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Mnangagwa govt seeks Mzembi extradition
South Africa has been asked to extradite former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi who skipped bail while on remand on charges of criminal abuse of duty and theft of trust funds involving US$847 000. ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Dangarembga arrest triggers global storm
The arrest of award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, a nominee for this year's Booker Prize, and several political activists on Friday has invited global condemnation and demands for thei...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:18hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Decaying infrastructure drags Zimbabwe to Stone Age
ZIMBABWE is lagging behind other regional countries in infrastructural development and would require huge investment to build robust infrastructure and catch up with continental leaders, a new report ...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:17hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans labour under Zanu-PF debt concrete slab
ONE thing that makes me smile when I think constitutional democracy an elected government that shows unwavering love for its citizens. In perfect liberal or social democracies, elected governments fea...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:56hrs | 252 | by Rejoice Ngwenya, Comaliso
'Security forces ready to deal with demos'
President Mnangagwa yesterday warned that security forces "will be vigilant and on high alert" to deal with any attempts to destabilise the constitutionally-elected Government or create a public healt...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 08:50hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls name must fall now
MONUMENTS and cities named after the departed are designed to honour people, and to keep those honourees and what they stood for alive in our collective memory. Therefore, I am left to wonder as black...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 13:05hrs | 2125 | by Tendai Kamba
Air Zimbabwe plans to buy smaller aircraft
National airline Air Zimbabwe is working on acquiring smaller aircraft to service local routes as part of efforts to enhance connectivity within the country and boost domestic tourism. At an o...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:27hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
2020 Mid Term Budget Hits and Misses
The 2020 mid-term budget and economic review was delivered amid high inflation levels and declining economic productivity that has been worsened by the Corona Virus pandemic. The Zimbabwean economy is...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 20:38hrs | 1144 | by Victor Bhoroma
Kariba Sparkles But Economic Malaise Dulls The Shine
The Municipality of Kariba is on a charm offensive, softening and winning hearts, grinding impressive results and winning accolades. If this lasts, then the happy days will return to the resort town....Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 20:01hrs | 566 | by Laiton Kandawire: Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio Environment and Tourism Correspondent
Mnangagwa feared being hanged by Mugabe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa told former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe he feared hanging by his predecessor if he heeded the latter's call to return home and be reinstanted as Vice President, days a...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 16:31hrs | 4954 | by newzimbabwe
Mobocracy, 'dofocracy' and the myth of new dispensation
"WE spoke and acted as if, given the opportunity, we would quickly create utopias. Instead injustice, even tyranny is rampant." Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.Dofocracy/DomocracyIn Shona a dofo is...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:16hrs | 1395 | by Brian T Kagoro
200 Air Zimbabwe passengers stranded in Wuhan
MORE than 200 Air Zimbabwe passengers are stranded in Wuhan, China, several weeks after paying airfares to be flown home, while the flag carrier replaces a Boeing 767 engine which developed a fault mi...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:14hrs | 2540 | by Staff reporter
IFC Announces $50 Million Loan to Equity Bank to Support Kenyan SMEs During COVID-19
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $50 million loan to Equity Bank Kenya to help it increase working capital and trade-related lending to its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 15:56hrs | 169 | by Stephen Jakes
IFC Announces $50 Million Loan to Equity Bank to Support Kenyan SMEs During COVID-19
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $50 million loan to Equity Bank Kenya to help it increase working capital and trade-related lending to its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 10:19hrs | 141 | by Stephen Jakes
Bushiri's church relocates from Pretoria Showgrounds
The Shepherd Bushiri led Enlightened Christian Gathering Church has announced that it will be relocating from its current base, the Pretoria Showgrounds, to a new venue in Midrand. Church Spok...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 09:52hrs | 26347 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC Alliance's role in undermining national development
President Mnangagwa continues to pursue an ambitious economic reform agenda that has, within a short space of time, seen the budget deficit being tamed, economic fundamentals once again in place and a...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:43hrs | 1721 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Ex-Zanu-PF councillor dies
A FORMER Zanu-PF councillor in the Hwange Local Board (HLB) has died at the age of 83. Chemist Dube, popularly known as Dali in the party structures, died at Hwange Colliery Hospital in the ea...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:03hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube, Khupe also benefitted from RBZ looting programme
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: THE 2007/8 Farm Mechanisation Programme was above board: Taxpayers not saddled with the Bill.First of all, I must express my prima-facie disappointment with my bro...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 08:24hrs | 7384 | by Dr Gideon Gono
Radical Economic Structural Transformation-REST. (Part 8 of 10)
The youth all over the world have been acknowledged as an important human resource with the potential to contribute significantly to national development and therefore must be accorded such recognitio...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 12:07hrs | 762 | by Vince Musewe
Zacc targets to complete 80 dockets by year end
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has set a target of at least 80 dockets to be completed and submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for prosecution by December 31, 2020....Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:50hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Eyebrows raised as Mohadi opens US$1,8m bridge
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday stood in for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to officially open a bridge constructed at a cost of US$1,8 million in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central province, with expert...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2792 | by Staff reporter
'Free Zimbabwe from illegal sanctions'
President Mnangagwa has made international re-engagement, fighting corruption and achieving Vision 2030 his major priority areas. Political Editor Fungi Kwaramba (FK) sat down with Tanzanian A...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:41hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa determined to re-engage'
ZIMBABWE is determined to re-engage the world and is doing everything it can to improve the economic welfare of its people but needs the albatross rock of illegal economic sanctions imposed by western...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa snubs Mash Central at the eleventh hour, Mohadi appears
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa allegedly snubbed Mashonaland Central province again at the eleventh hour where he was supposed to commission the 1,8 m...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 06:11hrs | 5257 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa will not resign on the 31st or any other day
The July 31st protests in Zimbabwe will have lasting consequences. While most of them are difficult to anticipate, some of the economic impacts are already being felt and add up to long-term challenge...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 09:12hrs | 9206 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa told to intensify lifestyle audits
THE government has been urged to intensify lifestyle audits for political elites and public office holders to deal with rampant corruption, a local pressure group has said.This comes a day aft...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 20:24hrs | 3163 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Murwira
DOCTORS have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to replace acting Health minister Amon Murwira whom they accuse of being arrogant.Murwira was appointed to stand in for the then Health minis...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 20:28hrs | 7014 | by Staff reporter
ZiNA seeks army, police, judiciary protection during July 31 protests
The new pressure group called Zimbabwe National Anthem has petitioned the state institutions which include the army, the police and the judiciary to protect citizens from the power-hungry political le...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1222 | by Stephen Jakes
Mozambique becomes a hub of extremist islamic terrorists
The' “European” Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs says it fears that the nighbouring Mozambique is becoming a hub of extremist Islamist terrorism.According to reports, the EU Commi...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 10:48hrs | 4455 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube faces uphill task
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, expected to present his mid-term budget statement next week, faces a daunting task to craft a cocktail of measures to stem the steepest economic decline in Zimbabwe sinc...Published: 10 Jul 2020 at 07:21hrs | 4205 | by Staff reporter
Musina businesses face collapse without Zimbabwean customers
The economic sustainability of cross-border feeder towns to neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe has taken a massive beating during the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown.In Musina, which is loc...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:52hrs | 6154 | by City Press
Mnangagwa will have no sacred cows
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will have no sacred cows in the fight against corruption with the Tuesday sacking of a Cabinet minister testimony of his stance to uproot the cancerous vice, a senior Government of...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 06:59hrs | 3606 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 plunges Zimbabwe into wildlife management crisis - What can be done before vaccine?
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an almost three-month ban on international and domestic travel to Zimbabwe's prime tourist resorts. This has plunged the country into a wildlife management crisis char...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1790 | by Emmanuel Koro
Was Chamisa punished for belittling Mbuya Nehanda? stranger than fiction
Last week the disputed president of the MDC A belittled Mbuya Nehanda. In his response the erection of a statute in honour of Mbuya Nehanda Chmisa said Mbuya Nehanda was not an important person and as...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 21:55hrs | 11717 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'There are no angels in Zimbabwe, President!'
Kapish Sir, forgive the Chinese, but such erratic, gladiatorial and unhinged exuberance, exuding brute visceral and coming from any one never too shy to publicly comport embedded bats in belfry charac...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 06:54hrs | 3804 | by Evangelist Sendekai W.T
The truth about coup rumours in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is awash with speculation, innuendo and rumours of a coup following a statement against corrupt leaders by the army General during a burial of a national hero Nleya, with even left some...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:06hrs | 3765 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa graft fight pie in the sky
European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen's remarks that the EU will not provide budgetary support to Zimbabwe as has happened to other countries to stabilise their economies in the wak...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira trial kicks off
THE trial of former cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira has kicked off at the Harare Magistrates court this Wednesday with both Mupfumira and her then Permanent Secretary, Ngoni Masoka pleading not guil...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 20:23hrs | 3077 | by Staff reporter
Headache for Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is having a massive headache trying to recover billions of dollars stashed outside the country in the form of funds and properties, the Daily News report...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 19:49hrs | 4250 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 scuttles Joshua Nkomo gatherings
FOR the first time in 20 years, there will be no public events to celebrate the life of Father Zimbabwe, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Every year on Ju...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:13hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Moyo ejected from cabinet meeting
EMBATTLED Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo, who is on ZW$50 000 bail for alleged criminal abuse of office, was blocked from attending Tuesday's cabinet meeting by President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:48hrs | 6685 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe slowly but surely re-dollarising'
GOVERNMENT last week announced a 50% increment and a Covid-19 allowance of US$75 for civil servants and US$30 for pensioners. This is despite government earlier banning the multi-currency regime and m...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa diverting attention with 'wolves in sheep clothing'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent concession that all was not well in his administration did not come to us as a surprise, what we are more keen on is knowing what steps is he going to take to dea...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:26hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Pessimism grips forex platform
Business wants more "transparency more than promises" on the foreign currency auction system for the platform to succeed as the parallel market continued unabated yesterday, a day after monetary autho...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:36hrs | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenged to fire Obadiah Moyo
A CIVIC society organisation has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to relieve embattled Health minister Obadiah Moyo of his duties after he was charged with corruption. This comes after ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 16:20hrs | 2549 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames 'vultures' in his govt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday conceded that all was not well in his administration, accusing some of his lieutenants of sabotaging him and calling them "wolves in sheep clothing".Face...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:12hrs | 3076 | by Staff reporter
Gambling in Middle East - 5 facts you didn't know
Even though the Quran forbids gambling in the Muslim world, the entire Middle East and North African region have become more flexible about casinos over the years. The industry is still highly regulat...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 11:49hrs | 1019 | by Staff writer
Victoria Falls city fathers, residents face off
A Vic Falls forest along Kazungula Border Post Road which has been targeted by residents for indiscriminate cutting down of treesVICTORIA Falls authorities and residents have faced off over th...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:03hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Bredenkamp: A dark overlord taking Zimbabwe's darkest secrets to the grave
AN entry on the website of one of John Bredenkamp's companies tells us all we need to know about the controversial businessman: "In Africa, it is essential to work with change, not against it." Breden...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
Nguwaya has no diplomatic passport, says SB Moyo
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo has denied jailed businessman Delish Nguwaya was issued with a diplomatic passport by government.Nguwaya is currently languishing in remand prison facing...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:45hrs | 454 | by newzimbabwe
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