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How can Mnangagwa preach selflessness when his regime is master of self-interest and plunder?
It often seems that before lecturing others on morality, some people should first look in the mirror.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Heroes Day interview with the state-controlled broadcaster Z...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 21:24hrs | 459 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe central bank governor gets a rude awakening
BUSINESS executives yesterday gave Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu a rude awakening after a snap survey which showed that they were not ready to support the new currency....Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:49hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
New 500MW solar plant for Victoria Falls
VICTORIA Falls is inching closer to becoming a smart tourism and green destination following plans to construct a renewable energy exhibition park and a 500MW solar plant, which will be complemented b...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Sadc anti-graft court
AN ANTI-CORRUPTION watchdog has called on Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member States to up the fight against graft by setting up a regional anti-corruption court.In a petition...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:06hrs | 2 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get final bonus payment
The first group of civil servants started receiving the second and final payment of their annual bonus yesterday as per agreement with the employer as the Second Republic continues to walk the talk on...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway 80% complete
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway is about 80 percent complete with 470km out of the total 580km of the road now opened to traffic, a move which has been hailed by motorists...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF by-elections campaign starts
Zanu-PF Secretary-General Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday implored voters to rectify their slip-ups when they voted for CCC during the August harmonised elections by voting the ruling party in the coming by-...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chief Stauze urges councillors to take off political jackets
BEITBRIDGE senior traditional leader Chief Stauze has urged the newly elected councillors of both the rural district council and the municipality to take off political jackets and focus on providing p...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's defining moment
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is soon expected to appoint members of his Cabinet to drive his agenda for the next five years as Zimbabwe seeks to attain an upper middle-income economy status by 2030....Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks swearing in of Harare councillors
THERE was chaos as newly elected Harare councillors yesterday took their oath of office.Unruly opposition CCC supporters who came to witness the ceremony wearing party regalia sang and threw y...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targeting Zimdollar return in 5 years
Zimbabwe will continue to put in place measures to entrench the use of the domestic currency because having its own currency forms the basis for sustainable economic growth and development, President ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 19:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties, citizens geared for poll
ZIMBABWEANS in their millions will today cast their votes across the country to determine their future in an election that has largely been peaceful.Yesterday, political parties from across th...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leaders experts at doublespeak
THE current wave of politically-motivated violence perpetrated by Zanu-PF in the run-up to August 2023 harmonised elections is deeply worrying and requires decisive action.Zanu-PF leaders, sup...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'vandalises' CCC-linked projects
Zanu-PF supporters have been accused of vandalising infrastructure and disrupting developmental projects suspected to be linked to sitting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors and legislato...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 11:10hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Vote ED to ensure development continuity, says Chiwenga
VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Constantino Chiwenga has implored Zimbabweans to vote in large numbers for President Mnangagwa in the forthcoming elections saying he has proven leadership qualities required to guar...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must walk the talk on violence or be held accountable
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been calling for a peaceful election campaign this year, but his party Zanu-PF has been called out several times by human rights monitors and election support groups a...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar takes a heavy knock on RBZ Auction
THE Zimdollar tumbled by 43% on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction market effectively closing the parallel market gap which had become a source for market arbitrage in recent ...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 17:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe backs Sudan peace efforts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has offered unwavering support to Sudan in an effort to attain a cessation of hostilities in the country.In a speech read on his behalf by acting Foreign Affairs Minister O...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink
Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. R...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should walk the talk
THE excitement from the State-controlled media and the so-called staunch Zanu-PF supporters about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's invitation to witness the coronation of King Charles III is so astoundi...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Free eye treatment for Makokoba residents
Residents from Makokoba suburb with various ocular ailments had their eyesight restored free of charge during an eye camp organised by Zanu-PF National Assembly representative for Bulawayo South Raj M...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must walk the talk
The excitement from the government controlled media and the so called staunch Zanu PF supporters about President Mnangagwa's invitation to witness the cor...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:31hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Western Embassies demand democracy from Chamisa
Information reaching this reporter indicate that Harare-based Diplomats from Western countries have expressed concern over the Citizens Coalition Change's undemocratic practices. The reports i...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 13:07hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New pay structure for civil servants
Civil servants will be paid according to their academic qualifications, experience and seniority starting this month, as Government has reactivated a policy that promotes advancement of public workers...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must revisit his inauguration pledge
IN his inauguration speech on August 25, 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa clearly promised the nation a departure from his predecessor, the late Robert Mugabe's violent politics.On that sunn...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs political tolerance during, after elections
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday woke up to the most surprising, but welcome news that the country's main political parties shared the same platform to condemn violence and to promote peace in the run-up to the ...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shields killer soldiers from justice
ZIMBABWEAN human rights organisations under the Crisis in Zimbabwe banner have engaged former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, raising questions and seeking global support in dealing with th...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of shedding crocodile tears
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has drawn fire after visiting Rwanda's Kigali Genocide Memorial site when his government has done little to address Gukurahundi atrocities at home.Mnangagwa was in...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Botswana, Namibia discard passports
NAMIBIA and Botswana nationals will no longer be using passports when travelling between the two countries after the countries' Presidents agreed to open their borders to each other.President ...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:17hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loses hope on reforms
OPPOSITION parties have lost hope of the country holding free and fair elections next year in the absence of electoral reforms.Some of the political parties have predicted a disputed poll as g...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told walk the talk
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) yesterday called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to "walk the talk" on improving the welfare of civil servants.Mnangagwa made a pledge to improve c...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa too desperate
POLITICAL survival remains democratic when the leader of a country is deriving their power from the masses.Politics remains peaceful when those in power are running a successful economy, with ...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Chamisa says his policies will guarantee certainty
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa said his party will prioritise fighting corruption as part of measures to restore economic stability in the country.In a se...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
National project status speeds up steel plant
The granting of national project status to the $1 billion Manhize Steel plant near Mvuma will help speed up the setting of key infrastructure with the plant now expected to be operational as early as ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Walk the talk on reforms
Five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa swept into power following a coup that toppled Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe is still stuck in the political and economic quagmire of the past two decades....Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ runs first steam train of the year for lovers
LOVERS are in for a treat this Sunday as the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) Rail Leisure Unit will run its first steam train of the year to Figtree to help celebrate Valentine's Day.The N...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss rules out chasing black market rates
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, John Mangudya, is reluctant to act to narrow a widening gap between the national currency's official and black market rates, saying that businesses are to blame for ...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-sanctions charade finds few takers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-sanctions charade, including rallies and marches devoid of concrete political reforms, is senseless escapism from what the government ought to do to convince the We...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Will the IMF US$961m windfall rescue Zimbabwe?
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Covid-19 has caused substantial long-term global macroeconomic environment change, and the pandemic inflicted long-term scars on the global economy....Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Learnmore Nyamudzanga
Will Zimbabwe recover and benefit from the AfCFTA?
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) came at the time when Zimbabwe is at the verge, struggling economically as seen with poverty elongated with COVID-19 dominating the society. AfCFTA is a pr...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:37hrs | 4 | by Fifteen Theophelous
US demands end to rights violations
UNITED States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to walk the talk on reforms if the country is to attract themuch-needed investment to pu...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Even Lord Malvern failed to deliver water to Bulawayo
IN the old days, there was a special group of people called the Pharisees that did not particularly impress Jesus Christ.They were known for obsessively exhorting followers to be unstinting st...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
Gweru fined $1m for pollution
GWERU City Council has been fined over $1 million by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for discharging raw effluent into nearby streams, a senior council official revealed last week.Pr...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
UK scales up cooperation with Zimbabwe ahead of Brexit
The United Kingdom (UK) wants to scale up trade and economic cooperation with Zimbabwe ahead of its official exit from the European Union (EU). This was said by UK Ambassador to Zimbabwe Melan...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must play a more active Statesman like role
WITH Zimbabwe's political crisis deepening amid growing calls for an inclusive dialogue, senior consultant with the International Crisis Group Piers Pigou, told the Daily News on Sunday last week that...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 20:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stop politicking over Bulawayo water crisis
INSOFAR as all the promises that government has made to Matabeleland, it is clear that it is not sincere given its failure to honour most of them.From 1980, it was clear that the population of...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The situation in Zimbabwe has moved to another level
"FELLOW Zimbabweans … the situation in our country has moved to another level. Firstly, we wish to assure the nation that His Excellency, President Robert Mugabe and his family are safe and sound an...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | | by Cliff Chiduku
Protest outside US embassy continues in Zimbabwe
A silent protest by a group of Zimbabweans outside the US embassy in Harare has continued unabated and has since gone past the 100 day mark.Spokesperson of the group going by the name Broad Al...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
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