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Chigumba testifies the Motlanthe commission
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba testifying before the commissionThe Commission of Inquiry into the August 1, 2018 Post-Election Violence continued today wi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Is it Inkosi or Mambo for Matebeleland?
Just when we all thought the three-dimensional intra-Khumalo royal feud pitting Princes Bulelani Lobhengula, Peter Zwide and Raphael Stanely was enough of an unnecessary impediment in the path of the...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1389 | by Imbovane YaMahlabezulu
Chamisa's MP arrested for calling Mnangagwa a dog
POLICE have arrested MDC Alliance national executive member Joel Gabhuza who is also Member of Parliament for Binga South.The legislator was arrested for calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2486 | by Staff reporter
Biti, prosecutor nearly trade blows in court
MDC vice-chairperson Tendai Biti and State prosecutor Michael Reza nearly exchanged blows in court yesterday after Reza accused the former of playing a role in the post-election violence that saw seve...Published: 9 hrs ago | 4423 | by Staff reporter
Nestle Zimbabwe launches $1,2million coffee project
NESTLE Zimbabwe has launched a five-year programme at a cost of $1,2 million which will see smallholder farmers producing coffee to be sold to Nespresso at above market prices. The company, a ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 192 | by Staff reporter
Multi-lingual Mohadi charms delegates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi yesterday charmed health ministers and experts from Central, East and Southern Africa with some jokes while speaking in various indigenous languages spoken in the region. ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1325 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti back in court
On Monday, the trial of opposition political party leader Tendai Biti commenced at the Harare Magistrates Court. He is being represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights members Beat...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 09:33hrs | 2100 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa in need of urgent treatment
The MDC T ALLIANCE leader Advocate Pastor Nelson Chamisa made some dramatic claims that he was almost kidnapped by the CIO on the Saturday November 2018 while he was on his way to Harare from a rally ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 20:28hrs | 20741 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Rusape bus crash declared a national disaster
Government has declared a state of national disaster an accident in which 46 people were killed when two buses side-swapped at the 166-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway on Wednesday evening. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:05hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Lies can never contribute to peace Warikandwa
A posting by Chigumbu Warikandwa that appeared on the 8th of November 2018 has a grossly misleading title "Give Peace A Chance". It is just a lunacy. No peace can ever be built on lies, delibera...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 21:00hrs | 1209 | by Mkhululi Zulu
South Africa in a fix over blood electricity
South Africa has come under fire over the Grand Inga Dam, a mammoth hydroelectric project, on the Congo River in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).International Rivers, an NGO ded...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 11:19hrs | 2466 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Give peace a chance
The immediate past government of Robert Mugabe assembled a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) mandated to investigate and make recommendations on past injustices in Zimbabwe. The need...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1118 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Race to save Africa's iconic dam
WHEN a 60-year-old dam that stands 128 metres tall, 716 metres long and holds 181 billion cubic meters of water needs repairs, it is never a small job and it comes with a huge budget: US$294 million. ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:15hrs | 3065 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must set a clear development agenda
First and foremost, Zim is poised with toxic politics. We must deal with our politics first before we table economic matters. , it is important to admit that we have a crisis so that whoever comes on ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:27hrs | 501 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Bus accident victims' families seek $2,2m compensation
NINE surviving spouses and three guardians of the June 2017 horror accident involving a King Lion bus along the Harare-Chirundu Highway have filed a $2,2 million compensation lawsuit from the bus comp...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1460 | by Staff reporter
Trade deficit narrows to $127m
Zimbabwe's negative trade balance narrowed markedly in August this year, falling 42 percent to $127,2 million on the back of strong growth in exports, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said in its mo...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Kwesé TV honours subscribers
KWESÉ TV has said it will grant its loyal subscribers whose subscriptions have been active as at October 31, complimentary access to Kwesé iflix for 12 months following its decision to move towards ...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:36hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
NRZ train derails
A NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) passenger train derailed between Hwange and Victoria Falls on Sunday night as a result of broken rail caused by excessive temperatures. Hundreds of rail p...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:32hrs | 2113 | by Staff reporter
India announces $300m line of credit to Zimbabwe
Indian Vice President, Mr Venkaiah Naidu has left the country after a successful visit which saw him announcing a US$310 million line of credit for the upgrading of Hwange Thermal Power Station and an...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 19:31hrs | 2011 | by Staff reporter
'We must Buy Zimbabwe or die'
The Israelites reportedly took 40 years in the wilderness on a journey that ordinarily took a month.Clearly, something was not right.Suffice to say, gross indiscipline and an inability...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:45hrs | 4652 | by Munyaradzi Hwengwere
'I was there before Dabengwa'
The Sunday Mail's Deputy News Editor Levi Mukarati continues his conversation with Clark Ngiyo Mpofu, one of the first nationalists to undergo military training in China. Mpofu reflects on his time in...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:45hrs | 2688 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students revel in Talent Factory
NORBERT Mapfoche and Rutendo Mahofa, Zimbabwe's representatives at the inaugural MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy, have said they are enjoying every second of their time in training.Sp...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:43hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Retracing the life and death of Dr Sithole
This is the third and final contribution on the life, abduction, disappearance and subsequent death of Dr Edson Sithole - a veteran nationalist, barrister and national hero whose heroic life remains s...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:42hrs | 495 | by Isaya Muriwo Sithole
General Mujuru wanted to kill Masiyiwa
The late General Solomon Mujuru wanted to kill Econet Guru Strive Masiyiwa, the NPF Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has alleged."President Mugabe said, in his interview with the Indep...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 11:30hrs | 12352 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Struggle, The Delayed Revolution: an Autobiography
The need to account for multiple narratives in the history of the liberation struggle compelled Andrew Ndlovu's autobiography to proffer his narrative from the front. The book serves to demonstrate th...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 12:29hrs | 453 | by Brian Maregedze
Japajapa put on his defence
Activist Paddington Japajapa, who is facing charges of insulting Zambian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zelipa Chitambo, after he failed to get a licence to import maize, was put on his defence during trial ...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe goods smuggled out of the county'
A number of product lines that have become household names in Zimbabwe are being smuggled out of the country, thereby depriving the fiscus of millions of United States dollars.The Daily News c...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:25hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
Fuel mogul splits Mnangagwa's govt
Businessman Kuda Tagwirei, has triggered off fresh fissures within Zanu-PF and government, with the Sakunda Holdings founder wittingly or unwittingly driving a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 07:37hrs | 8943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judge gets top Sadc post
FORMER Bulawayo High Court senior judge Justice Francis Bere has been elected president of the Sadc Administrative Tribunal (SadcAT) during the court's elections held in Gaborone, Botswana on Monday. ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:24hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Captured Joram Gumbo defends Queen Bee
GOVERNMENT has de-regulated the importation of fuel and reports of the existence of a monopoly or cartel are baseless and without foundation, Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has s...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:24hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Foreign firms show interest in Zimbabwe's new fuel pipeline
Government is in discussions with two foreign companies interested in setting up a second fuel pipeline connecting Zimbabwe and Beira, the port–city of Mozambique, according to Energy and Power Deve...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:19hrs | 1232 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deregulates fuel imports
Government has deregulated the importation of fuel and reports of the existence of a monopoly or cartel are baseless, Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has said. He said the...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:17hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mobile data costliest in Africa - Report
The latest report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) says Zimbabwe has highest mobile data costs in the region at $25 per gigabyte.The fifth edition of the annual report examines i...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:51hrs | 600 | by The Source
'Zimbabwe mining regulations still restrictive'
Zimbabwe's domestic mining regulatory environment remains one of the most restrictive in the region and needs to change to attract investment, a leading information group Fitch Solutions says in its l...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:41hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's net closing in on fuel dealers
The net is closing in on fuel dealers who stand accused of abusing their foreign currency allocation from the central bank amid revelations a syndicate of Zambian fuel smugglers was [on Wednesday] nab...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:19hrs | 5395 | by Staff reporter
Gumbo defends Sakunda boss AKA 'Queen B'
An explosive social media broadcast by a Zanu-PF insider last week sparked debate about an alleged cartel controlling fuel distribution in the country amid allegations of abuse of foreign currency....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:18hrs | 1808 | by Staff reporter
Inside the fierce war for control of Zimbabwe's fuel industry
A fierce war is brewing behind the scenes for control of Zimbabwe's fuel industry pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's allies following a bid by a South Afric...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:13hrs | 4897 | by Staff reporter
Masuku poised for Bosso return
FORMER Highlanders midfielder Nqobizitha Masuku could be set for a return to the club he turned out for in 2015 following an unfruitful stay at Zambian side Buildcon.Masuku (25) joined Buildco...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:09hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube mulls more one-stop border posts
GOVERNMENT will be setting up more one-stop border posts to ease the movement of people and goods across borders in a bid to generate more revenue. This was said by Finance and Economic Develo...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:30hrs | 2293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restricts exports of basic commodities
Authorities at Kariba and Chirundu border posts have reduced the number of days on which Zimbabwean can cross to trade their wares in Zambia using passes. An agreement reached between border a...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 21:03hrs | 2419 | by Staff reporter
'Law Association of Zambia has got a committee of lawyers which is not independent':- Advocate Mushipe
Advocate Martha Mushipe of Zambia and lead Counsel in Zambia's election petition of 2016 has claimed that the Law Association of Zambia has a committee of lawyers which is not independent."I a...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 11:58hrs | 408 | by Walter Nyabadza
Chloride Zimbabwe increases market share
BATTERY manufacturer Chloride Zimbabwe says its market share has risen to 69% after the government banned the importation of batteries as part of measures to protect the local industry.Chlorid...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
The day Chamisa wanted to overthrow the Government
When the MDC Alliance under the leadership of Nelson Chamisa realised that the 30 July elections were proving to be a tall order for them, they decided to hatch a plan to discredit the whole election ...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 17:03hrs | 7737 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa flies out to Zambia
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Lusaka, Zambia for the country's 54th independence anniversary.He was received at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport by his Zambian counterpart Mr...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:54hrs | 2764 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga in tussle for RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Monday suspended four directors, just hours after the Finance Ministry's new communication tzar William Gerald Mutimunje, also known as Acie Lumumba, went on Face...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 20:56hrs | 31138 | by ZimLive
Post-poll violence inquiry: Opposition attempting to score cheap political points
The seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August 2018 post-poll violence incident in which six people died in Harare city centre commenced its work last week with witnesses testifying on their...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 11:35hrs | 1167 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zanu-PF warns that Zimbabwe's economic crisis will deepen without aid
Zimbabwe will plunge further into economic crisis unless international lenders provide aid to the heavily indebted former British colony, senior officials from the Zanu-PF ruling party have said....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:26hrs | 7712 | by The Guardian
'Chiwenga is not dying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that he once considered throwing in the towel, but changed his mind after he was persuaded by his new boss.Last year Ch...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | 4261 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube not going back on austerity measures
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, who is 42 days into his new job, says it is only fair to judge him after six months, adding that he expects the benefits of austerity ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:40hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Bosso player on his war exploits in Gwanda
Joko Thodlana, whose pseudonym was Hughes Mhondoro had sets his sights into turning into a football star, playing for his dream team, Bulawayo giants, Highlanders Football Club.However, the ca...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:35hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
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