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Zimbabwe paying price for shoddy energy deals
ZIMBABWE is paying the price for failure to tap into renewable energy, as climate change is hindering power generation at Kariba Power Station - the country's largest electricity generating plant - wh...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:06hrs | 2236 | by Staff reporter
'Underfunding cripples NPRC'
HEAL Zimbabwe has decried lack of political will and under-funding that has grounded the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) national healing and reconciliation programmes.In i...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 14 Air Force of Zimbabwe senior officers
THE Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted four Air Force of Zimbabwe Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore and 10 Wing Commanders to Group Ca...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
'Rascal Moyo is broke and is licking rogues who tried to kill him' - They're luring him back for a wallop!
Ever since the day Professor Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao penned off their letter accusing Mnangagwa and company for the 15 November 2017 military coup; many Zimbabweans have had a good laugh at t...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 21:52hrs | 1224 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa to deliver SONA from new Parliament Building
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow while officially opening the last session of ninth Parliament ahead of the 2023 national polls.Analys...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa plans to charm Brits into lifting Zimbabwean sanctions
When President Cyril Ramaphosa meets newly appointed UK prime minister Rishi Sunak this week, he will try to persuade him to have the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe lifted.This is according to ...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 5-year tenure divides public opinion
THE history of Zimbabwe is etched on the fateful events of November 14 and 21, 2017 an eventful week that saw soldiers roll their tanks onto the streets of Harare, culminating in the forced resignatio...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Let us decongest Bulawayo CBD Now!
Bulawayo's ever-growing informal sector needs to be decongested to high density and some middle – low density areas. It is a fact that stakeholders need to check and explore something drastic or dis...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 12:44hrs | 3972 | by Michael Mdladla Ndiweni
Chamisa and co are hell ben on participating in flawed 2023 elections out of greed - pure and simple
Nelson Chamisa and his CCC friends are hell bent on participating in these 2023 elections just as they have done in 2013 and 2018. They are after the few gravy train seats Zanu PF is giving away as ba...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:25hrs | 910 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe opposition disunity promotes Mnangagwa's rule
RENOWNED economist, Dr Godfrey Kanyenze has blamed disunity among the country's opposition political parties for propping up President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ascendancy and leaving foreign allies with n...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
Beware of the folly of Trojan rulers!
Government, folly of mankind?Barbara W Tuchman is a prolific writer on politics as read through history. I enjoy her take on her subject.But she is American, western, itself an importa...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 18:07hrs | 439 | by on Saturday
Could Smith's plan for independence have led to a better Zimbabwe?
Today is 11 November - a day marked in this country’s history as when then Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith, in a daring move, stubbornly cut off ties with the colonial British Crown - by unilateral...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 14:46hrs | 2829 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is Zimbabwe's opposition ready for 2023 elections?
The main opposition will enter next year's election with a new name, Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC). Hidden in the acronym perhaps not deftly is the personalistic nature of opposition politics i...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 1925 | by Innocent Mpoki
Yes, Mnangagwa is at UN COP 27 in Egypt to mourn about sanctions, photo opportunity and nothing else
Yes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is in Egypt for UN COP27 Climate Summit. He will, no doubt, be accompanied by the usual high-powered delegation of hangers-on. He will complain of how sanctions are ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 13:11hrs | 836 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa jets off to Egypt
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today joins fellow world leaders in the two-day Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit, the first part of the high-level segment for Heads of State and Government, here at t...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's re-election campaign in full swing
Most African countries started undergoing political transitions decades ago, breaking away from colonial powers and establishing independence.This resulted in far reaching democratic gains in ...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:57hrs | 962 | by Evans Mathanda
Fortune seekers descend on Mberengwa in Zimbabwe lithium rush
THE country's policies are once again in the spotlight after more than 5 000 artisanal miners and fortune seekers, including foreigners, mainly of Chinese origin, have descended on the former Sandawan...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:37hrs | 3961 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in ambitious UN Security Council bid
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning a whirlwind tour across the world as Zimbabwe launches an ambitious bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2027....Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:36hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
20 Zimbabwean officers have died on UN duty
THE United Nations (UN) has commended Zimbabwe's contribution to peacekeeping missions across the world, saying the southern African country's officers have made "a real difference wherever they have ...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 18:59hrs | 1812 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 14 Air Force of Zimbabwe senior officers
THE Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted four Air Force of Zimbabwe Group Captains to the rank of Air Commodore and 10 Wing Commanders to Group Ca...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new multi-billion industrial hub to create 25 000 jobs
A NEW industrial energy hub worth over US$13 billion that is set to create more than 25 000 jobs will soon be running in Mapinga Mashonaland West province in yet another transformative initiative from...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa challenges Zimbabweans to vote for him
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president, Advocate Nelson Chamisa has implored his rivals to emulate the current wave of smooth power transfers in Africa by holding "undisputed and credible" elec...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:04hrs | 848 | by Staff rporter
Zanu-PF desperately needs succession planning
AT least 3 500 delegates attended the just ended Zanu-PF congress in Harare, which overwhelmingly endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's candidacy ahead of next year's general elections.But w...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:56hrs | 261 | by Evans Mathanda
Drug cartels turn Zimbabwe into a hub
Zimbabwe is fast becoming a destination of choice for smugglers of dangerous drugs such as heroin, with police saying syndicates involving locals and foreigners were on the loose.The country h...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:55hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
US$44m war chest to drive Zimbabwe's oil/gas search
Oil and gas explorer Invictus Energy, says the discovery of commercially viable quantities of petroleum deposits at its Mukuyu-1 or Baobab prospects in the north of Zimbabwe would transform the countr...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa outsmarts Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is next week expected to emerge triumphant at the crucial Zanu-PF elective congress after a fierce power struggle - characterised by scheming, backstabbing, a grenade atta...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:31hrs | 18998 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF goes to congress amid power struggles, widening rifts
Zanu-PF is going to its 7th elective congress which will, among other expected outcomes, choose the party's first secretary and president, at a time the coup coalition which catapulted President Emmer...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:27hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa fuelling hate speech'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of using inflammatory language seen as promoting violence in the run-up to elections expected next year.Addressing Zanu-PF supporters in Mut...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF old guard retain CC posts
THE ruling Zanu-PF party retained its old guard in the recently held central committee (CC) elections with a few young guns making it into the party's highest decision-making body.The party's ...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to manufacture lithium batteries
Zimbabwe plans to manufacture lithium batteries and has since struck an agreement with a potential investor willing to set up a plant, Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Polite Kambamura has...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 15:40hrs | 3078 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ring-fences Zanu-PF allies
SEVERAL Zanu-PF bigwigs - among them politburo members Christopher Mutsvangwa, Ziyambi Ziyambi, Obert Mpofu and Kenneth Musanhi - sailed through the central committee uncontested at the we...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 4057 | by Staff reporter
Top chefs set to fall in PSC shake-up
AN overhaul is looming at the Public Service Commission (PSC) with reports suggesting President Emmerson Mnangagwa is likely to transfer chairperson Vincent Hungwe from his powerful post while commiss...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:42hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Rains expected over this weekend
PARTS of Matabeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland will see cool winds and light rain over the weekend, the Meteorological Services Department said yesterday.In an interview, Met Department ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Who Owns Blinart Investments?
Zimbabwean people never stop to amaze me-how can a whole parliament waste time debating about a USD$9,000 laptop? Is our parliament genuine in discussing this issue or it is just one of the sideshows ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 17:49hrs | 3091 | by Sam Wezhira
'Pravin Gordhan disposing SAA in a fraudulent and corrupt manner'
Suspended public enterprises director-general Kgathatso Tlhakudi has filed a damning affidavit at the labour court this week accusing Minister Pravin Gordhan of "unlawfully" removing him from his posi...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 16:47hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe agricultural land not for sale
AGRICULTURAL land is not for sale and anyone who will be found selling farms allocated to them under the Land Reform Programme will face the music, President Mnangagwa has said.Addressing Zimb...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assigns Reconciliation Act to Justice Ministry
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assigned the administration of the National Peace and Reconciliation Act to Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who needs to give the required su...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politicians giving police nightmares
POLICE yesterday accused politicians from across the divide of stoking violence, thus making it extremely difficult for the law enforcement agents to professionally discharge their duties.Nati...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
'We're a friend to all, an enemy to none'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR E. D. MNANGAGWA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION O...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 313 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe yet to realise peace, says sponsored NGOs
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and religious groups yesterday said the country was yet to realise peace as human rights abuses and violence persists ahead of the 2023 polls.In statements t...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Zinara stops US$70 million payment to bogus entity
THE new Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board stopped a US$70 million legacy payment to a company called Golden Roads whose terms of reference were not clearly defined in the contract....Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:44hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Hyundai top executive expected to visit Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's plans to entrench the use of electric vehicles will get a major boost this week when Hyundai Motor Group chief executive Mr Song Ho-sung pays a visit to explore investment opportunities, wh...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's epic speech on epic day
MEMORY is a site of the struggle. Only in the rubric of yester-year memories can we trace where we have come from so that we use the lessons of the past to forge and sharpen future struggles on the an...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:11hrs | 544 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mnangagwa preaches unity in Kenya amid political intolerance back home
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he and other African Heads of States have challenged newly-elected Kenyan President William Ruto to put aside the disputed election outcome and embrace perennial losi...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Norsad Capital signs MoU with the IDBZ to create new opportunities for Zimbabwean businesses
Recognising their common goals, the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has joined forces with Norsad Capital, a provider of private credit to scalable businesses focused on growth. Thi...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 14:55hrs | 485 | by Agencies
Methembe Ndlovu takes over at Trinity College in the US
When Methembe Ndlovu was growing up in Zimbabwe, he thought he had to make a choice at age 16: either he could play soccer or pursue an education.In Zimbabwe, he could not do both at a high le...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:28hrs | 4497 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,We appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to officially either serve you summons or issue a warrant of arrest or proceed to apprehend, interrogate a...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 410 | by Zvaringeni Samuel Chasi, Patriotic Party Zimbabwe president
West's double standards on coal slammed
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday slammed the West's double standards that discourage African countries from generating power from coal while ignoring the fact that these first world countries developed t...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa congratulates Williams Ruto on winning the Kenyan election
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has congratulated Kenya's President elect Williams Ruto despite publicly endorsing his rival Raila Odinga.Ruto garnered 50.5% of the v...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 19:11hrs | 3823 | by Staff reporter
Maguwu raises Zimbabwe civil war fears
HUMAN rights activist Farai Maguwu says Zimbabwe is on the cusp of a civil war if the current wave of political violence is not contained.This comes after the ruling Zanu-PF party supporters h...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 4069 | by Staff reporter
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