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Mnangagwa sees end to commuter woes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 39 of 300 buses Government has secured as part of measures to address the plight of commuters that are being ripped off by unscrupulous private operators. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1657 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pushes Zimbabweans to revolt
The Zanu-PF government is pushing Zimbabweans towards an uprising following a fresh wave of price increases that have virtually turned workers into slaves.The price of bread, a staple diet tha...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 19:16hrs | 20730 | by Methusi Ncube
Ex-Zipra cadre predicts civil unrest
WHITE former Zimbabwe Peoples' Revolutionary Army (Zipra) freedom fighter, Jeremy Brickhill has warned that Zimbabwe is heading for conflict and urged citizens to find each other and stop the blame ga...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
ZPC gets licence for Bulawayo Power Station, residents to take legal action
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has issued a licence to the Bulawayo Power Company for the Bulawayo Power Station. In December last year, ZERA announced in a public notice that it had...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
PSMAS under probe
MR Tabani Mpofu - a renowned lawyer who leads the crack unit - confirmed the probe. He said: "We have received complaints of corruption allegations against PSMAS. We have referred the matter t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:35hrs | 1887 | by Staff reporter
Breakthrough in Zimbabwe, EU bloc ties
Relations between Zimbabwe and the 28-member European Union (EU) bloc will soon be upgraded from informal to formal engagements as parties actively seek to "enhance" their diplomatic rapport.T...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:29hrs | 1791 | by Staff reporter
Why Xenophobia attacks in South Africa always happens during election time?
Unity stands for peace in the presence of conflict, love in the presence of hatred, and forgiveness in the presence of injury. Unity stands for peace in our lifetime, harmony /agreement, freedom, happ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:28hrs | 2593 | by Enos Denhere
Mnangagwa's mounting foreign trips expose him
I will not allow the raging debate and shaming of the chief ruler's penchant for frequent and extravagantly lavish travels without my pound of flesh. Not even that I am a Shylock, but the extr...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 3378 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
$3million availed for Bulawayo-Kezi road
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has started road construction and rehabilitation in most districts in Matabeleland South to improve accessibility. Last year Treasury ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:47hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
NetOne hikes prices too
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has approved request made by state-owned mobile operator NetOne to increase tariffs effective 1 April 2019, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:15hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
NetOne dumps Dembare
THERE was a time when the domestic Premier Soccer League almost choked to death because of lack of funding but things are beginning to turn for the better. Corporates are warming up to the dom...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:35hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Harare council bosses' trial in false start
The trial of former members of a commission that ran Harare City Council between 2006 and 2008, who are jointly charged for corruptly awarding Augur Investments a contract, failed to kick off on Tuesd...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bonds raise $117m for roads
The rehabilitation of Beitbridge-Harare highway and other road projects got a major boost after Government raised $117 million from two separate bonds it floated in the market.A $150 million I...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Five soccer stadiums you simply have to experience
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and it encapsulates towns, cities and cultures like no other. As tribal as it gets in the world of sport, it's a global phenomenon and attracts fans in...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 16:45hrs | 2208 | by Staff reporter
Work starts on Rutenga- Sango Xai-Xai Highway
GOVERNMENT has started preparatory work to construct the Rutenga-Sango Border Post Highway, with tenders expected to be flighted "soon", a top official has disclosed.The 150km stretch from Rut...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:21hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Matabeleland leaders finally find each other
Yesterday, 21 March 2019, more than 120 civic societies, church bodies, faith based and community based organisations' leadership met the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnanga...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2160 | by Matabeleland Collective
Zimbabwe telecom companies being ditched by foreign partners
Zimbabwe's telecommunications companies are being deserted by their foreign partners that service and upgrade their systems due to inability to meet payment obligations in foreign currency. Te...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:20hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blames Mnangagwa over cyclone deaths
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa believes that government could have prevented the loss of lives in Manicaland and Masvingo if it had evacuated people well before these areas were hit by Tropical Cycl...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:17hrs | 4546 | by Staff reporter
Eliminate your fears and doubts about way of life
The day you were born that's the day your clock started working, now the question is what have you done with the time rationed to you, yes both the rich and poor people have 24hrs a day but how we spe...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:02hrs | 74 | by Clive Farai Magwenzi
Chamisa opens up on his visit to Manicaland
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has saluted Zimbabweans for the unity and sacrifice they exhibited in reacting to Cyclone Idai that left a trail of destruction in Manicaland Province.Chamisa was spe...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 19:50hrs | 8470 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cyclone Idai a disaster to the region
Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Mozambique since Jokwe in 2008 and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2019. The tenth named storm and re...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:24hrs | 457 | by Enos Denhere
We were misled - Doctors
DOCTORS at government hospitals have denied claims by the Health ministry that they had received supplies of medicines, bandages and critical accessories to alleviate their plight, following last week...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:32hrs | 3989 | by Staff reporter
Time's up
The day you were born that's the day your clock started working, now the question is what have you done with the time rationed to you, yes both the rich and poor people have 24hrs a day but how we spe...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:49hrs | 486 | by Clive Farai Magwenzi
Egodini Mall project stalls
ZIMBABWE's financial meltdown has brought the construction of the Egodini Mall — set to be the biggest public transport terminus boasting a retail section and parking bays in Zimbabwe's second large...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 1531 | by Staff reporter
State-of-the-art facilities for universities
Zimbabwe has set an ambitious path to upgrade its higher learning institutions to world class facilities that are fully equipped with shopping malls, cafeterias, hotels and modern student quarters....Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:34hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Gweru, MSU partner in solar street lights project
GWERU City Council (GCC) has partnered Midlands State University (MSU) in a project that will result in the installation of solar powered street lights in Senga and Nehosho suburbs where most of the u...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:08hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge-Chirundu highway's new design to cost US$520 000
THE Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway dualisation project has been pushed back by a further three months over new designs. This comes as government scouts for a new road designer after Austrian firm...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 19:53hrs | 3134 | by Staff reporter
Optic fibre link - another feather in the cap for Zimbabwe
THE commissioning of the $23,6 million TelOne national backbone fibre link in Beitbridge is a game changer in the telecommunications sector at it will allow for faster, reliable, secure and cheaper in...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should expect no bailout from Ramaphosa
As the South African President jets in today those close to him yesterday said that Harare should not expect a bailout from its northern neighbour, which is facing a tricky election this year....Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2490 | by Staff reporter
Zimra system fails
FREIGHT shipping and forwarding agents have reverted to manual clearing after the Customs and Excise Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) failed to convert recently introduced duty regimes, New...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:14hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
SA ministers arrive for BNC talks
Three South African ministers arrived in the country last night for the third session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission, with president Cyril Ramaphosa expected to jet in today. ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 06:56hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to spend $1bn on roads
Government has committed over $1 billion for road construction and rehabilitation with various projects underway across the country under the 2019 Road Development Programme. Funding for this ...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa flies in tomorrow
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will arrive in Harare tomorrow for the third session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) that is expected to deepen bilateral relations an...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:43hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructure paving the road towards 2030
ZIMBABWE is at the beginning of an exciting journey towards prosperity. It won't necessarily be a smooth journey, and beginnings are never easy. But with real reform and a commitment to restructuring ...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | 239 | by Mthuli Ncube
Mnangagwa's military shake-up: smoke and mirrors
THE retirement of four military generals and their immediate reassignment to Foreign Affairs has been widely interpreted as President Emmerson Mnangagwa moving to coup-proof his regime by getting rid ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 14:57hrs | 9483 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mandiwanzira being punished for being 'best minister'
FORMER Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira emotionally took to the witness stand Tuesday complaining that he was being persecuted for being one of the best cabinet mi...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1264 | by newzimbabwe
Network disruptions to continue
DISRUPTIONS to telecommunication networks will continue because operators owe millions of dollars to foreign firms for maintaining and upgrading their infrastructure due to the unavailability of forex...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Antiquated equipment cripples Zimbabwe's agric sector
Zimbawe's agricultural sector needs massive retooling to increase production as it is still relying on antiquated equipment.Farming experts said as long as the situation remains like this, the...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 09:32hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Govt under fire over plans to scrap 'useless' degrees
CIVIC society, human rights groups and students have slammed government plans to scrap what it termed "useless" degrees from State universities, saying the move might impact negatively on those that h...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1597 | by Staf reporter
Embracing ICT in Pedagogy of History and Heritage Studies in Zimbabwe
Three schools in Harare on 1st March 2019 converged at Seke One High school in Chitungwiza for the History Exchange program under the theme, Embracing Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 09:57hrs | 307 | by Brian Maregedze
Radio DJs now screening programmes live on social media
There is this story of a prominent yesteryear female radio DJ whose smothering and golden voice swept listeners for years.A lot of listeners, especially the males fell in love with her velvet ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:29hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embraces anti-graft mobile application
A Local non-governmental organisation, African Innovation Trust (AIT) — developers of an anti-corruption mobile application ICU "I See You" — believes locals have embraced technology as a way of t...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:55hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Nervous allies mobilising support for Mnangagwa
AMID worsening poverty, Zanu-PF will early next month splash millions on a solidarity rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose administration is accused of human rights abuses and failing to stab...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:24hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
'Govt neglecting Nkomo heritage sites'
Government has been accused of neglecting houses belonging to the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo despite promises to upgrade the properties to tourist attraction centres.Nkomo's son, Sibangi...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:16hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shelves Zanu-PF solidarity march again
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly shelved plans by the Zanu-PF youth league to march in support of his Presidency because of the astronomical budget put forward to ferry supporters from acro...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:34hrs | 5087 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's $1.5 million solidarity march in limbo
Uncertainty surrounds a Zanu-PF solidarity march in support of President Emmerson Mnangagwa set to be held on March 2.The Youth League mooted the march and will continue "spearheading" it, but...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:41hrs | 2804 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa mortgages Zimbabwe diamonds to Botswana
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government could be mortgaging the country's diamond deposits to Botswana which has offered the struggling economy a US$600 million bail out package for private sector, ...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 07:04hrs | 8691 | by Staff reporter
Botswana bailout for Zimbabwe
BOTSWANA is extending $600 million in two major facilities to Zimbabwe's private sector and diamond industry that will give relations between the two country a huge lift. Zimbabwe this week ho...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:47hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Land Audit: A true test of national empathy
The ongoing land audit breathes a new ray of hope to landless masses who hope to chance their first immovable property in a landmass collectively owned by all daughters and sons of the soil, Zimbabwe....Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1894 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Councillors block road project
BEITBRIDGE councillors have resisted the development of a road they say had "jumped the queue", because it does not serve residents.The road links the Shule Shule Shopping Centre, goes past a ...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:17hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
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