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Econet closes shop in 13 countries
BILLIONAIRE and Zimbabwe's telecoms mogul, Strive Masiyiwa's Mauritius incorporated Econet Media Limited, has put up for sale its shares in the satellite broadcast business in 13 countries, mostly Afr...Published: 9 hrs ago | 970 | by Staff reporter
Teachers arrested for 'pay-day protest' charged with public nuisance
POLICE on Friday brutally crushed a wild-cat protest by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) members who wanted to picket at the Ministry of Finance in protest over the poor salari...Published: 9 hrs ago | 223 | by newzimbabwe
Solar products still expensive despite duty waiver
The prices of solar panels, batteries and other accessories have remained high despite the recent move by Government to remove duty on all imported solar kits. This means the high prices of so...Published: 9 hrs ago | 260 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered outside MDC office
Police are investigating after a man was killed outside a constituency office of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Kwekwe on Friday.Officers responded after reports of a man lying de...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 17:51hrs | 7169 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa top advisor quits
One of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top aides, Petin Gappah has quit her trade and investment advisory role and vowed not to renew her contract after being frustrated by the Zanu-PF leader's close l...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 9593 | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions frustrating Mnangagwa's plans to upgrade riot gear'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi last week told the Senate that there was need to upgrade anti-riot gear in the country during debate in Parliament on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa), w...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1012 | by Sytaff reporter
Old Mutual adopts hyperinflationary accounting for its Zimbabwe unit
SOUTH AFRICAN-HEADQUARTERED insurance company, Old Mutual Limited (OML) says it will apply hyperinflationary accounting for its Zimbabwe business unit in light of the runaway inflation plaguing the ec...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
US ambassador dodges Mnangagwa govt
United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols flew to Washington this week amid reports that he evaded reprimand by Zimbabwean authorities over his role in MDC-Alliance's illegal demonstrations l...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1898 | by Staff reporter
EU ambassador criticises Mnangagwa for the third time in a week
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-engagement efforts aimed at wooing back powerful western countries seem to be heading for the rocks after the European Union (EU) condemned his government's heavy-han...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 18:28hrs | 5467 | by newzimbabwe
Repression and dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren't working
Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy of coercion and dialogue has hit a series of hurdles. These include the continued opposition by the MDC and on-going scepticism of ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 855 | by Brian Raftopoulos
Zanu-PF getting ready for 2023 elections
ZANU-PF is like a sleeping giant which is often teased by smaller political parties which have no political ideology, but those parties remain teaser bulls, nothing more. The party works in ve...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 208 | by Elijah Chihota
Mawarire's freedom bid dismissed
A Harare magistrate has dismissed an application for refusal of further remand by political activist, Pastor Evan Mawarire, trade unionists Peter Mutasa and Japhet Moyo who are facing charges of alleg...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 18:04hrs | 2523 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to change tact on demos
POLICE yesterday sealed off Gweru after banning a demonstration organised by the MDC with the opposition party making a climbdown on its earlier position to defy the prohibition order.The part...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
War veterans recommend anti-sanctions holiday
War veterans have recommended the Government to pronounce the anti-sanctions day slated for October 25 a public holiday after Sadc countries declared the day a solidarity day against illegal sanctions...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
US regime change in Zimbabwe getting brazenly silly
Some of us were not surprised because there was really nothing to be surprised about! When Job Sikhala announced his party would remove constitutionally elected President Mnangagwa before 2023, we kne...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 745 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Mnangagwa's govt slams EU's 'intrusive attitude'
Government has hit back at Western countries' "intrusive and judgmental attitude" after they issued a statement that appeared to condone violent behaviour by the Zimbabwean opposition while condemning...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to issue new coins, notes
ZIMBABWE will issue new notes and coins soon to replace the country's quasi currency (bond note) that was introduced three years ago in an attempt to counter a crippling shortage of cash. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 2480 | by Bloomberg
Mnangagwa's govt defends police position on MDC Chamisa's demos
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is an independent arm of the State which exercised its discretion upon assessing the security situation in the country before it issued a prohibition order against the MDC...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Europe sends a strong message to Mnangagwa
The Heads of the Mission of the delegation of the European Union, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, the Heads of Mission of Australia, Canada and the U...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 18:40hrs | 21572 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe to issue cash notes soon'
Zimbabwe will issue new notes and coins soon to replace the country's quasi currency that was introduced three years ago in a failed attempt to counter a crippling shortage of cash and that's pushed i...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 17:13hrs | 6584 | by Bloomberg
Zimbabwe targets Japan for investment
Zimbabwe is targeting the forthcoming Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) as part of the "open for business" drive to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) needed t...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | 355 | by Staff Reporter
'I'm Christian, we're all fallen people' said Coltart - feeble excuse for 20 years of betrayal, Judas repented
"The one central tenet of the Christian faith is that we are all fallen people," said David Coltart, MDC treasurer general."We have our weaknesses, but it also helped me understand some of my ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 15:53hrs | 1335 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe troops and police deployed in force
Troops and police deployed in force in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo on Monday in a bid to deter a planned opposition march, three days after brutally dispersing a banned protest in the capital H...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:07hrs | 2363 | by AFP
IMF warns Zimbabwe against pay boost as living standards crash
The International Monetary Fund's resident representative in Zimbabwe warned the government against boosting wages for state workers after the introduction of a new currency pushed up inflation and re...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 2285 | by Bloomberg
Mnangagwa meets Ramaphosa again
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa here yesterday, during which the two leaders had a wide-ranging tete-a-tete to share "successes and challen...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2337 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt stands firm on illegal demos
The illegal demonstration in Harare's city centre last Friday was a failed attempt at getting Zimbabwe on the agenda of the recently-ended SADC Summit in Tanzania which saw President Mnangagwa assume ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
AU, UN to hear SADC position on sanctions, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the unity among SADC member states regarding the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe is humbling with the agreement set to be communicated to the African Union f...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 15:24hrs | 2027 | by Staff reporter
Zambian traders flock to Victoria Falls
Zambians are taking advantage of Zimbabwe's collapsing economy to buy basic commodities from Victoria Falls for resale in the resort town of Livingstone.Products that are popular with the Zambian ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:53hrs | 1222 | by Staff reporter
5 contractors for Harare-Chirundu dualisation
GOVERNMENT has completed the selection process of five contractors to undertake the Harare-Chirundu highway rehabilitation and its subsequent dualisation, with road surveys already under way.T...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's packed in-tray as Organ Troika chair
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumes the chairmanship of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation - also known as Organ Troika - from his counterpart from the sister republic of...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:34hrs | 2791 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is not a banana republic
Blessed Sunday good people.How was Friday?Has the Government changed yet?Is Nelson Chamisa now president of our teapot-shaped republic? Kikikiki.Yes, exactly as Bishop ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 259 | by Bishop Lazi
Bulawayo becoming haven for drug peddlers, gullible youths turn to mental patients' pills
BULAWAYO is fast turning into a haven for drug peddlers, who are pushing an assortment of dangerous substances, turning gullible youths into addicts.Sunday News discovered that so cunning are ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:43hrs | 795 | by Staff Reporter
Tsikamutandas leave in a huff as villagers bay for their blood
HUNTERS popularly known as tsikamutandas left in a huff with egg on their faces after their trickery to swindle community members in Gokwe were exposed by the alert villagers who later bayed for their...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:05hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
R10m reward after Zimbabwe tycoon Simon Rudland shooting
Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation has posted an R10m reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those behind the shooting of its co-owner Simon Rudland.Rudland was shot outs...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 14:00hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$34m through illicit financial flows - Report
SOUTHERN Africa is prejudiced of a staggering US$30 billion annually as a result of illicit financial flows, with Zimbabwe losing US$34 million every year due to trade under-invoicing while also losin...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:24hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe finds a new ally in the UAE
ZIMBABWE is going through an unbelievable socio-economic crisis and is slowly reaching a tipping level. With skyrocketing inflation, a biting forex crunch and failing institutions among the myriad iss...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe tycoon left for dead in SA
Simon Rudland, co-owner of the Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation and a member of the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA), was seriously injured in an apparent assassination attempt in Johann...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to establish Offshore Financial Centre in Zimbabwe
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe is "very serious" about establishing an Offshore Financial Centre (OFC) in the country, but analysts say given the country's handli...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads for Sadc Summit
President Mnangagwa will tomorrow join fellow Sadc leaders for the 39th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government scheduled to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this weekend.The Pre...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Free condoms
THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has said sexually active people should not panic over a recent increase in price of condoms as the organisation continued to issue them free of ch...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:03hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Communist Party statement on MDC demonstrations
We note that the Movement for Democratic Change has exercised its constitutional right to organise a series of political demonstrations across the country over the high cost of living. We also note st...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 16:20hrs | 1779 | by ZCP
Mugabe's grave completed
The social Media has been awash with the news that Mugabe has refused to be buried at the National Heroes Acre. Firstly we need to understand the presidency. President, in government, the officer in w...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 16:15hrs | 25525 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The economics of demonstrations
Demonstrations are a huge mark on a nation's economy. The average man is not aware of this. Maybe after reading this piece, the common man will be able to contextualize what a political demonstration ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 12:10hrs | 1447 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Zimbabwe cigarette mafia boss shot in South Africa
Reports from South Africa indicate that cigarette mafia boss Simon Rudland survived an assassination attempt on Wednesday. Announcing the tragedy Norton member of Parliament Temba Mliswa said,...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 08:49hrs | 4472 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Zimbabweans businessman critical following assassination attempt in Joburg
Simon Rudland, co-owner of Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation and member of Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA), was seriously injured in an apparent assassination attempt in Johannesburg on ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 08:29hrs | 3554 | by Staff reporter
MDC 16 August Demonstrations: Why there shall be a huge turnout!
In 1918, Eller Wheeler Wilcox the great American author once said "to sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of many" . Subsequently, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has call...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 6126 | by Erasmus Pongo
#ShutDownZimbabwe: Why Chamisa's MDC needs to spell out its objectives
On June 2, 2003, the MDC undertook its most ambitious action ever; they were going to stage a three-day demonstration known as the "final push", with the intention of either forcing then President Rob...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 711 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Zimbabwe cash crisis spirals out of control
IT is an August morning in Harare. Winter winds are blowing cold. Samuel braves the cold, wakes up at 3am from his Kuwadzana home and treks to the central business district to look for cash at the ban...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 954 | by Staff greporter
Fact-checking Mthuli Ncube
"It's early days, we just introduced the new currency regime a little over a month ago, so it (the new currency) is trying to find its way, it is trying to find equilibrium; it will get there and clos...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's military salary concept richly deserved
Our soldiers work very hard for us. They defend the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. They make, promote and maintain peace. From time to time, the Government calls on them to lead in t...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | 469 | by Editorial - Chronicle
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