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Army confronts Mnangagwa over leaked audio
Information from Harare indicate that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was locked up in a meeting with some senior officers from the Joint Operations Command on Thursday evening when he returned fro...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:00hrs | 23155 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's MDC begs SADC
MDC Media and Diplomatic Briefing ahead of the 21st Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 20:05hrs | 3556 | by Gladys Hlatywayo
BREAKING: Zimbabwe suspended from International Cricket Council
International cricket chiefs on Thursday suspended Zimbabwe over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference, putting in doubt their participation in qualifiers for the World T20....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 19:17hrs | 3344 | by AFP
SA firm seals US$2bn Beitbridge - Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway dualisation deal
Construction group, Khato Holdings, has sealed a deal that will see the dualisation of Beitbridge-Victoria Falls highway at an estimated cost of US$2bn in a build, operate and transfer arrangement....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:46hrs | 4157 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance activist Japajapa jailed two years
MDC-Alliance activist Paddington Japajapa was yesterday jailed for an effective two years after he was found guilty of contravening Section 66A of the Electoral Act Chapter 2:13 (unofficial or false d...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:40hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
The great hero dies almost unnoticed tribute to Timothy Gandire Mhuri
The only certainty in a hero's life is that it could end at any moment. As a hero, Comrade Timothy Gandire could not banish dangers, but could banish fears.But Cde Gandire the hero who was not...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 23:07hrs | 2393 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa ramps up pressure on SADC
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will continue engaging Sadc in a bid to solve the country’s crisis although President Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon chair the bloc’s organ on Politics, Defence and Securi...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:25hrs | 5760 | by Staff reporter
Bribes for passports as crisis worsens
Desperate Zimbabweans are parting with huge sums of money to pay bribes in order to obtain passports amid reports that applicants are being told to wait until 2022.The Registrar General's offi...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is my younger brother'
Today we round up our interview with pioneer freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency, John Maluzo Ndlovu. In the last few weeks, Ndlovu has spoken about how he j...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:40hrs | 3120 | by Staff reporter
Fitness trainer quits Warriors
WARRIORS fitness trainer, Thompson 'Rubberman' Matenda has quit his job after being snapped by Zambian Premier Soccer League side Zanaco.Matenda – a vastly experienced fitness trainer who ha...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:33hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Sables off to a flier
Zimbabwe 39 - 10 ZambiaZIMBABWE'S Sables may not have played with the fluidity that their coach Brendan Dawson would have loved but they were still good enough to get their Victoria Cup rugby camp...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:31hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Batoka power project clears ESIA hurdle
THE multi-million dollar Batoka power project has been certified not to pose adverse effects on human settlement along the Zambezi River, passing one of the pre-project commencement processes and sett...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:29hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia seal major power deal
A CONSORTIUM of General Electric and Power Construction Corporation of China has been awarded the tender to develop the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Scheme (BGHES) under a Build, Operate and Transfer f...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:26hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
Inside Harare's online brothels
CIVILISATION'S oldest profession has taken a new twist.Once a shameful act in Zimbabwe, done under the cover of darkness, the trade has gone a notch higher as new technology is shaking up the ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:23hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bid to rejoin Commonwealth gets boost
ZIMBABWE'S efforts to rejoin the Commonwealth are well on course following the cordial engagement between Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Dr Sibusiso Moyo and the grouping's secretar...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 06:15hrs | 7411 | by Staff Reporter
Fuel prices up again
THE price of petrol went up by $0.84 cents, Saturday a few days after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube indicated he would be comfortable with an increase that will bring the precious liquid's value per l...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 19:54hrs | 6530 | by newzimbabwe
We are all thieves, Zivhu admits
Chivi South Member of Parliament (MP) Killer Zivhu has all but admitted that he and other well-connected ruling party politicians as well as government officials are corrupt and would not miss a good ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:51hrs | 4629 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vs Zambia to be streamed Live on Sand Sport Live
Rugby fans across the world will have a chance to watch live and stream, for free, the Battle of Zambezi, an epic clash between Zimbabwe and Zambia in both teams' opening fixture in the Victoria Cup a...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:57hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Political Institutions need to master the Art of Intelligence
The world of intelligence is binary mysteries, wilderness of mirrors has other dimensions. The dimensions of strategic intelligence involve toxic information, public relations, and facts. Fictions whi...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:56hrs | 612 | by Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwe Rugby Union announces women's national team to face Zambia
Zimbabwe Rugby Union has announced the squad for the Women's national team that will face Zambia Women tomorrow at the Machinery exchange Stadium at Harare Sports Club.The squad features 10 pl...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:54hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Mangoma nailed over Zesa tender scam
PROCUREMENT and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) chief executive Nyasha Chizu yesterday said former Energy minister Elton Mangoma violated the Procurement Act by giving a South Korean company a...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Sables call-up 8 debutants ahead of Zambia
Zimbabwe Sables have announced eight debutants in their squad for the ‘Battle of Zambezi' against Zambia at the Machinery Exchange Stadium at Harare Sports Club on Saturday – this will be the open...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 21:17hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans face another fuel price hike
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government is set to increase the prices of electricity and fuel because the current pricing structure was no longer sustainable.Zimbabwe is currently battli...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:57hrs | 5810 | by Staff reporter
Bribery allegations rock RG's office as passport crisis deepens
Zimbabweans are allegedly paying as much as US$400 to obtain passports, as officials at the Registrar General's office cash in on a crisis that has seen production of the travel document coming to a v...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:32hrs | 1920 | by Judith Sibanda
Air Botswana to resume flights to Zimbabwe
AIR Botswana has announced plans to resume flights between Gaborone and Harare next month, a move the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says will boost the tourism business between the two countries. ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
How to remove ZANU-PF: Overthrowing or Fair Elections?
This piece seeks to demonstrate that ZANU-PF has been provoking citizens to revolt since 1980s. President ED Mnangagwa should change his party's dictatorship system of governance and electoral fraud. ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 19:43hrs | 2808 | by Don Chigumba
Muzamhindo presents an Alternative, Clear and sound Development plan which will take Zimbabwe forward
Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:A policy is a declaration of an intention of an organisation or institution. These are rules and regulations which will set terms of references for an o...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 737 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Witness cornered in Mangoma case
THE second witness in the trial of former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma was yesterday taken to task by the accused's lawyers on why he was in court after previously claiming to be a stranger to the ca...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:15hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
The two faces of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF popped the champagne to celebrate Zimbabwe's promotion by the World Bank from a lower income country to a lower middle economy. Apparently we now have an average annual income of $1,790....Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1086 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
New Eskom - Zesa deal on cards
President Mnangagwa yesterday held successful bilateral talks here with his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, to find lasting solutions to Zimbabwe's power problems, clearing the w...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must wake up before it is too late
Reading through the biography of Chris Hani, one can't help but notice the frustration that he went through during his days in exile in Zambia where the African National Congress (ANC) was preparing t...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:32hrs | 4665 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Power crisis an indictment on govt
Zimbabwe is paying the price for lack of foresight and leadership with rolling power cuts that have intensified over the past few days.A number of businesses are now being forced to operate on...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:25hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Chasi to revoke license of dormant IPPs
THE Government will consider revoking licences of Independent Power Producers failing to kick start their projects as it moves to reduce the power deficit grappling the country, a Cabinet Minister has...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:05hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding is by God's design, says Zanu-PF
With the country bearing the brunt of an average 19 hours of daily power load shedding, Zanu-PF has said the outages are the design of God, arguing that nobody else has power over water levels in Kari...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:31hrs | 4173 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa looks to SA for electricity
President Mnangagwa is expected to meet his South African counterpart tomorrow to discuss whether Zimbabwe's neighbour can export more electricity to the country in light of the shortages being experi...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 09:43hrs | 1076 | by Staff Reporter
Revisiting the Beitbridge-Harare highway
The state of the Beitbridge-Harare (A4) Highway is now a cause for concern as the number of human fatalities grows by each day due to deadly accidents in the narrow strip that links Zimbabwe and South...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 2099 | by Victor Bhoroma
2 senior appointments at Ilala Lodge Hotel
Ilala Lodge Hotel has appointed Heather Kay as Acting General Manager, and promoted Amy Clements to Deputy General Manager, effective immediately.Welcoming Heather and Amy into their new posit...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 19:24hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter
Silaigwana appointed Chief Elections Officer
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has appointed, Mr Utoile Silaigwana, as the substantive Chief Elections Officer taking over from Mrs Constance Chigwamba. Mr Silaigwana's appointment is...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Why the smear campaign?
Zimbabwe has been under economic sanctions for nearly two decades.To date, it is still reeling under the effects of the ruinous Western economic embargo that is estimated to have cost the coun...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:25hrs | 403 | by Kudakwashe Mugari
Batoka power plant construction set for next year
Zambia and Zimbabwe will start building the 2 400MW Batoka Gorge hydropower plant next year, a company jointly owned by the two governments said yesterday. The Batoka project involves construc...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | 387 | by Reuters
Chamisa's MDC must wake up before it's too late
READING through the biography of Chris Hani, one cannot help but notice the frustration that he went through during his days in exile in Zambia, where the ANC was preparing the Umkhonto weSizwe gueril...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 12:10hrs | 8440 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
'Cook Off' movie set for UK premiere
Award-winning local movie Cook Off continues on its upward trajectory as the blockbuster looks to explore the UK market with the UK premiere set for 27thJuly at the exclusive Mayfair Hotel in London, ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 09:33hrs | 690 | by Agencies
Maize ban triggers Zimbabwe - Zambia border stand-off
Some Zimbabweans without proper documentation were denied entry into Zambia last week as the neighbouring reacted to the confiscation of maize by Zimbabwean authorities following the introduction of S...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1580 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to establish University of Zambia scholarship programme
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to establish a new scholarship programme to support deserving Zimbabwean candidates to further their studies at the University of Zambia (UNZA). Speaki...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
General Electric eyes Zimbabwe methane gas
ZIMBABWE plans to conduct a full exploration of its gas deposits in a bid to establish the quantum of the key resource before engaging potential investors. Top United States firm, General Elec...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam left with 4 metres before switching off
Zambian media have reported that water level in Kariba Dam is left with about 4 metres before reaching the minimum height level for hydro-power generation.Zambia and Zimbabwe use the dam for e...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 18:37hrs | 11063 | by Mandla Ndlovu
General Electric comes to Zimbabwe
General Electric (GE) will dispatch a high-level team to Zimbabwe next month as the United States' industrial behemoth scouts for investment opportunities in the country.A three-man team from ...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:31hrs | 3895 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa insult case stalls
MDC Alliance legislator Joel Gabbuza, who was arrested last year on charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been placed off remand by the Hwange Magistrate's Court after the prosecutor-...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:12hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets honorary PhD degree
THE University of Zambia (UNZA) yesterday conferred Special Honorary PhD Law Degrees to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu in recognition of transforma...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1494 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe committed to democracy, says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE is committed to entrenching constitutionalism and adherence to democratic tenets as critical pillars in transforming the country towards desired prosperity and contributing to regional and in...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1620 | by Staff Reporter
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