a few remaining as they wind up their 120 year journey in the southern African nation. This came as a surprise, a...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:56hrs | 962 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
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