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Bounty offered for Western tanks in Ukraine
A Russian battalion will pay $170,000 for a Leopard, Abrams, or Challenger captured in working conditionA Russian battalion offered a bounty on Friday for every operational Western-made tank s...Published: 11 hrs ago | 938 | by Staff reporter
Lukashenko joins Zimbabwe lithium rush
BELARUSIAN President Alexander Lukashenko this week travelled 7 982 kilometres, the distance by air from his capital Minsk to Harare, in his first sub-Saharan visit to meet President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:17hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Lukashenko pushes for Zimbabwe - Mozambique economic ties
BELARUS President Alexander Lukashenko is exploring ways of forging economic ties with Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the agricultural sector.Lukashenko ended his three days long visit to Zimbabwe...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:28hrs | 863 | by Staff Reporter
Reserve Bank slashes lending rates, increases forex retention
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has trimmed its bank policy rate to 150 percent from 200 percent per annum and increased foreign currency retention thresholds for exporters on domestic sales while ...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 22:58hrs | 1046 | by Staff Reporter
Harare backs Moscow
WINDS of a renewed Cold War between the United States and Russia - thunderously manifesting itself in Ukraine through iron and blood - swept across the southern African region this week as Russian For...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:07hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe keeps western diplomats away from Lukashenko
Zimbabwe broke with established protocol on Tuesday after western diplomats were not invited to a state banquet in honour of visiting Belarusian authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko, emphasizing tension...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 19:43hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans danced when Mugabe fell, now life is worse than ever
For Jasmine Toffa, the hardest moment of her life was not being beaten black and blue by regime thugs. It came when the Zimbabwean MP appeared in parliament after surgery, broken hands in plaster, and...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:15hrs | 1715 | by Christina Lamb for The Sunday Times (UK)
Zimbabwe embassy gets land from Senegal for production of white maize
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in Senegal has been availed with more land to spearhead the production of white maize in a diplomatic show of food security initiatives that the continent is putting in place....Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 07:50hrs | 3614 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa food security claims raise dust
POLITICAL analysts have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of misleading the world at the Feed Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, early this week where he said Zimbabwe was food secure.They sa...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 00:09hrs | 2464 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's nonentity on global stage leaving Zimbabweans' continued oppression largely unnoticed!
After the November 2017 military coup d'état - which ousted long-time dictator Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and ushering in his protégé Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa as new president - the plight of oppres...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 07:26hrs | 1854 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Scud to be revived
LISTED beverages producer, Delta Corporation Limited has said it is planning to revive its Scud beer brand to cover supply gaps on the market."There are ongoing efforts to optimise the availab...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt claims to have delivered 600 000 jobs
NEARLY 600 000 new formal jobs have been created in various sectors from 2018 to date, an indication that the formal economy is growing in tandem with increased economic activity, latest figures from ...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
US treasury boss heads for Africa
THE United States (US) Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen's visit to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa from January17 to 28, 2023 has been confirmed by the US Department of the Treasury's Office of...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:40hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
New sanctions on Zimbabwe spoiled US-Africa Summit
When President Joe Biden announced the hosting of United States-Africa Summit last year, he sounded like he was doing a favour to Africans. That was mistake number one.That is old archaic poli...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 11:16hrs | 1434 | by Staff Reporter
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1289 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Zanu-PF chief whip attacks regime change CSOs
Zanu-PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi has accused civic society organisations (CSOs) of opposing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, which is now before Senate because they are "g...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:14hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Biden's US$55 billion fails to entice African countries to ditch Russia
FRESH from the US-Africa Summit in Washington DC, with a US$55 billion financial package over the next three years, African leaders from the region find themselves confronted with a reality check of a...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:09hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Why does ZANU PF become so bitterly angry with those desiring Zimbabwe to succeed?
It is always perplexing!Why would I be offended by those who want me to do better - pushing me to attain phenomenal heights reached by other legendary writers - and, in so doing, identifying w...Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 07:44hrs | 1130 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Causes of food inflation in Zimbabwe
The World Bank recently released a report of the countries hardest hit by food inflation in the world. Zimbabwe tops that list with food inflation of 353% in the month of August 2022, beating Lebanon ...Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 00:11hrs | 1311 | by Victor Bhoroma
UK target Zimbabwean teachers
The UK has opened opportunities for teachers from South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria with equivalent qualifications to their British counterparts and at least one year of teaching experience t...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:46hrs | 2660 | by Staff reporter
Minister allays bread shortage fears
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira says the country will not experience wheat and bread shortages because it has 13 months wheat supply, signifying a good wheat harvest.Respon...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:36hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Untrustworthy Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit
United States President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa - one that has grown wider ...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:40hrs | 752 | by Associated Press
Zanu-PF makes bold statement ahead of 2023 harmonised elections
AS Zimbabwe barrels towards next year's harmonised elections, Zanu-PF is firing from all cylinders winning elections in urban areas and increasing its leads in rural constituencies in a bold statement...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora in 10 rounds
Tyson Fury dominated Derek Chisora to defend his WBC heavyweight title in 10 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday night.It was a dominant performance from Fury. He sub...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | 1121 | by Staff reporter
Russia-Ukraine war exposes Zimbabweans
A new report shows that over 89 000 Zimbabweans have migrated to seek opportunities in other places within and outside the country between August and September this year with food insecurity due ...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:11hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Mine fatalities spike in Zimbabwe
MINE fatalities have risen 37% in the year to date with 67 people having perished in mine-related accidents as mining firms, facing funding challenges, are bypassing protocols.On the other han...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:31hrs | 140 | by Staff rteporter
Does the Zimbabwe opposition stand any realistic chance of winning 2023 elections?
This is the million dollar question - which has been on the lips of many, and the source of much debate, in Zimbabwe. What I see, though, is that most of us are living in a delusional world - ...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 14:08hrs | 1418 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs budget won't last 6 months
THE Foreign Affairs ministry has decried the low budgetary allocation it received in the 2023 National Budget saying it is inadequate to meet challenges faced by the country's embassies.Foreig...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Be patriotic, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe will remain for Zimbabweans and outsiders intending to contribute towards developing the economy should do so without dictating the path for citizens, who have the rights to do that themselve...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Suspect tells courts, police not to interfere with his life
AN-EPWORTH man arrested for criminal insanity and malicious damage to property today appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, where he told the courts to stop interfering with his life....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 18:42hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa invited to the US as the West lose hope on Zimbabwe's hopeless opposition
ZIMBABWE has been invited to the upcoming United States-Africa leaders' summit in Washington despite concern over a "dire" authoritarian pivot by the Harare government which has seen a crackdown again...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:32hrs | 3567 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube slashes Zimbabwe growth estimates to 4%
SOFTENING commodity prices on the international market have forced Zimbabwe's Treasury to cut economic growth projections for this year to 4% from 4.5% as the government's ambitious plan to build an u...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:57hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube raises VAT, restores duty on basics
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube unveiled his 2023 budget on Thursday, raising value added tax (VAT) in a move the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) described as "an attack on working p...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 10496 | 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 | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe votes for 'Mother' Russia
ZIMBABWE on Monday voted against a United Nations General Assembly (Unga) resolution for Russia to pay compensation for the damage caused by its invasion of Ukraine.Ninety-four countries voted...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 2345 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Senate President set for Russia visit
THE Russian foreign ministry has confirmed the pending visit by President of Senate, Mabel Chinomona, in a move envisaged to cement relations between Zimbabwe and the former Soviet Union country....Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 06:39hrs | 865 | 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 | 1276 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Africa should focus on homegrown solutions
EVEN though Africa has its challenges, most of which are not of its making, seeking solutions from outside the continent could be its undoing and instead the continent should focus on homegrown soluti...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions illusion as Sadc babysits Zimbabwe
Last week was full of the usual drama with several marches and gatherings condemning the West and calling for it to lift sanctions. This comes after the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) d...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:54hrs | 368 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe govt to decide district cropping patterns
GOVERNMENT says it will decide which crops farmers should plant in each district under the Presidential Inputs Scheme starting from this year.This was revealed by Agriculture minister Anxious ...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:26hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history
Zimbabwe says it is on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history, thanks in large part to efforts to overcome food supply problems caused by the war in Ukraine. But bush fires and impending ra...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 19:19hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Respect former ZANU PF leaders on political sabbatical
Walter Mzembi is a renowned thinker, innovator and all-round nice guy who would add value to any political or corporate organization. It comes as no surprise that some within the ruling party ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 19:01hrs | 3073 | by Nicholas Ncube
Top US official challenged on Zimbabwe sanctions
A SENIOR United States official recently struggled to provide a comprehensive explanation on factors that influenced their decisions to impose sanctions on poor countries whilst turning a blind eye on...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:22hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo taken to task over Airport Road land deal
Local Government minister July Moyo has been accused of usurping the powers of the prosecutor general by signing a deed of settlement that gave away vast tracts of state land in Harare to a company wi...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:18hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition set for Armageddon in 2023
What a hugely important and symbolic week this will be for Zimbabwe.On Tuesday, African voices, particularly those from Southern Africa, will rise to a crescendo, as they continue to speak out...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | 138 | by Bishop Lazarus
Zimbabwe 2023 elections: What is at stake?
TODAY I woke up with the rising sun, savouring each caressing ray of light on my skin, awed at the amazing powers of mother nature to command the seasons. Across the paddock, wild nature echoed my spi...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 346 | by Taruvinga Magwiroto
Govt accelerates construction of dams, irrigation schemes
Government is accelerating construction of dams and development of modern irrigation schemes to climate-proof agriculture under a comprehensive plan geared to guarantee food self-sufficiency, Presiden...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 10:10hrs | 896 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe announces another fuel price increase
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has increased fuel prices by at least 2,3% as economists raised fears of price hikes.According to ZERA's latest update, ZERA said traders can se...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:53hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
US, NATO masters of double standards
Speech by Vassily Nebenzia, Russian Permanent Representative at the UNAt the meeting on 10 October, Russia already provided a clarification of reasons t...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:44hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe abstains from inflammatory UN vote condemning Russia
Zimbabwe on Wednesday joined 34 other countries that abstained from a United Nations vote to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine.The U...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 20:09hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
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