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CCC circus continues following Chamisa exit
THE battle to control the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) continued yesterday with rival factions announcing separate plans on the way forward following the resignation of party leader Nelson Cham...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 07:00hrs | 2444 | by Staff reporter
Belarus strongman dispatches 'smallhouse' to Mnangagwa's wife
PROFESSOR Irina Abelskaya, the Belarusian envoy recently dispatched to Harare to deliver a donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, is a mistress of the Eastern European country's leader Alexander L...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:21hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
Alleged gukurahundi genocide 'enforcer' meets Matebeleland chiefs
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa, who is alleged to be the gukurahundi genocide 'enforcer', is today expected to meet chiefs from the Matebeleland region and the Midlands Province to finalise the process that will...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Enforcer to launch Gukurahundi hearings
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa, who was the enforcer during the dark days, is expected to soon launch the Gukurahundi hearings to mark the commencement of an important process that is anticipated to bring closur...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:21hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is committed to promoting democracy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is committed to promoting democracy in the region while calling on Sadc countries to remain united.Mnangagwa, who is the incoming Sadc chairperson, s...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 17:40hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Mahere defends dubious CCC Constitution
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, who is also the Mt Pleasant Member of Parliament, has defended the party's interim constitution which, according to critics, fal...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | 1490 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'Sadc bond unbreakable'
MEMBER States of the Southern African Development Community are united by unbreakable bonds which are historical, cultural and familial, ties that can never be torn asunder by wanton characters, Presi...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:27hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers index prices in USD
The foreign currency exchange rate system implemented by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) mandates that prices must be displayed in both local currency and foreign currency. Retailers are required t...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:37hrs | 173 | by Staff reporte
Mnangagwa issues stern warning to SADC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has shot back at the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s decision to seek the intervention of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) in Zimbabwe's ...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 4089 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets down to work
FOLLOWING his re-election to the country's top office, President Mnangagwa has switched back to the indefatigable work ethic which characterised his first tenure with the Head of State and Government ...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Massive blow to Mthuli Ncube's bid to widen political ambitions
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has abandoned his neutral technocrat tag and is now fully embedded in Zanu-PF, but his bid to grow his political clout suffered after he was defeated in the Cowdry Park c...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 21:44hrs | 1987 | by Staff reporter
Canadian lithium firm unearths evidence of large deposits in Zimbabwe
CANADA-based lithium exploration and development company, Li3 Lithium Corporation, has announced the discovery of lithium mineralisation on a 1,2 kilometre stretch at Nels Luck pegmatite target, durin...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:21hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says foreign observers must not come with predetermined conclusions on Zim polls
Foreign election observer missions should be open-minded and must not come with predetermined conclusions to discredit Wednesday's polls, President Mnangagwa has said.He said this yesterday wh...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:22hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
The evolution of Zimbabwe's voters' roll
A SHORT HISTORY ON THE EVOLUTION OF ZIMBABWE'S VOTERS ROLL AND WHY SECTION 23(3) OF THE ELECTORAL ACT IS OUTDATED, PURPOSELESS, UNREASONABLE AND UNCONTITUTIONAL.IT WOULD BE INSTRUCTIVE and use...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 11:57hrs | 12 | by Jonathan Moyo
Varakashi4ED attack CCC agenda of 'reversing the land reform'
Varakashi4ED have attacked the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa for vowing to reverse the gains of the liberation struggle once he comes into power.In a statement, to...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 16:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges lawyers to preach gospel of peace
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday urged the legal fraternity to join the national crusade of preaching the gospel of peace and unity as the nation moves towards the August 23 harmonised elections....Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's maize harvest impressive'
Zimbabwe is food secure having already maize stocks that will last for the next 5,5 months with the bulk of the summer harvest still being gathered and delivered while wheat stocks will last until the...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens door to foreign observers
AHEAD of this year's harmonised elections whose dates will be proclaimed soon, President Mnangagwa has invited foreign countries interested to come and observe the polls.President Mnangagwa, w...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF set to launch manifesto
AFTER the successful completion of primary elections, Zanu-PF is now geared to launch its election manifesto that will give impetus to its campaign for this year's harmonised polls.In a wide-r...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK miner discovers rare earth elements at Kamativi
London Stock Exchange-listed mining outfit, Galileo Resources says its claims at Kamativi could contain more minerals, including lithium, tin and rare earth elements.Galileo said it had found ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:48hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Another Zanu PF parly majority win spells doom'
ANOTHER Zanu PF parliamentary majority win could lead to enactment of more draconian laws and constitutional amendments detrimental to democracy, electoral watchdogs has warned.The sentiments ...Published: 11 Apr 2023 at 13:35hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF, CCC cross swords over Bulawayo decay
Zanu-PF Bulawayo chairman Jabulani Sibanda has courted the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s ire after he blamed the opposition-led Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for the decay bedevilling the city....Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes private sector
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday saluted the country's private sector which has risen to the occasion through the production of the majority of goods found in local supermarkets.This is testimony...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC to blame for Bulawayo decay
ZANU-PF Bulawayo Provincial chairman, Jabulani Sibanda has slammed Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for lacking a clear forward planning strategy, a situation that he said has immensely contributed to the ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bolsters structures ahead of polls
The setting up of an Elders Council coming on the back of the intense cell verification programme has put Zanu-PF in good stead to win the forthcoming elections, analysts have said.Secretary f...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ready for more returnees
Zanu-PF is open to receive new members who want to join or re-join the revolutionary party as it prepares to win the harmonised elections to be held later this year by a landslide, President Mnangagwa...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cronyism web exposed
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's habit of allowing his son Emmerson Jr and business partners like Kudakwashe Tagwirei to join his official trips and events – including state visits – smacks of braze...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe democratic space narrows ahead of 2023 polls
AS Zimbabwe inches closer to the 2023 general election, the democratic space is narrowing as authoritarian rule takes a toll on the political opposition and civil society.In December alone, cr...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani contractors urged to consider locals
The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of implementation and monitoring of governmental programmes, Jorum Gumbo has urged the Gwayi-Shangani Dam contractors to engage local people in...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe clamps down on illegal recruitment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government is strengthening inter-agency cooperation to deal with unscrupulous recruitment agencies using unethical means to recruit desperate job seekers and ultimate...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:54hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get lion's share
SALARIES for civil servants are set to go up markedly after the Government allocated the biggest chunk of the 2023 National Budget towards the public sector wage bill to cushion workers from the negat...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stern warning for errant schools
Zanu-PF has expressed concern over the deaths of pupils in schools, extra lessons, and the charging of exorbitant fees including some exclusively in foreign currency.This is contained in the p...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tragically, black people now willingly portraying themselves as fools and idiots!
Last night, it was most interesting, and even illuminating, watching a news clip on the Rhodesia period comic show, 'Tiki' - which featured a young black man engaged in several supposedly hilarious sk...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank assists more than 600 individuals and companies with residential and commercial property needs
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has assisted over 600 individuals and corporates acquire residential and commercial properties over the last year as part of its efforts t...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:49hrs | 11 | by Agencies
Zimbabwean NGOs take Mnangagwa head-on
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), a grouping of over 75 civic society groups, has threatened to organise large-scale protests in response to the persecution of human rights defenders.Th...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 08:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gazettes multi-currency system into law
President Mnangagwa has gazetted Statutory Instrument 118A of 2022 entrenching the multi-currency system as announced by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday. ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 19:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe won't fall prey to Western fables, fabrications
DRUMS are beating, so high to a deafening crescendo as Zimbabwe hurtles towards the 2023 elections. Of course, the ground is already uneven because President Mnangagwa has been implementing pro-people...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loses trust in lieutenants
FAILURE by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fill key vacant posts of vice-president and state security minister signals that he has lost trust in his lieutenants as he seeks to maintain a delicate ethn...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mwazha bishops barred from church shrine
FORMER bishops and the secretariat of the African Apostolic Church (Vapostora VeAfrica) have been barred from visiting the church's shrine in Chivhu without the authority of the current leadership....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'never allow anyone to divide the nation'
ZIMBABWEANS must refuse to be divided as the cords that bind the country together are stronger than any differences, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.Addressing thousands of people who atten...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Days of Harare as bambazonke are over,' says Mnangagwa
The days of Harare as the centre of everything in the country are over, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.President Mnangagwa was addressing thousands of Zimbabweans who gathered at Barbou...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 18:36hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
The tragic price of forgetting: Pre-independent Zimbabwe questions still need answers
Zimbabwe is beset by a serious crisis of governance. Infact the same questions we wanted solutions for pre-independence still remain unanswered.We are still in a crisis.This crisis has...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:46hrs | 13 | by Taruberekera Masara
Electoral reform is not an event
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is the most criticised of all the five independent commissions. Some of the criticism is fair and deserved, but some of it is unfair because of misinformation.&...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:13hrs | 2 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Zanu-PF seeks to cement dominance
TOMORROW's by-elections present Zanu-PF with a chance to cement its dominance and defend the cardinal values of democracy, peace, unity and non-violence, President Mnangagwa said.Addressing th...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions 42km water pipeline
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a US$48,1 million 42km pipeline which will supply water to Hwange Power Station from Zambezi River....Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Russia-Ukraine tiff exposes hypocrisy of US, West
On the last Friday of last month, a delegation of US Embassy in Zimbabwe personnel and its European Union (EU) counterparts made a beeline for Munhumutapa Building in Harare to the Ministry of Foreign...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 4 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is a corruption intolerant country
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday took his 'Zimbabwe is Open For Business' mantra to Dubai where he told delegates the country has a zero tolerance to corruption.He was speaking at this y...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Bloody road to March 26 by-elections
ON February 26, 2022, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, warned the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and its leader Nelson Chamisa that Zanu-PF would crush the party like lice."Let me ass...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 12 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze
NRZ lays off workers
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has retrenched 20 workers citing a sharp increase in operational costs amid allegations of victimisation, NewsDay Business has learnt.Employees at the p...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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