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ED 'will woo investors' in maiden UNGA speech - no takers, given Mugabe mark-2 reputation
The Zanu PF apologists, spin-doctors and propagandists are out like the cicada flooding the world with nose. Their mission is to flood all available space with colourful portrait of Mnangagwa as a com...Published: 6 mins ago | 9 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
ED means Business
By now, we all know President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mantra by heart: Zimbabwe is open for business! We have heard it countless times since the beginning of the new dispensation in November 2017. I alwa...Published: 9 mins ago | 27 | by Mike Tawanda
Forex crisis vexes Mnangagwa
AROUND mid-day on Tuesday, a decorated procession blasted off State House, its lash green lawns and flowering jacaranda trees complimenting to give breathtaking scenery.It was a long processio...Published: 1 hr ago | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trial deferred AGAIN
The long awaited trial of Wicknell Chivayo failed to kick off again yesterday and was postponed to a later date next month.Chivayo's lawyer Lewis Uriri tendered a document which consisted of a...Published: 2 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in New York
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in New York for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.President Mnangagwa who will make his maiden appearance as Head of State at the...Published: 3 hrs ago | 2365 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Chiwenga's hand swollen
The state media ZBC News today published a photo showing Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga's swollen hand. The VP was at hi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 11251 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa makes maiden UNGA appearance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will make his maiden appearance at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which opened on 18 September 2018. The first day of the high-level Genera...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1029 | by Elijah Chihota
ZAPU position on implementation of Devolution of Power
Whereas ZAPU, after noting that the increasingly centralist system of government that prevailed since independence in 1980 and including the tenure of the 2008 to 2013 GNU has not been responsive to t...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1540 | by Zapu
Zimbabwe stops luxury car purchases for cholera fund
Zimbabwe's government has suspended plans for ministers to buy luxury vehicles as the country continues to deal with a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 30 people.Last week, Finance M...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2127 | by BBC
Mnangagwa fortifies his political power
President Emmerson Mnangagwa moved to consolidate his power yesterday when he appointed his longtime confidante and loyalist Owen "Mudha" Ncube as the country's new State Security minister.He ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 4454 | by Staff reporter
UNGA and Zim's international incorporation
The inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa that came through the birth of the second republic, brought in the dawn of a new era as his main message has been centred on re-engagement and internat...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1099 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Zimbabweans pin hopes on ED as he attends maiden UNGA Summit
Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is attending his maiden United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit amid rising confidence in his leadership back home. Mnangagwa won this year's elections,...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1357 | by Nicole Hondo
Emmerphoria marks Zimbabwe's policy shift
Who could have ever imagined a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) without former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe… Revered across the African continent and respected at in the West for his u...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1582 | by Bruce Zvandasara
Tobaiwa Mudede booted out
LONG-SERVING Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede (74) has finally been retired while Information secretary George Charamba was elevated to the unfamiliar position of Deputy Chief Secretary Presidential C...Published: 12 hrs ago | 7207 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police disband Border Control Unit
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has disbanded its Minerals and Border Control Unit (MBCU) and redeployed its members as part of a restructuring exercise to restore sanity in the police force.The ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4401 | by Staff reporter
Bond notes u-turn on gets thumps up
Economists have welcomed both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and new Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's move to rule out the immediate return of the decommissioned Zimbabwe dollar. This comes...Published: 12 hrs ago | 6298 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens probe into army killings
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday swore in the team which will investigate the post elections violence which resulted in the death of at least six people, after the army used live ammunition to b...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2269 | by Staff reporterq
Harare City Council to apologise to Econet
The Harare City Council has said it will apologise to Zimbabwe's largest mobile telephone company Econet Wireless after municipal officials attempted to steal humanitarian aid meant to stem Zimbabwe's...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2565 | by Staff reporter
SA sets deadline for Zimbabwe exemption permits applications
ZIMBABWE'S consulate in South Africa has advised locals with pending Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) applications in the neighbouring country to apply for new passports to have their permits process...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2103 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs must go beyond heckling, walkouts
WHILE heckling and walkouts during parliamentary sessions are common the world over, and are considered legislators' privileges, it is important that in countries like ours, where a positive attitude ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1431 | by Newsday Comment
Corporates and cholera philanthropy
IT was recently reported that Econet Zimbabwe founding chief executive officer and now majority shareholder, Strive Masiyiwa issued a social media statement that questioned the transparency of the use...Published: 13 hrs ago | 171 | by Takura Zhangazha
Chivayo threatens to approach ConCourt, State chickens out
THE State yesterday aborted attempts to amend charges levelled against businessperson Wicknell Chivayo, who is accused of swindling Zimbabwe Power Company of over $5 million, after the Intratrek found...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1835 | by Staff reporter
Zimra workers resist lifestyle audits
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) and its employees have clashed over loss control lifestyle audits after the board approved a policy which permits use of the audit findings as a basis for contract r...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe resumes diamond sales
ZIMBABWE has resumed diamond sales and hopes to build a sustainable market following the merger of diamond companies which operated in Chiadzwa under a State-owned company called Zimbabwe Consolidated...Published: 13 hrs ago | 451 | by Staff reporter
Mindset shift key to policing: Mathema
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) needs a paradigm shift and the necessary resources, including adoption of information communication technologies to combat 21st century crime, new Home Affairs minis...Published: 13 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
Time for West to back Zimbabwe
IF Western governments are sincere about political reforms in Zimbabwe, then they have to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new government.There are no two ways to it.Long-time fo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 460 | by Bruce Mutsvairo
Those fighting against Mthwakazi restoration are traitors - activist
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has described all those who are challenging the restoration of Mthwakazi as traitors."Those who are fighting against the restoration of Mthwakazi are clear ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 258 | by Stephen Jakes
CID must do their duties governed by the Acts of parliament
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has warned that the Criminal Investigations Department that they must do their duties governed by the Acts of parliament not this unethical conduct displayed on the...Published: 13 hrs ago | 248 | by Stephen Jakes
Multilingualism a vehicle of positive political traction
Speaking a different language - whether it's one's grandparents' tongue or primary - school English - fundamentally changes the structure of your brain and assimilation of issues, Ngqabutho Ndhlovu ha...Published: 13 hrs ago | 109 | by Stephen Jakes
Corruption is the main problem in Zimbabwe - Knight
Former ZBC radio Presenter Eric Knight has said corruption is the main vice that has gripped Zimbabwe which needs to be extricated."But seriously, in as much as the cash shortages problem is s...Published: 13 hrs ago | 848 | by Stephen Jakes
Obert Mpofu sued over $76k bank loan
LOCAL financial institution, CBZ Limited, has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel former Home Affairs minister, Obert Mpofu, his wife Sikhanyisiwe, and the couple's business, Trebo an...Published: 13 hrs ago | 880 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints top ally as State Security minister
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed his long-time ally Owen Ncube to the powerful position of Minister of State for National Security in the President's Office.Ncube, a Mnangagwa ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1661 | by Staff reporter
Ministers, MPs' cars suspended
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday suspended plans to buy new vehicles for the new Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament and channelled the money towards fighting the cholera ep...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Education system poised for major overhaul
As the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education our objective is to take Zimbabwean education to the 21st century and there has to be an educational transformation and full implementation of the co...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1073 | by Prof Paul Mavima
Chivayo case takes new twist
THE case of businessman and Intratrek (Private) Limited director Wicknell Chivayo has taken a new twist with the prosecution seeking to amend the charges against him and his company. This come...Published: 13 hrs ago | 846 | by Staff reporter
Cholera fund cheats named and shamed
Harare City Council has named the four officials it suspended on allegations of inflating the prices of goods that were supposed to be bought to combat the cholera outbreak. The four are Phili...Published: 13 hrs ago | 911 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's sanctions study results out?
Zimbabwe has lost billions of dollars in revenue, with the manufacturing sector deprived of at least $4,8 billion in 2010 owing to illegal sanctions imposed by the United States of America and Western...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Econet launches Cholera Crisis Fund
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's banking subsidiary Steward Bank, yesterday launched a $2 million National Cholera Crisis Fund that is meant to raise funds for the cholera crisis that has engulfed some part...Published: 14 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
Over $29m mobilised for Zimbabwe cholera
Government has so far mobilised $29 million out of $64,1 million required to fight cholera, amid indications that the outbreak has been contained with the number of patients visiting health institutio...Published: 14 hrs ago | 91 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube directs all traders to accept bond notes
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has directed all traders to accept bond notes as they remain legal tender in the country. This comes as some unscrupulous whole...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Motorists fume over new tollgate
MOTORISTS have expressed dismay over the establishment of the Colleen Bawn tollgate along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, saying they were already paying too much at existing tollgates. Government y...Published: 14 hrs ago | 803 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council bans school feeding programme
Bulawayo City Council has temporarily banned the school feeding programme amid reports that the number of suspected cholera cases in the city has risen to 21.Speaking during a Zimbabwe Medical...Published: 14 hrs ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
Selborne Hotel in massive upgrade
THE Selborne Hotel, one of Bulawayo's oldest accommodation facilities, has embarked on a massive upgrade of its infrastructure in anticipation of increased business and attracting more clients. ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 442 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints ONLY 1 permanent secretary from Matebelenand
President Mnangagwa yesterday appointed new permanent secretaries for ministries, reassigned some and retired others as his Government takes the Second Republic into motion. Long time Information, Pub...Published: 14 hrs ago | 4909 | by Staff reporter
Security companies stealing from employees!
It is with grave concern that the Zimbabwe Network for Social Justice (ZimJustice) notes the ever-increasing heartless, callous and downright wicked behaviour by some security firms, as they fail to p...Published: 14 hrs ago | 814 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana (ZimJustice)
UK based player on Warriors call up
Eighteen year old England based striker, Leeroy Hlabi has urged the national team coach Sunday Chidzambwa to stretch his eyes all over the world when selecting the national team.Hlabi, who pla...Published: 14 hrs ago | 382 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trial continues
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo's trial is set to continue today at the Harare magistrates' court.The trial, which was supposed to start yesterday, failed to kick off since their magistrate was n...Published: 14 hrs ago | 90 | by Staff reporter
Nomazulu Thata, not all Mthwakazi women are scared of their freedom like you
As I put this piece together in response to your article that appeared on Bulawayo 24 news on 18 September 2018, I'm shocked as to why you tremble in fear of freedom to the point of inviting oth...Published: 22 hrs ago | 939 | by Khohliso Maqhoba
'Seek ye first the political kingdom' advised Dr Nkrumah. We did not and have paid dearly for our folly
"Seek ye first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you," said Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Independent Ghana. After 38 years of blundering from pillar to post wh...Published: 22 hrs ago | 331 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
August 1 violence, probe team sworn-in
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn-in a 7-member Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 Post-Election Violence that occurred in Harare CBD and led to the death of six people.The Commissio...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 15:41hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
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