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Mnangagwa's power stripped by the courts on appointment of VPs
THE Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has stripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the powers to appoint and remove the Vice Presidents after it delivered a landmark ruling wherein it declared as uncon...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1436 | by Stephen Jakes
'I'm proud of your discipline during lockdown' said Mnangagwa - contrarily 'Soldiers go crush our enemies!'
"Wishing a blessed Sunday to my brothers and sisters in lockdown. I am proud of the way you have responded to this challenging situation, with discipline, commitment, and spirit. The road is long, but...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 09:00hrs | 495 | by Nomusa Garikai
'I am proud of you' Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he is impressed by how Zimbabweans are adhering to the lockdown regulations. Mnangagwa spoke to 5the media after he had a drive-through tour of Mabvuku, Tafar...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 14:00hrs | 3141 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's allies 'grab' Ziscosteel properties amid fears of total collapse
'Vultures' are not waiting for the death of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel), but are instead flying low for the kill, eyeing its mega-million assets, among them the steelworks' real e...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 13528 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor in soup over alliance with opposition
ZANU-PF leadership in Chikomba District wants council chairman Isarel Dhikinya stripped of his post for working closely with MDC Alliance councillors, which the leadership says was not in line with pa...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:29hrs | 1828 | by Staff reporter
Ex-wife killer jailed for 19 years
AN Inyathi man who killed his ex-wife by stabbing her five times with a flip knife for dumping him has been sentenced to 19 years in jail for murder. Lyton Sibanda (24) who was a herdsman at F...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown house parties worry cops
A Total of 875 people have been arrested countrywide on Day Five of the national lockdown for violating anti-Covid-19 regulations, at a time when police are raising concerns on "lockdown house parties...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ probes charter plane incident
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is investigating reports that a private charter plane from Zimbabwe was on Wednesday turned away at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Dr Khuphe versus Advocate Chamisa case, a close analysis
Although Dr Khuphe won the above case, it is somewhat not a sweet victory by any measure. Thus because in its ruling, the court instructed MDC T to hold an extra-ordinary Congress to vote for a ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 23:01hrs | 3949 | by Njabulo
MDC court ruling adds to confusion
A decision by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe to strip main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of his title as the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has fragmented the party instead of se...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:36hrs | 2818 | by Shingai Nyoka, BBC News
Covid-19 cost Beitbridge SMEs R3,5m daily
SMALL to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Beitbridge are feeling the heat as a result of the national lockdown meant to manage the spread of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The country's major borde...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:25hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new minimum wage riles employers, employees
Both employers and employees are not happy with the minimum wage that was gazetted recently by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. According to Statutory ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
SA bank repossesses Grace Mugabe son's R1.2-million Range Rover
South African bank repossesses Grace Mugabe son's R1.2-million Range Rover.A top of the range luxury vehicle belonging to Grace Mugabe's son from her first marriage, Russell Goreraza, has been...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:31hrs | 8796 | by Staff reporter
NRZ takes measures to curb spread of Covid-19
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) freight operations and health services have been declared essential services during the 21-day national lockdown period to slow down the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls thunders
THE thunderous sound of the mighty Victoria Falls is back as the Zambezi River's water levels have significantly risen, giving hope of recovery in the tourism sector once the Covid-19 threat has been ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:30hrs | 4286 | by Staff reporter
UDM leader buried in his Mercedes-Benz
Smartly dressed in a white shirt and suit, the body of Tshekede Bufton Pitso was lowered into his final resting place in Sterkspruit over the weekend, as mourners somberly looked on. But Pitso...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:00hrs | 2389 | by Staff reporter
ZBC CEO sucked into fraud and dishonesty saga
An Online news portal Zim Morning Post has reported that Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Acting CEO Wisdom Hombarume has been accused of dishonesty and financial indiscipline.Acc...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1022 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe to be in hard times after corona virus
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than a million people and it's still counting. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and rea...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 666 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
COVID-19: Zimbabwe begins 21-day lockdown
Zimbabwe begins its 21-day lockdown today as it tries to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country, which has limited testing capabilities. The latest update from the Ministry of Health and Child...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:33hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flee to rural areas
THOUSANDS of food insecure families in Harare and other cities and towns yesterday flocked to their rural homes after failing to stock up enough food supplies to last them until the end of the 21-day ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:30hrs | 2772 | by Staff reporter
Re-equipping hospitals a top priority, says Nigel Chanakira
Prominent banker Nigel Chanakira recently featured on the growing platform In Conversation with Trevor to share the story about his rise in the banking sector from working for the Reserve Bank of Zimb...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1507 | by Staff reporter
With simple, fact-informed hygiene measures, Africa can slow COVID-19 spread
UN in Kenya in lockstep with the government to fight the novel coronavirus on all fronts.The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has jumped to at least...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 09:01hrs | 234 | by Siddharth Chatterjee
21-day 'quarantine': The nuts & bolts
Ministerial Taskforce to start visits to provinces today.All inter–city public transportation to cease.ZUPCO to provide inner-city buses only.Private vehicles not to carry mo...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
When democrats discover despotism as a cure
MOST often, in times of crisis, it seems no one remembers to secure the asylum, from which looneys - fools, nutters, ignoramuses and the downright stupid - always escape.If only they spent the...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:27hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Health workers are the frontline soldiers against COVID-19. Let's protect them
The COVID-19 or the new Corona Virus is different. In this virus we have an enemy which is invisible and sometimes deadly, and the task is harder.About a century ago the Spanish flu pandemic k...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 19:29hrs | 677 | by Siddharth Chatterjee and Mutahi Kagwe
Chiwenga returns from China to chair Covid-19 taskforce
Health minister Obadiah Moyo was branded "useless" by furious army chiefs during a meeting of the Cabinet taskforce on Covid-19 on Friday.Moyo, who has been under intense public criticism from...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 11:07hrs | 5067 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga returns home from China
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has returned from China where he received medical treatment for two weeks, the presidency confirmed.Chiwenga's private jet hired from Dubai landed in Harare...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:25hrs | 11365 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF benefactor in murky Zupco bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, whose tentacles stretch across a vast spectrum of the economy, has been acquiring buses for Zupco's public transportatio...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:10hrs | 5571 | by Staff reporter
Scores throng Beitbridge border ahead of lockdown
SOUTH AFRICA failed to close its border at midnight on Thursday as droves of Zimbabweans resident in that country thronged the Beitbridge border post to return home involuntarily.Thousands of ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:44hrs | 2584 | by Staff reporter
Govt must address economic situation to stop illegal cross border - Mcijo
Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Western Region Regional Officer Percy Mcijo has urged the government to address the economic situation in the country so as to curb the problem of illegal migr...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 10:15hrs | 1635 | by Stephen Jakes
Coronavirus causes Grain Millers a headache
Zimbabwe's maize stocks which had received a shot in the arm through a multi million dollar grain deal between Shepherd Bushiri Investments and Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe have suffere...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 16:51hrs | 1338 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Hookers call on Ramaphosa to include them in plan to aid workers during lockdown
The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and Sisonke, the National Movement of Sex Workers, have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to make urgent provision for the Temporary Employee...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 07:19hrs | 2532 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls hotels shut down
TOURISM operators and hoteliers in Victoria Falls have resolved to suspend operations to prevent spread of the deadly Covid-19 (coronavirus), which has seen the country recording three positive cases....Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1858 | by Staff reporter
Queues hamper social distancing
THE shortage of various goods, services and cash has seen most people failing to maintain social distances as they spend long hours in queues where they risk contracting or spreading Covid-19. ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:20hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Judge's son up for murder
THE son of a High Court judge and his two friends allegedly robbed a Harare cellphone dealer of his four handsets and fatally stabbed him before dumping the corpse in a bush in Ruwa. Munyaradz...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1889 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post closes tonight
Zimbabwe and South Africa will at midnight jointly close Beitbridge Border Post to non-residents with only Zimbabwean residents allowed to travel north and South African residents to move south. ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:18hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Politburo wants illegal settlements regularised
THE Zanu PF Politburo wants Government to regularise illegal settlements around major cities and compensate the original owners of the land that was occupied illegally. The Politburo, which is...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
'Mass quarantine for COVID-19 necessary'
MPILO Central Hospital clinical director Solwayo Ngwenya has said mass quarantine is necessary to save lives in the face of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), which has claimed thousands of lives acro...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:09hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
No self-isolation for Mnangagwa
HEALTH and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo has said government will not force President Emmerson Mnangagwa into self-quarantine following a trip to Namibia at the weekend.Mnangagwa attended t...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 08:41hrs | 5284 | by Staff reporter
Zapu province hails SA govt for efforts to combat Covid-19
The Zimbabwe African People's Union has expressed its gratitude to the South African government for standing tall and take such a tremendous effort in combating the spread of the Coronavirus within th...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 608 | by Stephen Jakes
Mthuli Ncube not in self-isolation
INFORMATION Ministry Permanent Secretary, Nick Mangwana has dismissed as false, reports circulating on social media that Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has gone into self-isolation following his contro...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 5932 | by Staff reporter
Zupco reduces crowding in buses, increases fares
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has started implementing the "No-standing passengers" by-law in buses following the government's ban on gatherings exceeding 100 people to prevent the spr...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 3166 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes fares
Zupco bus and kombi fares doubled yesterday to cover rising costs, but are still well below those charged by independent operators. The last increase was in September last year. Zupco bus fare...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
TNF partners must not agree on poverty datum line based on false assumption - ZCTU
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Secretary General Japhet Moyo has warned the Tripatrite Negotiation Forum (TNF) members not to agree on Poverty Datum Line (PDL) based pay which is based on false ass...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 662 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa is sucked into multi-million Zisco assets stripping
A fresh probe has revealed that the government facilitated a shady US$225 million deal meant to strip the comatose Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) of its critical assets.The investigat...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:41hrs | 1076 | by Everson Mushava
Zimbabwean workers dump negotiations
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has said it cannot continue with dialogue because Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings are not yielding anything, the Daily News can report....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:46hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
Overloaded ZUPCO buses to continue operating despite crowd ban
PUBLIC transporter, Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO)'s buses will continue operating despite a government ban on any gatherings of more than 100 people.President Mnangagwa introduced ...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1339 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa breaks own COVID-19 decree
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday broke his own decree banning all public gatherings in excess of 100 people by addressing a rally attended by thousands of supporters in Nyanga, less than 24 hour...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
ZCC puts trips to Moria on hold
The Zion Christian Church (ZCC), which is the largest African-initiated church operating across southern Africa, has called on congregants to put their plans to go to the House of Moria in Limpopo on ...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 20:50hrs | 1018 | by AP
'So encouraged by covid-19 preparedness' approved Chamisa - better not be Marange debacle mark2
"I visited Wilkins hospital. So encouraging to see how the City of HARARE leaders & staff are working to enhance training, capacity and preparedness in dealing with COVID-19. I was taken through t...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 23:12hrs | 1961 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
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