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Minister ordered to pay transgender activist $400k
THE High Court has ordered the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage and police bosses to pay Bulawayo transgender activist Ricky Eugene Nathanson $400 000 as compensation following her unlaw...Published: 2 hrs ago | 127 | by Staff reporter
Racist South African Pastor was born in Bulawayo
Controversial South African Evangelist Angus Buchan who recently made controversial remarks that only Jewish and Afrikaners shared a covenant with God was born in Bulawayo before moving to Zambia. ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 3677 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa meets World leaders
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa met with the Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Swedish Democratic Party, Stefan Lofven on Saturday morning. Chamisa's spokesperson Dr Nkuleleko Sibanda said,...Published: 10 hrs ago | 7224 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa warns corrupt councillors
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning against corrupt councillors and council officials who divert public funds for personal use, saying Government will not hesitate to punish those cau...Published: 13 hrs ago | 772 | by Staff Reporter
Undocumented Zimbabweans arrested in SA for immigration violations
AT least 380 Zimbabweans and Malawians were recently arrested in South Africa for allegedly violating the immigration laws.They failed to produce documentation authorising their stay in South ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 2609 | by Staff Reporter
30 trafficked Zimbabwean women rescued from SA brothels
Nore than 30 Zimbabwean women suspected to be victims of human trafficking were also rescued by South African police from brothels in eMalahleni, formerly Witbank, in Mpumalanga Province where their c...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1811 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube disappointed
Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube says he was disappointed by the MDC Alliance Members of Parliament who snubbed his budget presentation on Thursday despite the fact...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 19:22hrs | 5373 | by Staff reporter
14 Nov 2017 - a dark day that moved Zimbabwe to another level of suffering and oppression
I remember - as if it were just a few hours ago - waking up as usual at dawn on the morning of 15 November 2017, then routinely checking my WhatsApp, only to be greeted by a barrage of messages to the...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 13:48hrs | 1809 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC issues statement on boycotting Mthuli Ncube's budget
The Movement for Democratic Change has issued a statement clarifying their absence at the budget presentation held at parliament building on Thursday. The absence of MDC Parliamentarians irked...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 12:11hrs | 3599 | by Mandla Ndlovu
George Charamba opens up on Mthuli Ncube's space satellite
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba says the government of Zimbabwe has partnered with some Japanese University in launching the space satellite. Charamba said the project is a priority ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 10:16hrs | 4052 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli's budget a drop in the ocean
The 2020 budget is out but the future of the country still looks all gloom and not inspiring at all.The budget lacks clarity and is full of deception, lies and falsehoods. After austerity meas...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1534 | by Leonard Koni
Chiwenga coup generals declare war on Mnangagwa
VANCOUVER - Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga's military generals who were key in executing the November 2017 coup against President Robert Mugabe, have allegedly declared war on Presid...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:48hrs | 41164 | by Nancy Mabaya
2 years after Mugabe ouster in a coup: Zimbabwe in an abyss
"Following the address we made on November 13, 2017, which we believe our main broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and The Herald were directed not to publicise, the situation in our co...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Cross now smelling the coffee, but....
IN the Bible, there is a story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and squanders t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 892 | by Amos Mazambani
Local authorities stifling business growth: Industry
MANY local authorities in Zimbabwe are using archaic laws and municipal by-laws that do not take into account the changing business environment and globalisation, a situation that has made it difficul...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube misses fiscal reform targets
ECONOMIC reforms and austerity measures being spearheaded by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) have gone off the rails after it emerged the central ban...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Can new Zimdollar relieve the chronic cash crunch?
Gason Mukuvadzi, a lanky man with boyish looks, sits behind a makeshift desk in Mbare's Mupedzanhamo centre. An umbrella canvas shelters him from the blistering sun as he waits for customers looking t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:19hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Currency change sparks confusion
A SERIES of changes to the country's currency has triggered confusion for accountants, consumers of financial information and investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).The Zimbabwean gove...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:19hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet reshuffle fails to impress
PRESDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's cabinet reshuffle last Friday, where he retained tired and incompetent ministers, including those tainted by corruption allegations, and assigned supposedly fresh minds t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:18hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
What is the role of V11, V23 forms?
IT is the constitutional mandate of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to ensure that, at every election or referendum, whatever voting method is used, is simple, accurate, verifiable, secure and...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smugglers flee to Botswana
POLICE have recovered 665 litres of petrol from illegal fuel dealers near Plumtree Border Post which is suspected to have been smuggled from Botswana. Matabeleland South provincial police spok...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:16hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Ecobank, CBZ fingered in new notes, coins withdrawal scandal
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken against Ecobank Zimbabwe and CBZ Bank after two clients withdrew $15 000 and $44 180 respectively from the t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:14hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
The Budget 2020 - Which way Zimbabwe
In the darkness of the Zimbabwean economy with ordinary people grinding beans using their back Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube casts a very bright light at the end of the tunnel. He said the count...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 23:50hrs | 1965 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
No doctors, no currency Zim heading for total collapse
The main functions of the Zimbabwean government are not to: Check and challenge the work of the Government (scrutiny) Make and change laws (legislation) Debate the important issues of the day (debatin...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 3725 | by Bigboy Sibanda
Mnangagwa govt warms to Chamisa talks
THE Zanu-PF government has warmed up to dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa following his "conciliatory tone" over President Emerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy, but rejected foreign mediation i...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:42hrs | 8330 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF committing crime against humanity, says Chamisa
Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has pleaded with the donor community to immediately intervene and stop Zanu-PF from capitalising on the humanitarian crisis and using donated food to garner votes....Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Chamisa's councillors
PRESIDENT will today address predominantly MDC councillors in Bulawayo amid divisions in the opposition party over the Zimbabwean leader's legitimacy.T Emmerson MnangagwaIronically, MDC Member...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Let's give the MPC time to deliver
The newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had its inaugural meeting on the 28th and 29th of October 2019. This was another milestone for the Central B...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 12:41hrs | 1523 | by Nathan Chikara
MDC to launch online membership system
The MDC is working on a system that will allow potential member to apply via an online portal if they cannot travel to a nearby branch or office to purchase the membership card, the MDC Secretary Gene...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1168 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cassava Smartech unveils the EcoFarmer Diaspora Agriculture Finance Plan
Cassava Smartech yesterday [Wednesday] launched the EcoFarmer Diaspora Agriculture Finance Plan (DAFP) that is set to allow Zimbabweans living in the Diaspora to remit funds which directly go towards ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:44hrs | 862 | by Agencies
MDC asking Zanu PF to implement reforms - Zanu PF does not need to and will not
It is pleasing that MDC Alliance National Executive Council (NEC) has finally woken up to the reality that Zimbabwe will never ever have free, fair and credible elections without first implementing ge...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1120 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa to abolish VP post reserved for Ndebeles in Zimbabwe govt?
The toxic politics of tribalism and clanism continues unabated in Zimbabwe as the process of "de- Zezurunisation" and "Karanganisation" of government and all sectors which begun when Mnangagwa (Karang...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:38hrs | 9609 | by Israel Dube
Zacc challenges media
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has challenged the media to assist with investigative journalism that will help the commission to deal with corruption.Addressing journalist in&n...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:36hrs | 915 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Mnangagwa, Chiwenga and Mohadi must be forced to resign'
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire says the country needs to form a broader movement that is going to form President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice Presidents Kembo Mohadi and Chiwen...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:40hrs | 8724 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Rangers force fish poacher, son to swim in Zambezi river
A ZAMBIAN man and his four-year-old son drowned in the Zambezi River after Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers allegedly ordered him to swim across the river with the lad...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:35hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter
Mob tries to burn hearse at border
CHAOS broke out at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday when a mob of cross border drivers attempted to burn a Toyota Quantum carrying the body of a gang leader accused of unleashing a reign of terror aga...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:32hrs | 2389 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ mourns funds repatriation
Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says failure to repatriate funds to international airlines has piled on to challenges that are discouraging the firm from efficiently discharging duties in ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:31hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo distances himself from Kasukuwere campaign
Former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has distanced himself from the trending campaign for Saviour Kasukuwere to relaunch his political career. A grouping of Zimbabweans have launche...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 04:43hrs | 7191 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tendai Biti sent cracking?
Revered economic analyst, Brighton Musonza, has said the return of the Zimbabwean dollar (ZWL$) has sent economic arrivalists such as Tendai Biti cracking with no technical argument against it....Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 20:39hrs | 13008 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hits back at Julius Malema
The Zanu-PF youth league has lashed out at South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema for calling for a stop on the attacks against former First Lady Grace Mugabe. Malema on...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 19:04hrs | 4648 | by Staff Reporter
Zesn raises red flag over recurrent voter apathy
INDEPENDENT election watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has urged electoral stakeholders to support voter education campaigns in the face of an increasing trend of voter apathy in ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 13:16hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Is Biti crafting the US Policy on Zimbabwe?
A well placed source close to Tendai Biti has revealed that the MDC Co-Vice President actually crafts US policy on Zimbabwe.According to the source, the US Embassy regularly consults Biti on w...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 11:59hrs | 2464 | by Felix Kundishora
Business Executives can change the political fortunes
Now that the President of Zimbabwe has reshuffled the cabinet. There is a lot of hullabaloo who should have been included, but the truth of the matter is, he can only choose and work with the crop of ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 10:31hrs | 1075 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa tries to eradicate poverty by killing the poor
Mr E.D.Mnangagwa campaigned saying that the average person's wealth and net worth would increase in Zimbabwe by such and such a date. The whole country assumed that he meant that there would be jobs c...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2760 | by Vusa Sigola
'Soft genocide underway in Zimbabwe'
A ZIMBABWEAN living in the diaspora has castigated government's move to fire nearly 300 medical doctors from their jobs.Netsai Makarichi, a Zimbabwean based in the United Kingdom, said the mov...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1745 | by Staff reporter
Rhodies we know, where are Zimbos?
MONDAY, November 11, marked the 54th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by then Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith, a move that severed the white colony from the B...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 735 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
War vets boss in trouble for scorning anti-sanctions march
A WAR veterans' provincial leader in Masvingo is in trouble with colleagues after he openly dismissed a recent government sponsored anti-western sanctions national protest that was presided over by Pr...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 1450 | by newzimbabwe
65% of Zimbabweans live in poverty
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) says poverty was now endemic in Zimbabwe, with 65% of adults earning US$100 or less per month.Addressing delegates attending an ILO workshop to co-c...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
ANC denounces sanctions on Zimbabwe again
ZIMBABWE should be allowed to solve its problems without the interference of external forces and illegal sanctions imposed on it by Western countries must be lifted, South Africa's ruling African Nati...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Polad not a money game, says Gutu
Participants in the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) are disturbed by insinuations that they are lining their pockets instead of moving the country forward. In an interview on Monday, MDC-T v...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
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