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OK Zimbabwe unveils turnaround plan

OK Zimbabwe has launched a sweeping turnaround strategy aimed at rescuing the country's largest supermarket chain from financial distress. Returning chief executive Willard Zireva described the company's recent state as "painful," citing d…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:07hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter

Zifa unveils merit-based selection strategy

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has announced a new merit-based selection strategy to assemble a competitive squad for the upcoming Cosafa Under-17 Boys Championship, which Zimbabwe will host from September 11 to 20. The tournamen…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:38hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter

RBZ reveals strategy towards shift to mono-currency

Zimbabwe's central bank is stepping up efforts to build up foreign currency reserves in preparation for a planned transition to a mono-currency regime by 2030, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu has said.In an exclus…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 18:01hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter

SA-based tycoon pledges support for food import initiatives

Zimbabwe is facing a potentially food crisis due to the El NiÃ±o-induced drought, which the government has declared a state of disaster in a move meant to marshal resources and avert hunger.Government said the country needed at least US$2 …

Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Lack of strategy in Zimbabwe opposition politics

ONE of the biggest issues that one must contend with in politics is that it is a contested space. Allegiances and goals are ever changing and there is, therefore, a need to be able to maneuver these changes and ensure survival.Politics by …

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo

Chamisa should change strategy

Dear Mr [Nelson] Chamisa,I AM writing to you as a concerned citizen and a former supporter of yours. I voted for you in the presidential elections of 2018 and 2023, where the rigging of Zanu-PF was obvious and rampant.However, I feel that …

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:31hrs | 15 | by Barnabas Musisinyani

Chamisa strategising on how to stop the looming by-elections

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader by Nelson Chamisa yesterday said his party was making fresh deliberations on how to stop the looming by-elections from being held owing to escalating political violence.He was addressing mourners …

Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Nomination court gaffe exposes Chamisa's strategy

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) almost had its parliamentary candidates and those on the party lists disqualified during Nomination Court as a result of its "strategic ambiguity" tactic not to publicly disclose its party candidates…

Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youths strategises ahead of elections

Zanu-PF Youth League Bulawayo is holding an inter-district meeting at Stanley Square as part of the party's efforts to drum up support for the party ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. Zanu-PF Youth League national Secretary Tino Macha…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe launches its first National Surgical, Obstetric and Anesthesia Strategy (2022 â€“ 2025)

VICTORIA FALLS - To address challenges Zimbabwe faces in providing timely, affordable, safe and quality surgical services, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) launched its first National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Strategy (NSOAS) 20…

Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 06:40hrs | 20 | by APO

Zimbabwe opposition must rethink its strategy to win 2023 polls

In most southern African countries political parties become entrenched once they win state power and they pull all stops to maintain the status quo.  Such parties appear to be a "restoration" of the one-party state system and military…

Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:54hrs | 3 | by Evans Mathanda

Constitutionalism, rule of law is key

WE can have good advisers from Mars - with expertise - but failure to adhere to constitutionalism may scare away the few potential investors.The "Zimbabwe is open for business" mantra has been cast into doubt, further derailing the optimis…

Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:23hrs | 3 | by TM

ZBC needs a turnaround strategy

THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board should come up with a turnaround strategy to resuscitate the institution.Before digitisation, ZBC has to improve the quality of its programming.ZBC television should rethink and redesign th…

Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Muzokomba Villager

Teacher drags Chiwenga to court

A KWEKWE-based primary school teacher, Mercy Mjikwa, has dragged the Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga to court over new Covid-19 rules targeting unvaccinated citizens.In an urgent chamber application, Mjikwa and Tolerance Nyamukapa are…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Mugabe's bitter, vengeful spirit decimating foes'

THE late former president Robert Mugabe's family claims his spirit is causing the death of his tribesmen who are at the forefront of the exhumation of his remains.Mugabe's body was buried at his rural home in Kutama, Zvimba, following week…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF-linked businessman fails to turn around Zimglass

SLIGHTLY more than a decade ago, a drive along Portland Road in Gweru's heavy industrial sites would lead one to the glass-manufacturing giant â€” and one of the companies that made the Midlands capital a force to reckon with.Fast forward …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer Hara distances self from CCC name hijack plot

PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer Tavengwa Hara has distanced himself from the shadowy Citizens for Convergence for Change (CCC) that listed him as its lawyer upon notifying the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of its existence and intention to…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa and dodgy Zanu-PF characters

WHEN Zanu-PF activist Marx Mupungu filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application in June seeking to quash the High Court judgment by the three brave judges who had barred Chief Justice Malaba from extending his controversial tenure b…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Renaming roads fails to convince Zimbabweans

A BID to rename major roads in the country after President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some fallen heroes seems to have failed to resonate with Zimbabweans as they are still using old names, while in some cases, residents have even taken the go…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

New Parly lit up as China celebrates National Day

CONSTRUCTORS of Zimbabwe's imposing new parliament building, perched on top of Mt Hampden, north of Harare last night lit up the building, which is nearing completion, to celebrate China's National Day.The National Day of the People's Repu…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Govt curtails internet freedom

THE Zimbabwean government has maintained a tight grip on internet control, curtailing the basic rights to freedom of expression and information, a report has revealed.According to the Freedom on the NET 2021 report, an annual survey on int…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

US$12 000 compensation can't soothe activist for unjustified imprisonment

AT the age of 28, Linda Musiyamhanje was charged with the murder of a police officer and spent almost a year in prison.She left her two-year-old son in the care of her siblings and together with 28 other individuals became known as the Gle…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Malaba case: The key actors

ZIMBABWE, for the past four months has been going through a constitutional test and legal drama following the extension of Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term in May, which was put to bed last week following a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Authorities unleash sweeping crackdown on forex market

IN a renewed bid to contain the runaway foreign exchange rate - now trading at double the official rate around US$1: ZW$170 - the government has launched a fierce crackdown on currency traders in a multi-pronged approach deploying law and …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

US$4m tender scandal rocks Zinwa

THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) awarded Helcraw Electrical (Pvt) Ltd - owned by Harare businessman Farai Jere - a tender worth over US$4 million to supply pre-paid water meters despite the parastatal's executives knowing that…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Parliament investigates US$109m dam tender scandal

THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) executive is under investigation for awarding a dodgy US$109 million Kunzvi Dam construction tender to China Nanchang Engineering, which has a shady past, ahead of other cheaper yet competitive…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter

Judges set wrong precedent by hearing own case

CONSTITUTIONAL Court judges who overturned a High Court ruling that Chief Justice Luke Malaba's continued stay in office beyond 70 years was illegal despite being cited have set a wrong precedent by being "judges in their own cause", judic…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa lays out 2023 game plan

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's move to reshuffle the top leadership of his party is meant to kick- start preparations for another high stakes election in 2023 against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF.Zimbabwe is already in elec…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa considers reopening borders

THE Government is considering re-opening land borders to the general public in time for the festive holidays as the country has officially gone past the Covid-19 third wave and continues to see a decline in new cases and deaths.The land bo…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sadc ignores Zimbabwe 'crisis'

SADC has not responded to a plea by Zimbabwean civil society organisations (CSOs) which last month petitioned the organ to intervene and order President Emmerson Mnangagwa to, among other things, call for by-elections.Over 350 organisation…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Ex-ZEC commissioner tipped for Insiza seat

FORMER Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner (ZEC) Qhubani Moyo reportedly plans another try at the ballot box, targeting the same Insiza constituency he twice lost to Zanu-PF when he was a member of the opposition MDC.Moyo's term and that of ZE…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Muchinguri blames dead Mugabe for govt failure

DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri last week said the Robert Mugabe administration had failed the country in the 40 years that it was in power, saying the Emmerson Mnangagwa dispensation had done much better in the three years they …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's industry capacity utilisation rises

CAPACITY utilisation in Zimbabwe's manufacturing industry is projected to increase to 58% in the third quarter of this year, an improvement from 54% in the second quarter of 2021.In its second quarter business and economic intelligence rep…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Currency crisis alarms Zimbabwe business

BUSINESS has expressed alarm over the free- falling Zimbabwe dollar, warning that the foreign currency crisis could plunge the economy into a deeper crisis.The gap has been widening between the official exchange rate, which is at pegged at…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe burial saga in bizarre twist

Former president Robert Mugabe's family says his spirit is fighting back after "mysterious" deaths and illnesses hit families of some traditional leaders that were pushing for the exhumation of the late strongman's remains.The battle to ex…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Thousands face eviction from council farm

Harare City Council has secured a court order to evict thousands of families who were settled illegally on its Crowborough Farm's Lot 2 of Parkridge Estate by land barons.The matter has been with the courts since 2017 when the affected fam…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Let's compile register of the dead in all our conflicts

January 1977 was the worst of the several months when I personally endured the ravages of the war for the emancipation of Zimbabwe from the toxic grip of rebel leader Ian Douglas Smith's Rhodesian Front regime.My ordeal started on my birth…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:15hrs | 8 | by Geoffrey Nyarota

Why elections matter in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has its next elections in 2023. That is less than two years ahead. It is imperative that every Zimbabwean should examine why we have elections. What are elections for?What will we achieve through elections?There are more than 180 …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Fay Chung

Spare a thought for Chiwenga's estranged wife

My Dear People,Pictures of the former second lady Marry Mubaiwa struggling to walk while being led to court to face charges of allegedly plotting to kill her powerful ex-husband got everyone talking last week.Some of you were asking whethe…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Ex-Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Amen Mpofu dies

FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Alderman Amen Mpofu has died.He was 67. Ald Mpofu died as a result of kidney failure on Friday at Mpilo Central Hospital.  Family spokesperson Alderman Phineas Ndlovu confirmed the passing on of the former…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Proposed BCC budget for 2022: $12 000 a month for rates in Bulawayo

THE proposed 2022 budget by the City of Bulawayo will see residents in some places paying as much as $12 000 for rates only, before factoring in water charges as the local authority targets to introduce various fees increases ranging betwe…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Livestock rustler caught with 11 beasts, 2 donkeys

POLICE have recovered 16 cattle and seven donkeys after a weeklong operation against cattle rustlers in Gwanda District that have terrorised farmers and villagers over the last few months.A suspect, Prince Dube alias Vusa Mutopini, was arr…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bosso to make changes

MATHEMATICALLY, Bulawayo Chiefs still have a chance of securing passage to the Chibuku Super Cup, even though they have just two points.For that to happen however, Amakhosi Amahle must win their remaining two matches by good score lines an…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Govt uses local resources to bust sanctions

THERE is no doubt that good roads and development of infrastructure in the transport sector remains a key enabler of economic development as the country charts its way towards the vision of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2030.M…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to address African CEOs

ABOUT 700 participants, 500 virtually and 200 physically are set to attend the 7th edition of the CEO Africa Annual Roundtable and Awards, with President Mnangagwa expected to deliver the key note address.Following the cancellation of the …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Dog fight as Tuku daughter divorces

A DOG is reputed to be man or woman's best friend and this certainly seems to be the case for Samantha Mtukudzi, the daughter of the late great Tuku, who demanded that Alvin Jazz, a maltese breed that belonged to her and now estranged husb…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Poachers take advantage of lockdowns

CASES of wildlife poaching have increased due to subdued anti-poaching activities that have been brought about by the lockdowns introduced to curb the spread of Covid-19.This was said by Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) operations manager, M…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Gift Nyoni wins UK writers award

Zimbabwean-born writer Gift Nyoni has continued to lift the Zimbabwean flag in the United Kingdom and recently won the New Black and Minority ethnic writers award.Nyoni won the New Black and Minority ethnic writers award for the story enti…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's new Ponzi scheme

FOLLOWING the MDC's dizzying electoral defeats at the hands of Zanu-PF in March 2013 and July 2018, the opposition outfit lost most of its traditional Western funding as donors turned off the funding taps after realising that the party lac…

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga

When the police officer is actually a thug

CRISES bring out the best or worst in people.Well, for Britain, the current fuel shortages have brought out the bad and nasty side of a people that we are told are supposedly more civilised than Bishop Lazi and his kinsmen in this part of …

Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:10hrs | 4 | by Bishop Lazi

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