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Zimbabwe Parliament passes Patriotic Act Bill
Parliament has passed the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill (Criminal Code) which contains a clause that criminalises "wilfully damaging the sovereignty and national interest of Zimb...Published: 31 mins ago | 71 | by Staff reporter
Stage set for bruising August 23 polls in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set t...Published: 32 mins ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Luton's Marvelous gesture for Nakamba
LUTON Town FC has launched a GoFundMe campaign in a bid to support Marvelous Nakamba's philanthropic work in Zimbabwe.The midfielder has already indicated that he will spend most of his pre-se...Published: 36 mins ago | 149 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal shortage hits Zimbabwe?
ILLICIT deals involving some unscrupulous suppliers and traders have been blamed for creating artificial shortages of mealie-meal in formal shops while the commodity is being diverted to the streets a...Published: 36 mins ago | 27 | by Staff reporter
China now Zimbabwe's largest FDI source
China has made huge inroads into the Zimbabwean economy in terms of investment, which is expected to grow further following the three-day ZimTrade organised Zimbabwe-China Business Forum, which ends t...Published: 38 mins ago | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to cushion workers' salaries
Civil servants salaries will soon be reviewed to cushion them from price hikes as the Government remains resolute in supporting and improving the welfare of its workers, a Cabinet Minister has said....Published: 39 mins ago | 34 | by Staff reporter
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Last minute rush to register to vote
MISS Buhlebenkosi Dube just turned 18 and if President Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date before her birthday, she would have had to wait for five years before she could vote for the first time....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:00hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Harare - Beitbridge highway nears completion
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is near completion with 435km now open to traffic, as the start of work on the upgrade of the 342km Harare-Chirundu Highway has also reache...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
President Ruto asks Africans to ditch the US Dollar
President William Ruto has asked African leaders to take first steps towards ditching the globally-bullish US dollar by signing up to a pan-African payments system to facilitate trade within the conti...Published: 30 May 2023 at 22:32hrs | 949 | by Erick Matotoba
'Mnangagwa running scared'
THE continued delay in proclaiming the election date by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is ample proof that the incumbent is scared of facing opposition in upcoming polls, Citizens Coalition for Change (...Published: 30 May 2023 at 21:36hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube out of touch with reality
The Finance Minister Muthuli Ncube has forgetten what he was really appointed for and needs somemone to spell out his duties.The Finance Minister is now behaving more like a politician than a ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:36hrs | 1310 | by Leonard Koni
South African Defence Force will not arrest Putin
The South African Defence Force says it will not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he comes here for the BRICS Summit.The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant of arrest f...Published: 30 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube announces further measures to contain runaway inflation
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a new series of measures to stabilise the economy amid hyperinflation fears.This comes barely two weeks after the Treasury boss scrapped duty on all...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:53hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
ZB moves to lay off excess staff
ZB Financial Holdings Limited (ZBFHL) will be shedding some of its staff via a recently completed voluntary disengagement scheme, after reporting a rise in staffing costs of over 100% last year....Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:46hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Mobile ID registration progressing well
The Registrar General's Department has issued 103 992 birth certificates, 96 491 national identity documents and 2 762 death certificates as at May 21 in the ongoing national mobile registration blitz...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:43hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Parly mulls returning voter registration to RG's Office
The position taken during the inclusive Government to migrate voter registration from the Registrar-General to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has created a lot of red tape through duplication of du...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
New radar system for Gabriel Mugabe Airport
A new state-of-the-art radio navigation system capable of communicating with at least 200 airplanes at a time has been installed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport as part of the US$153 mi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
How worried should we be about income inequality?
How worried should we be about Income Inequality actually? We worry plenty about its opposite. Forced economic equality is socialism. It is unZimbabwean to be for socialism. But Zimbabwe's strength is...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:14hrs | 132 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Mthuli's theatrics expose government lack of seriousness in addressing Zim economic crisis!
So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube, over the weekend, went around shops in Bulawayo, like a crazed vigilante, tearing down tags displaying prices strictly in US dollars!He even berated a haples...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:02hrs | 530 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Robert Chapman's name 'missing' from ZEC voters roll
DEMOCRATIC Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) president, Robert Chapman has red-flagged inefficiencies of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s voter registration system after failing to find his entry among eli...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:41hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
NetOne threatens to blacklist dealers for overpricing
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operator, NetOne, has embarked on a drive to intensify its distribution channels countrywide in a bid to neutralize parallel market speculators and make its SIM card readily availab...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
State media management sabotaging Mnangagwa electoral campaign
ZIMPAPERS management today holds a series of meetings to discuss the burning issue of poor salaries after employees in Bulawayo last week declared incapacitation.Group General Manager Marks Sh...Published: 29 May 2023 at 10:18hrs | 2773 | by Staff Reporter
UK to invade Zimbabwe for teachers
Foreign teachers will be offered £10,000 to work in English schools amid chronic staffing shortages, according to a report.Ministers have begun an overseas recruitment drive following a rise ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 3781 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacks voters roll inspection
Zanu-PF affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) has reportedly hijacked the voters roll inspection exercise by demanding proof of ruling party membership from those trying to check for their name...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Redollarise, labour tells Zimbabwe govt
CALLS for the government to redollarise Zimbabwe's economy are growing louder, with labour unions saying it would arrest inflation which has wiped out salaries.Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflat...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blew a marvellous chance to bring nation together
REVELATIONS that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa have never talked to each other for the past five years is more than worrying and tells of the...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
At what stage does a President concede failure?
IF I were the President of Zimbabwe - what would I be expected to do under the prevailing economic circumstances?The country goes for an average 20 hours each day without electricity, and most...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 248 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
All eyes on Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday took the lead to inspect the voters' roll ahead of today's scheduled announcement of the election date.The voter inspection exer...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | 519 | 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. Zan...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Drawlanders; Greenfuel hold Highlanders to another draw
Highlanders 1-1 GreenfuelVISIBLY dejected, wondering what kind of spell has been cast on them, Highlanders Football Club players immediately walked off the pitch at the final whistle of thei...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions eroding value of Zimdollar
The depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar is partly due to illegal economic sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in its African Economic Outloo...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe backs Sudan peace efforts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has offered unwavering support to Sudan in an effort to attain a cessation of hostilities in the country.In a speech read on his behalf by acting Foreign Affairs Minister O...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
The nightmare of hiking on 'Mushikashika' vehicles
Sure, here is the text in paragraphs:The alarm sound from my comms gadget wrenched me from the dream world. It's 3:30 am, time to get ready if one wants to board 'mushikashika' commuter cars, ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 290 | by TT Murisa, Chinehasha
Zimbabwe inflation spikes in May
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation spiked to 15,7% this month after gaining 13,3 percentage points on the April 2023 rate of 2,4%, the national statistics agency said yesterday.On an annualis...Published: 28 May 2023 at 19:05hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Massive price hikes throw the Zimbabwe economy into turmoil
THE Zimbabwean government is having sleepless nights over price hikes, which have continued unabated, plunging low-income earners into immense poverty, a snap survey by The NewsHawks.Commodity...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sells Elizabeth Tsvangirai her late husband's mansion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government technically took possession of and sold the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Highlands mansion to his widow after it had appeared to be willing ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:10hrs | 3022 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 697 | by Jonathan Moyo
At what stage does a president concede he has failed?
If I were the president of Zimbabwe - what would I be expected to do under these circumstances?The country goes for an average 20 hours each and every day without electricity, and most urban a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:02hrs | 235 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mohadi ambition to be Zimbabwe President caused tribal chaos in the presidency
If he had his way, Kembo Mohadi could have been the first Zimbabwe President of Matabele origin after 43 years of Zimbabwe independence. But his repeated statement in which he expressed his wish to su...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:51hrs | 1006 | by Israel Dube
Smelly Dube honoured on global stage
Gweru-based businesswoman and philanthropist, Dr Smelly Dube was among seven businesspeople from across the globe who were recently honoured at the 2023 Leaders Without Borders annual business summit ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:54hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not
This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To wi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | 275 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Aston Villa stars celebrate Nakamba's Wembley moment
Aston Villa players were cheering on teammate Marvelous Nakamba as he helped Luton Town win promotion to the Premier League.Nakamba is on loan at Luton and has played an important role in the ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 09:05hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints new CIO fixer to consolidate grip on power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to re-assert his vice-like grip on Zimbabwe's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), which is critical to his power consolidation a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:42hrs | 5210 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo says economic saboteurs should not contest elections
Political commentator and Former Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has said that economic saboteurs should not be allowed to contest in local elections.Writing on his Twitter handle ye...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:23hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
17,000 Zimbabweans leave for UK care work
THE number of Zimbabweans leaving for care and support jobs in the United Kingdom jumped 562 percent to more than 17,000 last year but the escape option may close as the Tory administration faces a hu...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 16714 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF poll disputes turn nasty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's orders to Zanu-PF supporters to close ranks after divisive primary elections are being defied with evidence mounting of widening divisions over the ruling party's electi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt fails to rig price hikes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has frozen bank accounts of four major distributors of basic commodities as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government scrambles to find solutions to soaring prices a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink
Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. R...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to announce 2023 election dates on Monday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will set the date for the 2023 harmonised elections on Monday, ending speculation about the timing of the long awaited polls.Mnangagwa made the announc...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
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