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Zimbabwe urgently needs own currency
THE drive for Zimbabwe to have its own currency is understandably gain-ing traction, particularly given the aberrations of price increases, multi-tier pricing and foreign currency shortages on the loc...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 18:44hrs | 2 | by Edmore Ndudzo
D-Day for Pambuka, Maziwisa
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) news anchor Oscar Pambuka and former Zanu-PF Highfield West National Assembly representative Psychology Maziwisa have filed an application for discharge ...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Driving policies towards Vision 2030
Zimbabwe has a new socio-political order. This has been dubbed the Second Republic, which is under the new dispensation. A new national policy is being crafted and hopefully will soon be unveiled. ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Nick Mangwana
Witness nails Maziwisa, Pambuka
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's (ZBC) bulletin manager Mr Moses Charedzera yesterday testified against Zanu-PF Highfield West National Assembly representative Psychology Maziwisa and former ZBC Ne...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Blair toilets banned
Government has, with immediate effect, banned the construction of Blair toilets in rural schools as it moves to modernise educational facilities around Zimbabwe. The move will also see Government abol...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity ahead of elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans not to be divided by political contestations ahead of the harmonised elections as they share a common vision of economic prosperity.The count...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
$52m for Gwanda solar
CHINESE electrical engineering giant, CHiNT Electric, has committed a $52 million advance payment demand guarantee for the 100 megawatts Gwanda solar farm (Matabeleland South), as it seeks to unlock f...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zivhu denies G40 membership
Aspiring MP for Chivi South Constituency Cllr Killer Zivhu has denied allegations that he was a member of the Zanu-PF G40 cabal which was decimated following the ouster of former President Mugabe in N...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 14:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Youth vote used to be insignificant in Zim polls
Today though, we know about 60 percent of those who registered to vote in this year's election largely fall under the youth category — never mind the constitutional definition of the term, 'youth' e...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by Sharon Hofisi
Mnangagwa heads for Mashonaland Central
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is heading to Mashonaland Central Province tomorrow where he is expected to tour Siyalima Farm in Guruve South.Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs ...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 05:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi, Undenge back in court
Former Cabinet ministers Samuel Undenge and Walter Mzembi were yesterday back in court for their routine remand. The duo are facing charges of criminal abuse of office during their stint in Government...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 05:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Economic revival tops Zanu-PF's to-do list, says Khaya Moyo
ZANU-PF will focus on improving the quality of people's lives this year by focusing on the economy.The party's national spokesperson Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo said this yesterday as he comme...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 09:54hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'G40 cabal should face the music'
Newly-appointed Zanu-PF Women's League secretary Mabel Chinomona has urged the party leadership to ensure that members of the G40 cabal who include Professor Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere and Patr...Published: 16 Dec 2017 at 21:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF should be about politics and economics
This is the Address by Zanu-PF First Secretary and President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the 107th Ordinary Session of the Zanu-PF Central Committee December 14, 2017 yesterdayACTING Secretary,...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 05:43hrs | 1 | by President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa Presidency brings hope Politburo told
The new political dispensation ushered in by Operation Restore Legacy has brought hope and renewed confidence in the national economy and positive results are already showing.Operation Restore...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'$1.2 billion capital budget not enough'
THE $1.2 billion capital expenditure in the 2018 National Budget Statement is not adequate to drive robust growth in the economy.Industry and commerce experts said this in Bulawayo yesterday d...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 05:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Politburo kickstarts Zanu-PF Congress
ZANU-PF holds a Politburo meeting in Harare today marking the beginning of processes leading to Friday's Extraordinary Congress.Today's meeting will be followed by a Central Committee meeting ...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Massive upgrade at RG Mugabe Airport underway
THE Harare International Airport was yesterday renamed the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport and will undergo massive rehabilitation to match the stature of President Mugabe, a global icon....Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Government commits to early bonus payment
TREASURY has started working on modalities to ensure civil servants receive their annual bonuses as early as possible, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Mr Willar...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 22:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt to construct 17 state-of-the-art schools
WORK on the construction of 17 state-of-the-art schools countrywide is expected to start next month, a Government official has revealed.Initially, the Government had targeted to start construc...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Show some respect, says Mugabe
Government will continue prioritising the welfare of Chiefs and according them respect as custodians of Zimbabwe's land and customs, President Mugabe has said.The Head of State and Government ...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe ally blasts Indian business community
MINISTER of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Mandi Chimene has read the riot act to the Indian business community in Mutare for failing to take part in developmental projects in the city. She w...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra beats revenue targets again
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority gross collections for the third quarter were 19% above target boosted mainly by higher collections in Value Added Tax, individual tax, excise duty and company tax....Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Give Bulawayo a chance,' says Moyo
BULAWAYO Provincial Minister of State, Nomthandazo Eunice Moyo, has backed industry calls for Government to broaden the Special Economic Zones (SEZ)s implementation beyond leather and textile sectors....Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 05:36hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe in unity call
First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe has rallied the nation to unite in the face of attempts by hostile forces to divide citizens and sow seeds of chaos.Amai Mugabe also warned ministers and legislato...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Govt rolls out provincial Zim-Asset II consultations
GOVERNMENT has started rolling out provincial consultative and sensitisation workshops on the formulation of Zim-Asset 2 to ensure the continued success of the economic blueprint across the country....Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 02:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reshuffle to breathe new life into Government
The announcement of a Cabinet reshuffle by President Mugabe could not have come at a better time given the current policy discordances and attendant administrative logjams that have almost paralysed G...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:49hrs | 1 | by Charity Maodza
Mugabe, Mnangagwa fall out reports dismissed
ZANU-PF yesterday dismissed as hogwash reports in the private media purporting a fall out between President Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa which they claimed is likely to split the revol...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF threatens private media
Zanu-PF has warned the private media to desist from attacking the party and its leadership, saying those misinforming the public by writing falsehoods will be punished. ZANU-PF secretary for Informati...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in massive BVR drive
The successful Zanu-PF workshops on voter education and registration have seen the party coming up with a systematic plan to embark on a massive biometric voter registration exercise to ensure another...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 14:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZimAsset, a failed economic policy
Zim-Asset is an economic policy much celebrated in the political front but with nothing much to bring home from the economic perspective. Zimbabwe has crafted so many economic policies from the early ...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 11:59hrs | 20 | by Blessing Machiva
Kumalo takes over at IDC
LONG serving Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Limited general manager Mr Michael Ndudzo, has left the institution after 26 years of service.IDC board chairman Mr Herbert Nkala sa...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
President Mugabe, Africa's economic beacon
Dear Editor, I wish to commend President Mugabe for being a shining beacon to Zimbabwe's economy and Africa at large.Whilst other nations are mopping up ideas on how to improve their n...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 15:10hrs | 1 | by Rungano Dzikira
President Mugabe's call for value addition bears fruit
It is comforting that Zimbabwe, through the economic blue print, Zimbabwe Agenda for Socio-Sustainable Economic Transformation (ZimAsset) is moving a step forward in enhancing its economic and social ...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano
Beitbridge-Harare dualisation equipment stuck in Zambia
Some of the equipment to be used in the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Harare Highway is stuck in Zambia as the contractor is waiting for Government to gazette a Statutory Instrument that will enable i...Published: 05 Sep 2017 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere regains lost ground
Zanu-PF's national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, is regaining lost ground in the ruling party - buoyed by First Lady Grace Mugabe - who threw her full weight behind the Mount Darwin South l...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge poised for municipal status
Government is considering awarding Beitbridge municipal status for its phenomenal growth and strategic economic role, Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Deputy Minister Christopher Ch...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Military reaffirms support for Mugabe's govt
The military has remained disciplined, contributing in this and other ways to promoting peace and stability in the country, Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe Air Marshal Perrance Shiri has said....Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 13:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt freezes retrenchments
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has frozen the rationalisation exercise in the public service which sought to cut Government's wage bill, it has emerged. CSC chairperson Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah yeste...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge-Harare Highway dualisation gets national project status
Government has granted national project status to the $1 billion Beitbridge-Harare Highway dualisation project, setting the stage for the contractor to start bringing equipment into the country duty f...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
In defence of Psychology Maziwisa
Last week a discussion forum was held in Harare featuring prominent youth leaders under the theme, "Zimbabwe: The Task At Hand - A View from Young Professionals".Among the speakers were lawyer...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Jonathan Moyo accused of neglecting tertiary students
Student leaders from the Mnangagwa alligned Zimbabwe Congress of Students' Union (Zicosu) yesterday castigated Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jona...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 11:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warned against abusing media
THE Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Dr Chris Mushohwe, has castigated politicians who fight factional battles using the media, saying they were abusing their Constitutional r...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commands polices to arrest Command Agric abusers
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged the police to arrest corrupt elements like middlemen and officials abusing the Command Agriculture programme. VP Mnangagwa said the police should enforce St...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Gweru Highway fence officially handed over to Govt
THE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) yesterday officially handed over to Government 162 kilometres of a fence erected either side of the Bulawayo-Gweru Highway at a cost of about $500 000....Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
All set for Masvingo road dualisation
At least 45 engineers from China are expected in the country next week to begin work on the $1 billion Beitbridge-Harare Highway dualisation project, whose implementation programme has been presented ...Published: 08 Jul 2017 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
45 Chinese engineers for Beitbridge-Chirundu dualisation project
At least 45 engineers from China are expected in the country next week to begin works on the $1 billion Beitbridge-Harare Highway dualisation project, whose implementation programme has been presented...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
+90% if Zimbabwe roads in bad state
OVER 90 percent of the country's close to 100 000km of road network are in bad state with an estimated $5,5 billion required for maintenance and rehabilitation, a Road Conditions and Inventory Report ...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's nephew accuses State media of proping up Mnangagwa
YOUTH, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Patrick Zhuwao yesterday shocked many when he failed to locate the Command Agriculture Programme within Government's economic blue-print, Zim-As...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks on roadblocks
Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged the Ministries of Tourism and Hospitality Industry and Home Affairs to strike a balance between public safety and the convenience of tourists follow...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
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