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Zimbabwe's return to own currency is a brave move
When the government introduced bond notes it was very clear that the pretence currency was bad money that was going to wipe away good money. This came very true in a fast manner. Within a few months, ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2658 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Shiri pledges land for youths
LANDS, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has promised to prioritise youths in the allocation of agricultural land as his ministry crafts a national land policy...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1473 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs demonstrate spirit of Ubuntu at Mguni burial: Sikhala
The huge number of opposition MDC Alliance legislators at the burial of Zanu PF deputy chief whip and Mangwe legislator, Obedingwa Mguni was reciprocal to the spirit of Ubuntu exhibited by the ruling ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3012 | by Staff reporter
Harare diarrhoea outbreak to persist
The diarrhoea outbreak in Harare's Glen View high-density suburb has persisted in the absence of potable water, compounded by a poor response by council authorities to finding a solution to sewer burs...Published: 19 hrs ago | 563 | by Staff reporter
Pay the Warriors
Shine lads shine, tomorrow is a do or die game. All eyes in the Sadc region are upon you. Time to seperate boys from men and give the best. Let the goals rain.For players to remain focus...Published: 20 hrs ago | 907 | by Leonard Koni
Inclusive talks will help politicians 'find each other', nothing more - we demand free elections, nothing short
Man is a creature of reason and those who have excelled in this have done very well, thank you, whilst those who have lagged behind have suffered. We, in Africa, have not done well at all and hence th...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 13:23hrs | 1666 | by Wilbert Mukori
ED full speech at AU - UN summit in Vic Falls
STATEMENTBYHIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE CDE E. D. MNANGAGWAATTHE INAUGURAL AFRICAN UNION-UNITED NATIONS WILDLIFE ECONOMY SUMMITVIC...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:56hrs | 1996 | by President ED Mnangagwa
Evidence that Shonas arrived in Zimbabwe 300 years ago (1700's)
Dr. George MacCall Theal, Translator of Portuguese Documents to EnglishLet us start off t...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:55hrs | 6244 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, PMP
Byo residents up in arms with Zesa
BULAWAYO residents are preparing for a bruising fight with ZESA Holdings over its plans to demolish the city's two iconic cooling towers at the council-owned thermal power station.Bulawayo's n...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 08:34hrs | 955 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe discovers rare minerals
Zimbabwe sits on bountiful and lucrative deposits of minerals known as rare-earth elements (REE), some of which sell for more than US$1 000 for a single kilogram and where investors are seeking altern...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:03hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports maize for drought stricken areas
AT least 720 000 metric tonnes of maize is being imported by Government to alleviate hunger in drought- stricken areas following high incidence of crop failure during the 2018-2019 agricultural season...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 11:11hrs | 1156 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe-Mozambique deal to ease Zesa woes
ZIMBABWE expects to begin accessing power from Mozambique's Cahora Bassa as it moves to put its ongoing economic development agenda back on the rails, President Mnangagwa has said.The Head of ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 4464 | by Staff Reporter
Government to bail out ZESA
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube has assured the nation of short-term interventions to ease the power crisis that include bailing out the country's power utilit...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 16:19hrs | 2700 | by Staff Reporter
Ilala Lodge enhances guest experiences
GUEST experiences at Ilala Lodge Hotel have been enhanced following the completion of a new plunge pool and relaxing pool-side lounge.The elegant new features overlook breath-taking views of t...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:54hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's farm at risk
STATE security agents are manoeuvring to illegally seize a Mazowe farm belonging to former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo who is in self-imposed exile since the coup that toppled...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 4518 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's power obsession in hunger-stricken nation
THE acquisition of a huge assortment of weapons and ammunition at a time the country's economic crisis is deepening is reflective of government's misplaced priorities, as well as President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa duty-bound to whip officials into line
Among many issues raised in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's radio talk last week dubbed "Catching up with Mnangagwa", was his explanation that government cannot do much about civil servants who remain ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2220 | by Martin Tarusenga
'Zimbabwe energy master plan anchored on solar'
THE government said it has developed a rural electrification master plan, mainly anchored on harnessing solar power that will see most rural communities electrified by 2030.This was said by En...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mthuli Ncube must 'unscramble the egg and go back to the basics'
I THOUGHT we had seen everything that this country of ours could throw at us, but the situation right now looks like nothing we have seen before.Prices have quadrupled and continue to rise ine...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1105 | by Eddie Cross
Zupco sued over $30 000 debt
KWEKWE City Council (KCC) has taken the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) to court over a debt of more than RTG$30 000 in unpaid water charges and rates. The council through its ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
ChinaAid drills boreholes to mitigate drought
CHINA Aid has started drilling boreholes in Manicaland as part of measures to mitigate drought. About 200 boreholes are expected to be drilled in Manicaland and five boreholes have so far been sunk in...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stocks year's supply of ARVs
Zimbabwe has enough anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs that will last the next 12 months after Government secured funding to procure the life-prolonging therapy, Parliament has heard. Health and Child Care M...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:14hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Favorite sports in Zimbabwe
In an African country like Zimbabwe, almost all the people here love sports. Like anywhere else in the world, there are tremendous sport fans, especially in some particular sports. According to the re...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 21:51hrs | 1013 | by Staff Writer
Zanu-PF youths submit land application forms
THE ZANU-PF Youth League in Mashonaland Central has submitted application forms for land on behalf of youths in the province ahead of redistribution of underutilised land and that are in the hands of ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 12:23hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant woman was burnt to death
A CHITUNGWIZA pregnant woman was burnt to death while trying to save essentials, popularly known as preparation, for her unborn child. Primrose Panganai, 23, of Unit P in Chitungwiza was burnt...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 11:48hrs | 2055 | by Staff reporter
Pepsi Zimbabwe increases production by 200%
PEPSI Zimbabwe, the local unit of Varun Beverages, says production capacity at its manufacturing and bottling plant in Harare has increased by 200% due to huge demand of its product, local and abroad....Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Sunshine journalism: What happens on cloudy days?
I RECENTLY read on the ZBC website that Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa had "urged the media to write positive developmental stories about Zimbabwe in the new dispensation", and this reminded m...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 162 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Kariba Dam less than a third full
THE regional drought has reduced water levels at Kariba Dam, the main source of power for Zambia and Zimbabwe, to less than a third of its capacity. The dam is only 29 percent full, compared w...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1278 | by Bloomberg
Resolving Zimbabwean challenges in transfer pricing
A lot of debate about taxation in most developing countries is evolving on how to ease revenue leakages through offshore tax havens. But there is another hot issue called transfer pricing which develo...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 345 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Parliament to summon Chasi over power outages
Parliament will soon order Energy and Power Development Minister, Fortune Chasi to update the nation on the worsening power situation and what is being done to address it. The move comes as la...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
'Not My Job!' declares Kariba Mayor
Residents of Beira Blocks, a section of Mahombekombe suburb, falling under Ward 5, have resorted to using the bush to relieve themselves. The only toilet servicing this bustling community is in a stat...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 22:38hrs | 3144 | by Laiton Kandawire | Patsaka-Nyaminyami CR Environment and Tourism Series
'We are NOT a failed state' says Cross - incompetent MDC in denial has made bad governance worse
"I thought we had seen everything that this country of ours could throw at us, but the situation right now looks like nothing we have seen before. Prices have quadrupled and continue to rise inexorabl...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 15:05hrs | 2334 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Two dead bodies found in Lake Kariba
The Zimbabwe Republic Police details stationed in Kariba have anounced that they have retrieved bodies of two male adults aged 39 and 19 years, who went missing in Gatche Gatche Tsuwa area on 14...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 14:18hrs | 4205 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe has totally collapsed
Zimbabweans do not need Judas Iscariot to tell them that the economy of Zimbabwe is no more. There is no Zimbabwe and economy to talk about. The procurement of the new anti-riot gear by ZANU PF govern...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 12:43hrs | 7224 | by Don Chigumba
Eddie Cross turns against Mnangagwa
I thought we had seen everything that this country of ours could throw at us, but the situation right now looks like nothing we have seen before. Prices have quadrupled and continue to rise inexorably...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 11:39hrs | 22971 | by Eddie Cross
Chicken project thrives on human waste
Kenyan farmer Victor Kyalo's chickens have doubled the number of eggs they are laying. The reason: Human excrement.He is feeding them food from a Nairobi-based organics recycling company. Sane...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:48hrs | 3758 | by Staff reportrer
'Fatcats choke Zesa'
Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi yesterday said power utility Zesa was struggling to service its external debt and increase power importation to alleviate the current electricity cr...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 3072 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'reloads' Zimbabwe rescue plan
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC national council is scheduled to meet today to finalise the party's blueprint dubbed "Reload", which spells out a plan to immediately set up a transitional authority to resc...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:41hrs | 3108 | by Staff reporter
Zesa might spoil Afcon for football lovers
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) might spoil the Africa Cup of Nations for football lovers after it revealed that it can't guarantee uninterrupted power supply during the tournament. ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
New dispensation a far fetched idea
The much talked about the new republic has dismally failed to live to the billing. The current political and economic challenges in the country has reached another level and with a lot of peop...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 09:17hrs | 1719 | by Leonard Koni
Drummond Ranch: A tale of modern-day slavery
A WATERBORNE disease outbreak is looming at Beitbridge-based Drummond Ranch following revelations that workers are forced to drink unpurified water from an inland dam at the farm.The workers a...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 2262 | by Nkululeko Sibanda
Best penny stocks to watch in 2019
Best Penny Stocks to Watch in 2019 Penny stocks are high risk, high reward investments but that doesn't mean you should ignore them. If you ...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 512 | by Staff Writer
ED wants POLAD, Chamisa TA, Mliswa GNR to legitimise ED - a gimmick, ED is NOT competent to select nor lead
Chaos and confusion is when one says this, the second says that and the third says something else which is neither this nor that and all three are talking nonsense! It is bad enough when it is the ord...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:08hrs | 6218 | by Nomusa Garikai
Irrigation projects at Ruya Dam is now a reality
If its waiting, we have the patience of the biblical Job, we have never been nearer than now. The Ruya Dam Irrigation Project in Chiweshe is now turning into reality. The project Engineer conf...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:05hrs | 531 | by Thomas Murisa
Fuel dealers cornered
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has cornered fuel dealers who used to divert the product to the black market by adopting the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) which tracks fuel tankers to their i...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls rejects local currency
The resort town of Victoria Falls has almost completely dollarised due to the volatility of the local currency, but the development has adversely affected residents, it has emerged.Landlords, ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:21hrs | 2486 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's speech to AfDB boards of governors - Fulltext
Speech by the minister of finance and economic development, Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube during the 2019 annual meetings of the boards of governors of the African Development Bank Group: Malabo, Republic o...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:03hrs | 994 | by Mthuli NCube
We need more vocational training centres in Mash. Central
If devolution is implemented well with all minds intend on development, nationwide visible economic growth is within sights. Every Zimbabwean province is rich in both human capital and natural...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:07hrs | 118 | by Thomas Murisa
Electronic cargo tracking system comes alive
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Friday put into operation the electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS), introduced as a pilot project in 2017, as it moves to plug revenue leakages thr...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to add 120MW to grid
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority plans to expeditiously refurbish Hwange Power Station's Unit 3 to augment local power generation by 120MW, while negotiations with regional suppliers fo...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1528 | by Staff reporter
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