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Zimbabwe govt sinks in deep financial hole
The recent 43% devaluation of Zimbabwe's Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency has exacerbated the government's financial crisis, leaving it struggling to meet its obligations while civil servants and other pu...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:38hrs | 6566 | by Staff reporter
Bring back our football home
For the first time in the Zimbabwean football history we have played our home games away from home, thousands of kilometers away just because we have fail...Published: 22 Nov 2023 at 19:15hrs | 10 | by Leonard Koni
EU final report biased, misleading, says Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT dismissed as biased, reactionary and misleading a premeditated final report on the 2023 harmonised elections that was released by the European Union (EU) yesterday.Although the coun...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum plucks Chicken Inn
FC Platinum 2 - 0 Chicken InnTWO goals in the either half was all FC Platinum needed to condemn visiting Chicken Inn to their second defeat of the season in a match played at Mandava Stadium...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 17:14hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Loosen Zimbabwe sanctions for renewable energy future
MORE than 20 years ago, the late former President Robert Mugabe endorsed a move by indigenous Zimbabwean farmers to occupy and forcibly retake farmland that was owned, at the time, by farmers of Europ...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Glenn Jakins
Chamisa left the fact-finding Mission deeply unimpressed
One Morris too manyWhat it's a name?The name of the old Triple C activist "beaten" in Murehwa is Morris Seremani. Morris as also the name of one turncoat freedom fighter who betrayed t...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Jamwanda
Mnangagwa's second Republic full of promises but no action
ALL the good things the nation wants is what President Emmerson Mnangagwa says and promises: Growing economy; zero tolerance to corruption; openness for business; a listening President; involvement of...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by Concerned
Drawsolona!
THERE are two things that have let down Highlanders in the 2021/ 2022 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign — poor conversion rate and drawing matches that they should have won.A poor ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that opposition councillors are corrupt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused opposition-led local government councils of being "corrupt opportunists".He made the remarks at the burial of the late national hero, Oliver Chid...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Puppets will never rule Zimbabwe'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said time has come to vote out corrupt opposition councillors whose parties have not only run down local authorities but are puppets of Western countries that want to rem...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hits back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused Harare's opposition councillors of being corrupt, at a time his own minister, July Moyo, is being investigated for allegedly forcing council into shadowy deals...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Manjuzu' craze hits Harare
IN one of his letters to Timothy, a fellow brother in the Christian faith, Apostle Paul (previously known as Saul of Tarsus) offers counsel to a brother.Writes Paul in 1 Timoth 6:10: "For the ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Patients stranded as murse strike bites
THE ongoing public health professionals' strike that has crippled major government hospitals is continuing unabated until the demands of the workers have been met, leaving many patients stranded....Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi challenged over PVOs Bill
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been challenged to provide evidence on political interference by non-governmental organisations and that some charities are conduits for sponsoring terrorism and o...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc toothless
CORRUPTION remains the single most successful institution in the country employing several thousands of people, particularly those in high offices and their hangers-on.Media houses are doing a...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:42hrs | | by Muzokomba villager
US$800m regime change kitty at risk in 2022 NGOs Bill
THE Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill could cost Zimbabwe close to US$800 million in development funding this year – with devastating social and economic consequences – if the governm...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Forex shortage hampers Zimbabwe power imports
ZESA says it has not started planned power imports from the region to plug a yawning domestic supply gap due to shortage of foreign currency required to pay suppliers.Executive chairman Dr Syd...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
2023 elections, Mugabe predictive intelligence
THE leader who carries off the remarks by the late President Mugabe will likely win the 2023 elections in Zimbabwe. The leader who does not let the Mugabe decision affect him at a personal level will ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:44hrs | 9 | by Sharon Hofisi
Bosso grab first win of the season
Highlanders 2 - 0 WhawhaA FIRST-half brace by defensive midfielder Nqobizitha Masuku was all that Highlanders needed to clinch their first win of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season at B...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pays tribute to Gumede
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday paid glowing tribute to Highlanders president Ndumiso Gumede, who died on Wednesday afternoon after a short illness.Gumede (76) died at Mpilo Central Hos...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zifa board 'resumes' duties
ZIFA board members, who were suspended two weeks ago by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have "resumed" duties after lodging of an appeal with the Administrative Court, a move they argue set...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
New money transfer firm enters Zimbabwe market
A new international money transfer company, Mojo Mula Transfers, has entered Zimbabwe's financial market after partnering with retail giant, OK Zimbabwe to open branches across the country.The...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe re-engages retired nurses
GOVERNMENT has turned to retired nurses and training of Primary Care Nurses (PCNs) as a solution to the massive brain drain currently bleeding the country's health sector, the Zimbabwe Independent can...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Health personnel exodus hits public hospitals
HEALTH workers, particularly nurses, are deserting public health institutions in droves amid a surge in demand for their skills abroad in a development that has further plunged Zimbabwe's healthcare s...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Excelgate: How Zimbabwe's 2018 Presidential Election Was Stolen' - so will 2023, 41 years and penny hasn't dropped
Zimbabwe's next elections are due in July 2023, just over two years from now. The nation is being reminded of how the 2018 elections were rigged."The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) was on...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:19hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Bosso start Cup defence with victory
Bulawayo Chiefs 0 1 HighlandersIT wasn't the best of performances but holders Highlanders got their defence of the Chibuku Super Cup with a slender victory against Bulawayo Chiefs in a Group...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Summit Care Trust commemorates mental health week with the rest of the world
Summit Care Trust (SCT) joins the rest of the world in commemorating Mental Health week from today (Monday 10 May) to Saturday, 16 May.The community based organisation, has lined up a calendar...Published: 09 May 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Marvel Mapininga
Abednico Ncube for Vice Presidency
Gone are the days when leadership was based on qualities, qualifications and to some extent anointing. Leadership came with a responsibility of protecting the interests of those being led. The recent ...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 10:06hrs | | by Mthabisi Mathuthu
Is there light at the end of the tunnel? the future of the youth at stake
Revolutionary greetings fellow compatriots. As we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ l felt it prudent to reflect on the lives of the youths in Zimbabwe. It is unequivocal that we li...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:43hrs | 1 | by Mberi Prince
Warriors fringe players struggle
Zimbabwe 0 - 2 ZambiaZIMBABWE'S lack of depth was cruelly exposed by a determined Zambia, who rode on a double from their highly-rated forward, Patrick Daka, to end their 2021 AFCON qualifiers, wi...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love debacle exposes rot
A popular dancehall artiste, Soul Musaka, known to many as Soul Jah Love, passed on just under two weeks ago.What happened subsequently sparked the now fickle and feeble debate on the conferme...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe businesses face transfer, pricing risks
BUSINESSES are facing transfer and pricing risks due to shortages of foreign currency and high inflation as the currency crisis strains the economy.This has come as a result of a waning invest...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
First black RBZ Governor Moyana scored many firsts
The community of central bank governors in any country, Zimbabwe included, is a very small one and when one of them is taken, that departure leaves a yawning gap of unimaginable proportions. T...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Gideon Gono
Chaotic MDC-T congress spells doom for opposition
THIS week's chaotic MDC-T extraordinary congress which was controversially won by party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora against rivals Thokozani Khupe, Elias Mudzuri and Morgan Komichi dealt the op...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe administrator under fire accused of 'gross incompetence'
AIR Zimbabwe administrator Reggie Saruchera has come under pressure to relinquish his role due to "gross maladministration, incompetence, mismanagement and wrongful and illegal deprivation" of salarie...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coups: What now for the legacies?
Three months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa deposed Robert Mugabe on November 15, 2017, Nelson Chamisa applied the same template to supplant Thokozani Khupe, ensuring he replaced Morgan Tsvangirai...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Toendepi Shonhe
Zanu-PF blames everything on sanctions
The sanctions which were imposed by the British, the Americans and European countries on Zimbabwe were as a result of human rights abuses and the land which was taken from the white farmers.I ...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:29hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Warriors in bore draw
Malawi 0 0 ZimbabweTHE writing was always on the wall for the Warriors. At least it wasn't a defeat, but even the draw against Malawi somehow felt like a defeat following the uninspiring goalless ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Ramaphosa must promote honest critique of Zanu PF's democratic deficits' - too compromised even for that
"What can South Africa do to assist in resolving Zimbabwe‘s problems?" Piers Pigou of International Crisis Group was asked. "The shift to a more public critique is an important stepping ston...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 12:30hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Can Bosso's Prince rise again?
WHEN striker Prince Dube returned from an unsuccessful stint with South African Premiership side SuperSport United and was signed by Highlanders last year, the Bulawayo football giants' coaches and fa...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Using colonial past to mask current govt failure is criminal
LAST week, I stumbled on a conversation that was questioning why African politicians are increasingly becoming wealthier, while their governments and countries are getting poorer. Zimbabwe was cited a...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Musona disappointed
KNOWLEDGE Musona is putting on a brave face amid the tsunami of criticism with the Warriors' captain clearly disappointed by the outcome of their 2019 Afcon Group A clash against Uganda on Wednesday n...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
First 'Zimbabwe shutdown' after MDC Congress flops
The US embassy in Zimbabwe openly pinned its mast on the anti-Government movement in Harare yesterday after it made a desperate call for the opposition to demonstrate against President Mnangagwa's adm...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
A yawn, a cough and the shaking of heads
It would be a noble idea for NSSA pensioners to form or have a representative body or committee to 'ring fence' their interests and push for a living pension payout. As of now these elders 'have no vo...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:05hrs | | by Gabarinocheka
Zimbabwe aviation in slow, but positive climb
LAST week, the local skies welcomed the arrival of the restructured fellow southern African carrier, Air Tanzania.The airline re-launched flights to Harare after close to two decades of no dir...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:28hrs | 1 | by Benjamin Manzini
Teachers' unions tell members to 'intensify' strike
The government on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on striking teachers, saying it will dock their salaries for hours not worked.The government move came on the same day that the two largest uni...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 10:56hrs | | by ZimLive
Has the revolutionary party lost the plot?
So many conspiracy theories have been written on the revolutionary party with some saying the party died when Robert Gabriel Mugabe the former President was ejected from the party.The revoluti...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 17:54hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mangudya to present monetary statement
The governor of the RBZ, John Mangudya whose first term of office ends this April is expected to present his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) against the backdrop of rising inflation a curremcy dilemma...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sees fiscal order taming inflation, budget gap
Zimbabwe's government will ensure fiscal discipline to rein in inflation accelerating at the fastest pace in a decade and a yawning budget deficit, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.Both the ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | | by Bloomberg
Zimbabwe local currency recipe for disaster
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube's recent pronouncements that Zimbabwe will revert to using its own currency, a decade after it abandoned the local dollar in favour of a basket of currencies is not feasi...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
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