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NRZ passenger train service to be revived
PLANS are underway to capacitate the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) that will result in the revival of abandoned passenger services to ease the pressure on the country's major highways, Vice- Pre...Published: 10 hrs ago | 403 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA advises visitors on temporary importation of vehicles
Ahead of the festive season, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has restated the conditions for the temporary import of vehicles by visitors into the country to avoid delays and difficulties at the border...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:39hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
US$115m loan for NRZ imminent
The National Railways of Zimbabwe is on the verge of finalizing a loan agreement of US$115 million with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Out of this amount, $81 million will be allocated ...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:25hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
CCC should reconsider its position on structures
THE ongoing drama within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is unfortunate and a huge blow to the country's fight for democracy, but this should serve as a wake-up call for the opposition outfit ...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | 282 | by Canisio Mudzimu
NRZ adopts strategy to reboot operations
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has announced a new inward-looking strategy aimed at enhancing its operations and efficiency. This initiative seeks to leverage domestic solutions to a...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:54hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
CCC boycott of opening of Parliament risks boomeranging as only a news headline stunt with no reform headway
While CCC is well within its rights to boycott today's opening of the First Session of the 1Oth Parliament by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the boycott could in fact boomerang on CCC; and ultimately leave the p...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 13:39hrs | 521 | by Jonathan Moyo
How Mnangagwa consolidated power and outwitted Zimbabwe military
WITH his controversial re-election -achieved with a minimal contribution from the military, and his subsequent swearing-in and cabinet appointments - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has all but completed...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 21:51hrs | 3809 | by Staff reporter
Losing Zanu-PF candidate's supporters promise 'Night of Terror' in Mabvuku-Tafara
RESIDENTS of Mabvuku have been warned to brace for a night of terror from defeated Zanu-PF parliamentary candidate Scott Sakupwanya's supporters.Sakupwanya a well-known gold dealer who had eye...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 21:46hrs | 2188 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sons 'grab' local showbiz
THE ruling Zanu-PF has intensified its capture of the creative arts industry, which plays a pivotal role of social commentary, by placing many artistes under the party wings.This comes after P...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:29hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally joins Zanu-PF
Former opposition official Paddington Japajapa, who recently lost in the CCC candidates selection process in Warren Park, Harare, ahead of the 23 August general elections, has rejoined Zanu-PF, lashin...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 23:39hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Senate and PR, the maxim gun firing at Bulawayo
The Senate, Youth and PR lists for the 2023 harmonised elections in Bulawayo Province, are the newest metaphorical maxim gun whose bullets are brutally firing at the tender heart of the City of Bulawa...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 20:03hrs | 9 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube (Secretary General)
Strongman takes his eating challenge to Bulawayo
THE two most important factors in determining your success as a competitive eater are stomach capacity and the speed at which one can consume food.And for unknown Harare-based Arnold Zikhali (...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 07:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Russia's railway giant keen to expand footprint to Zimbabwe
TRANSMASHHOLDING, Russia's leading manufacturer of railway rolling stock and fifth biggest rail company in the world, is looking to expand its footprint in African countries including Zimbabwe in a wi...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'NRZ is an economic enabler'
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) general manager Respina Zinyanduko has called for the recapitalisation of the parastatal so that it plays its economic transformative role by providing cost-e...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ gets US$115m loan to procure new locomotives, wagons
A NEW era is beckoning for the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), which is expected to tap into a US$115 million line of credit negotiated by the Government towards procurement of new locomotives an...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Father's death smokes out fugitive 'serial fraudster' from South Africa
A man accused of committing a series of frauds before fleeing to South Africa has been arrested after returning to Zimbabwe to bury his father.Bresley Mutungamiri Hove, 36, was nabbed on July ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 11:54hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Rogue traffic enforcers undermining business in Zimbabwe
FORMERLY known as an opulent suburb, Harare's Borrowdale area is gradually transforming into a commercial hub, not only for the city but the entire Zimbabwe.With its peace and flamboyance, Bor...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Scott Sakupwanya's flamboyant campaign under the spotlight
A convoy of high-end vehicles led by police escorts snakes its way into Number One Grounds in Harare's Mabvuku high density suburb on a late Thursday afternoon.Brown dust rises as three ...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:12hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Eight bodies up for paupers' burial
CHITUNGWIZA Central Hospital says the bodies of eight deceased people have been unclaimed by their relatives since September 24, 2021.There were nine bodies but one has since been claimed by r...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 18:17hrs | 11 | by Erick Matotoba
Numbers don't lie, facts are stubborn mules
THINK of a bowl of soup; you don't have to take it all to feel the taste but just a spoonful, such is the case with opinion polls that have concluded that if elections are held today, President Mnanga...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
From Moondog Max to Arnold Zikhali, the storied lineage of Zimbabwe's 'strong men'
ON what had been a pretty ordinary and innocuous Tuesday afternoon, there was suddenly a flurry of activity around the corner of George Silundika and Sam Nujoma in Harare.Like bees attracted t...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Half of BCC's vehicle fleet needs replacing
More than half of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) vehicle and plant fleet is obsolete and needs replacing.The local authority has a fleet of 336 vehicles and plant of which 51% has outlived it...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 18:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pens US$81,2m NRZ wagons, locomotives deal
THERE is a ray of light for the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), after Government signed a US$81,2 million deal with India for the procurement of 315 wagons and nine locomotives.The potentiall...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's strongest man eats 60kgs of isitshwala, 60kgs of rice every month
SIXTY kilogrammes of isitshwala, 60 kgs of rice and 750 bananas per month for just one man. For breakfast, he consumes two loaves of bread, 30 eggs (15 boiled and 15 fried), one litre of juice...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 08:38hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man pulls 56 tonnes, eats 2kg isitshwala
Arguably Zimbabwe's strongest man provided a breathtaking spectacle yesterday after pulling a 56-tonne wagon for 100 metres at the National Railways of Zimbabwe in Harare.He also ate a meal of...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SA steel giant expands imports from Hwange
ARCELORMITTAL of South Africa, one of the world's largest steel producers which imports 70 percent of coke produced in Zimbabwe and manufactures steel used in vehicle manufacturing, construction, rail...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pulling out of the International Criminal Court is the right thing to do now
IN 2018, the United States of America threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a bid to stop the international body from prosecuting US servicemen over alleged detainee a...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's know it all female car enthusiast
Nyaradzo Munhamo regards herself as Bulawayo's know it all female car enthusiast and always envisioned herself as the owner of a fancy and expensive vehicle but never thought she would work as a car s...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa impeachment bid brewing
JUSTICE Minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has appeared to give credence to speculation that an impeachment bid may be mounted against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after general e...Published: 16 May 2023 at 20:44hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Why does Africa feel it has to be a slave to one global power or the other?
Will Africa ever be truly free? That is the question that always bugs my mind, as I watch the manner in which our leaders appear perpetually trapped in a 'slave mentality' - whereby, they beli...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 12:17hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why RBZ introduced the Gold-backed digital currency
With the local currency on a free-fall and Zimbabwe already a digital economy, ninety six percent of our transactions traded on digital platforms. The digital currency was long overdue. Zimbabwe is on...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 07:07hrs | 4 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
More misery for MA Auto Spares director Michael Smith
HARARE - A Harare-based motor spare company, MA Auto Spares director Michael Smith previously charged with six counts of fraud was back in court on Wednesday facing 10 more counts.Smith is now...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 13:18hrs | 6 | by Paul Ndou
Mnangagwa the Al Jazeera documentary protagonist
AS the narrative of Qatar-based international television news channel Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigative film on gold smuggling, money laundering and corruption unfolds and audiences navigate the s...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 14:21hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth bid still on course, claims Govt
FOREIGN Affairs deputy minister David Musabayana has said government is still locked in negotiations to re-join the Commonwealth group of nations.Zimbabwe was first suspended from the Commonwe...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Only PhD holders should lecture at university
WHEN I completed my Master of Philosophy in Linguistics degree, I was a teaching assistant at the University of Zimbabwe. My two colleagues and I celebrated because we had spent four hard years resear...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Jairos Kangira
Mnangagwa exposed
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been left exposed and politically vulnerable following ground-breaking revelations by Qatar-based international television network Al Jazeera's of gold...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
When the rich fight over the poor
A SLEEK Toyota Prado VX V8 off-road vehicle makes a rumbling sound along a gravel road as it negotiates its way into the poverty-stricken Chihota communal areas.A group of people, mainly Zanu-...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 17:06hrs | 17 | by Jairos Saunyama
Top cop testifies in Mahere's dead child case
Social media posts by CCC spokesperson Fadzai Mahere and other people peddling lies that a police officer had beaten a child to death with a baton in Harare in 2021 raised concern among senior Governm...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Turkish firm makes headway in NRZ deal
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says Turkish investor Yapi Merkezi, which plans to recapitalise and modernise its railway system, has completed a feasibility study on the project.In 20...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ChitimachaED song released
POPULAR music outfit, Final Warning, has released a song named "#ChitimachaED" which is aimed at mobilising voters for President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF in the upcoming elections.President Mnang...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
9 arrested for stealing maize at accident scene
NINE people have been arrested on allegations of stealing maize following a recent accident involving a haulage truck and a goods train at a rail crossing along Solomon Mujuru Drive (Kirkman Drive) in...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 14:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 24 500km road network to be revamped by 2025
THIS week Zimbabwe Independent (ZI) business reporter, Freeman Makopa caught up with Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona (FM) to discuss updates in the progress of crucial i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Govt delays payment to contractors
The delays in paying contractors is a result of the due diligence which the government has to carry out after some of them were charging extortionate prices, a cabinet Minister has said. Minis...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges $2 billion for NRZ rehab
GOVERNMENT has pledged to fund rehabilitation of National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) infrastructure to the tune of $2 billion.Speaking during a tour of the NRZ workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, ...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ auctions disused wagons, obsolete material
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will this week auction its disused wagons and other obsolete metals, which have become uneconomic to repair due to various reasons including accidents.T...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | | 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 | 4 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Mnangagwa's path to power
6 November 2017 - President Robert Mugabe dismisses his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, from government;8 November 2017 - Zanu-PF expels Mnangagwa from the party. Mnangagwa goes into self-imposed ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Spare us the sanctions rant, please!
IT should be about time many in government spared us the sanctions narrative, especially when some issues affecting us have absolutely no link with the so-called Western sanctions.In fact, gov...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Drones help NRZ recover stolen equipment
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has recovered the bulk of its stolen equipment following the massive capacitation of its loss control unit in terms of human resources and acquisition of drones...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Shiri estate in fresh storm
THE late Agriculture minister Air Marshal Perrance Shiri's children have dragged the family's executor, former Attorney General Sobuza Gula-Ndebele, to court to force him to release money held in the ...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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