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Zanu-PF bigwigs in a state of shock
MANIC Zanu-PF youths wielding machetes recently ran amok in the Midlands - assaulting party bigwigs and police officers, while also sowing terror among supporters of the former liberation movement in ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 929 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi anxious to end marriage
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is seeking leave to serve divorce summons on his estranged wife, Florence, through the media, saying he cannot locate her at her Marlborough home or at work in Harare ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry calls for tougher taxes on Chinese imports
ZIMBABWE'S industries have scaled up their campaign for tougher action to protect manufacturing companies against Chinese plastic imports, even as earlier calls to ban fabric shipments from Beijing fl...Published: 19 hrs ago | 507 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa led City council in US$1bn tender storm
THE Harare City Council attempted to award water and sewage contracts worth close to US$1 billion to four Chinese firms without going to tender, available information suggests.The council's fi...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls gets city status
PARLIAMENT has approved Victoria Falls' city status following recommendations by a commission that was set up to assess the town's capacity. Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moy...Published: 20 hrs ago | 819 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt notes threat of fresh UK sanctions
GOVERNMENT has said it has noted the unfortunate implied threat of more sanctions by the United Kingdom and its decision to engage a number of countries and organisations to further intensify pressure...Published: 20 hrs ago | 457 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt slams Britain's colonial hangover
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo has told the British that the New Dispensation's openness and re-engagement stance is not an open invitation for interference or intru...Published: 20 hrs ago | 128 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP guns for 'mentally disordered' Mamombe
Harare West MP Joana Mamombe should be removed from parliament because she is "mentally disordered", a Zanu-PF MP said during a debate in the National Assembly on Thursday.The 37-year-old was ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:42hrs | 2438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to criminalise claiming torture or abduction without proof
Zimbabwe will criminalise "making unsubstantiated claims of torture and abductions," ministers said on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting.Private citizens and groups who negotiate with hostil...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:13hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's MPs says 'without unity Zimbabwe is doomed'
ZANU-PF legislators on Tuesday said there is need for unity in the country despite political differences to save the nation from doom.This comes as there is a fresh push by the church to persu...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:11hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
'Average Zimbabwean lived on US$1.15 in September'
The average Zimbabwean needed at least $3 591 not to be considered poor in September. This translates to US$1.15 per day and this is a significant improvement from June 2020 levels of US$0.75 but stil...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:07hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Chief Justice Malaba
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended under fire Chief Justice Luke Malaba, telling parliament Wednesday the country's topmost judge was not interfering with the judicial system.Malaba...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:50hrs | 3422 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba told to concentrate on his marital issues
TEACHERS' unions have dismissed Buhera West MP Joseph Chinotimba's claims that they were on the opposition MDC Alliance payroll and involved in plotting government's downfall. The educators ad...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:05hrs | 9475 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo urban train returns
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will on Monday resume urban commuter train services in Bulawayo with residents paying $16 per trip. According to the parastatal, the CityCowdray Park ro...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 05:53hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Senditoo becomes cheapest money remittance service after slashing all fees
Senditoo has cut its remittance fees meaning that all customers who send money to Zimbabwe will not be charged for their transactions. This will make the money transfer company one of the cheapest mon...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 09:07hrs | 3167 | by Loma Media
'Britain was behind Zimbabwe's Gukurahundi genocide'
THE opposition Zapu party has dismissed claims by prominent historian Stuart Doran that the British government was not involved in the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres where over 20 000 civilians were kill...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:34hrs | 2194 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told that patriotism is a virtue
GOVERNMENT has been urged to desist from forcing citizens to give positive narratives about the country by enactment of laws but allow patriotism to develop naturally out of good governance.Th...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Teachers on MDC Alliance payroll, claims Chinotimba
BUHERA West MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu-PF) yesterday accused teachers of fronting for the opposition MDC Alliance through their endless industrial action, which he said had destroyed the education sec...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2280 | by Staff reporter
Entumbane, Nkulumane lead in Covid-19 deaths
DISTRIBUTION of Covid-19 cases among the 25 most affected suburbs in Bulawayo shows that the virus is most prevalent in western suburbs but the city centre remains the hardest hit. The country has 264...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa says Mnangagwa is clean on corruption
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa has come to the defence of President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is under fire for failing to deal with his corrupt cronies.At a media briefing Tuesday, Mliswa said the "peop...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets Harare seats
THE Zanu-PF Harare province has completed primary elections and is now geared for by-elections following the recall of seven MDC-T legislators and 22 councillors. The party's provincial interi...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar weakens against the US dollar
The Zimbabwe dollar moved marginally by less than a third of a Zimbabwean cent, against the US dollar at yesterday's Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency auction, trading 0,004 percent high...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | 3018 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cabinet approves sanctions law
Cabinet yesterday approved the draft of a proposed law that punishes Zimbabweans outside and inside the country who campaign for the continued imposition of sanctions with intent to harm the nation. ...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF Youth league commends SADC
ZANU-PF Youth League has commended SADC for standing by Zimbabwe and in support of the removal of unjustified illegal sanctions imposed by Western countries, two decades ago. In a statement ye...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar flat as street traders push cash transactions
The local currency was flat on Tuesday after it depreciated by a marginal 0.004% at the latest auction to trade at 81.3531 against the US dollars while the street rate remains range bound at between 9...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 17:45hrs | 7707 | by Staff reporter
What next after anti-sanctions march?
ZIMBABWE on Saturday held an e-gala in Bulawayo to demand the removal of sanctions imposed by the West over human rights violations. Several Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and African U...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Komichi pledge to unite Zimbabwe opposition against Zanu-PF
MDC-T presidential hopeful and national chair Morgen Komichi has pledged to bring together all opposition parties in the fight for Zanu-PF poll defeat 2023 if voted party leader.The opposition...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | 2154 | by Staff reporter
JSC protects magistrate against lawsuit in Mamombe matter
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has moved in to protect provincial magistrate Bianca Makwande from being sued in her personal capacity, in a matter where she committed Harare West MP Joanah Mamo...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
Russia backs Zimbabwe
THE Russian Federation will continue standing by Zimbabwe and assist in overcoming the "pernicious" effects of the illegal economic sanctions that were imposed by the West. This follows the su...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
2021 exams pupils back in class
Next year's examination classes returned to school yesterday under careful supervision and strict adherence to regulations aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19. Reports from across the ...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes Africa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday saluted SADC, the African Union and the world at large for standing by Zimbabwe in calling for the unconditional removal of the Western imposed illegal economic sanctions...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:03hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa describes sanctions as 'weapons of mass destruction'
THE West's sanctions on Zimbabwe are like "weapons of mass destruction" which are hurting ordinary people, with the potential to undermine the country's unity and peace, President Emmerson Mnangagwa h...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:58hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Khupe in sanctions removal call
THE Thokozani Khupe-led opposition MDC has called for the unconditional removal of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States of America and its Western allies saying they were hurtin...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:56hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo, Chiyangwa take war to Caf
ZIFA have refused to work hand-in-hand with Cosafa ahead of the upcoming 2021 Caf elections where the majority of the member associations on the continent have backed incumbent president Ahmad Ahmad t...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1758 | by Staff reporter
SA sides with Zimbabwe in demanding sanctions removal
THE South African government which recently admitted there were indeed economic and political challenges in Zimbabwe Sunday joined its northern neighbour in calling for the removal of targeted sanctio...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:40hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers olive branch to UK, US
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has repeatedly accused the US and UK of pushing for regime change in Zimbabwe, on Sunday offered an olive branch to the two countries pleading with them to accept his...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:38hrs | 3023 | by Staff reporter
Stop blaming sanctions for economic collapse, says Khupe
The Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T has said all economic saboteurs must face the music saying continuous blaming of sanctions for economic collapse by the country's leadership was not helpful.It sa...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 14:33hrs | 10355 | by Staff reporter
Sadc pushes for removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe
THE Sadc region has once again called for the immediate lifting of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe on account of their adverse effects on ordinary citizens.This comes as the United States of Ame...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 14:19hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
US, UK, EU, lie about Zimbabwe sanctions
The United States, European Union and United Kingdom vigorously pushed back on charges by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that sanctions are behind the economic collapse and the general poverty in the co...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:29hrs | 3427 | by Staff reporter
David Pocock set for return to Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE-BORN David Pocock, one of the finest rugby union players to represent Australia, has announced his retirement from the sport to pursue his interests in grassroots rugby and conservation in hi...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 24285 | by Staff reporter
The political economy of corruption
As a cancer inherent in varying degrees of intensity across the globe, corruption is an integral part of the political economy of world capitalism.So, the capitals of the western world lie at ...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:24hrs | 1639 | by Ibbo Mandaza
Chamisa speaks on Zimbabwe sanctions
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the government was using sanctions to divert Zimbabweans' attention from its failure to deliver on promises to improve citizens' lives.The gov...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2775 | by Staff reporter
Caledonia eyeing big gold mine
CALEDONIA Mining is interested in buying one of Zimbabwe's largest gold operations as it embarks on an aggressive plan to acquire more assets in the country, according to a person familiar with the de...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:59hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Bishops pray against sanctions
SANCTIONS imposed on Zimbabwe by Western nations were not an attack on Harare alone, but an assault on Africa as a whole, hence the need to collectively call for their unconditional removal, Zion Chri...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:39hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
SADC Chair Nyusi rallies world against Zimbabwe sanctions
Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community, President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, has said sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe must be removed immediately as this is good for the region and t...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:35hrs | 244 | by Staff reportetr
Zanu-PF showers Khupe with praises
ZANU-PF has showered praises on opposition MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe after she last week called for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West and the US.Khupe, according to Z...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:34hrs | 4500 | by Staff reportetr
A visit to Karanda with Jacob Ngarivhume
Perched right deep into Mashonaland Central is Karanda Mission Hospital. The hospital has become an oasis of hope for a nation whose health delivery system is on its knees.People from every co...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:33hrs | 1368 | by Muridzo F
Sanctions are NOT responsible for economic crisis - just because Zanu PF decrees so does not make it so
The root cause of Zimbabwe's economic mess and political paralysis is the failure to hold free, fair and credible elections. The country has been stuck with a corrupt, incompetent and murderous dictat...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:31hrs | 319 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mamombe sent to Psychiatric unit
A HARARE magistrate has ordered that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe be treated for her mental disorder at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals' Annex Psychiatric Unit after...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 18:19hrs | 5483 | by Staff reporter
WorldRemit partners OK Zimbabwe as remittances double in six months
International money transfer services provider, WorldRemit has reported that remittances to Zimbabwe on its platform have doubled in the last six months driven by the availability of cash collection p...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 08:09hrs | 3709 | by Staff reporter
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