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A timeline of how Zimbabwe lost its currency
Today, November 14, marks the 21st anniversary of "Black Friday", the day the Zimbabwe dollar crashed in 1997.We track the Zimdollar's collapse from that fateful November day, and the many des...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1460 | by newZwire with The Source
Chamisa accuses Mnangagwa of trying to engineer his arrest
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are living in fear of an imminent government crackdown, after army and police chiefs suggested this week that a militant wing in the MDC was respo...Published: 6 hrs ago | 3614 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to explain deposits of more than $10,000
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promulgated Statutory Instrument 246 of 2018, Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Amendment of Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime Act & Exchange Control...Published: 8 hrs ago | 7407 | by Ndou Paul
Lumumba calls ZANU PF leaders mad
Embattled whistleblower Wiiliam Mutumanje (Acie Lumumba) has blasted ZANU PF government over its management of the national Airline, Air Zimbabwe. Said Lumumba, "I do not understand my party Z...Published: 12 hrs ago | 6090 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe digitalisation project hit by sanctions
Zimbabwe which has failed to meet the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deadline to migrate from analogue broadcasting to digital by June 2015 has blamed illegal sanctions for derailing the...Published: 14 hrs ago | 821 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa distances self from deadly August 1 demonstrations
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said that he was not aware of the demonstrations which took place on August 1 in Harare which led to the killing of six civilians. The deaths occurred afte...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2267 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fears army backlash
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are living in fear of an imminent government crackdown, after army and police chiefs suggested this week that a militant wing in the MDC was respon...Published: 15 hrs ago | 3743 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces arrest
POLICE say they are still clueless as to the identity of people who shot and killed six unarmed civilians in post-election violence on August 1, but warned they would soon arrest MDC leader Nelson Cha...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1903 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over military, police testimonies
OPPOSITION parties, civil society and ordinary people reacted with outrage to the testimonies of military and police bosses who tried to exonerate themselves from the post-election violence in which s...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1761 | by Staff reporter
DJ Fresh misses ex
Harare socialite and wheel spinner, Tapuwa Mhlanga better known as DJ Fresh says he has a soft spot for his erstwhile girlfriend.DJ Fresh revealed this in an interview that he was missing ex-g...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 12:38hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's private security details slammed
Many people - including MDC Alliance supporters - have regularly bemoaned the overzealousness and unnecessary heavy-handed approach of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's private security details to their wor...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:59hrs | 3980 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's succession, Zanu-PF bigwigs brawl
Zanu-PF's notorious succession demons have resurfaced, with the party's senior officials locking horns over who should take over from President Emmerson Mnangagwa - a few months after the 76-year-old ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:58hrs | 4342 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: General Sibanda nails MDC Alliance?
Zimbabwe Defence Force Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda believe President Emmerson Mnangagwa authorised the brutal clampdown at the end of which at least six people were dead and dozens other...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:22hrs | 4395 | by Staff reporter
There is no Vanguard in the MDC
The MDC categorically states that there is no outfit called Vanguard, an otherwise peaceful and disciplined team of MDC youths, which has since been disbanded on the orders of the national council, th...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:19hrs | 2035 | by Lovemore Chinoputsa, Secretary General MDC Youth Assembly
August 1 victims dead before soldiers arrived
On an extraordinary and defining day in the quest for the truth over the August 1 military massacre on the streets of Harare, the men who made the key decisions on that day all totally denied they had...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:48hrs | 2434 | by zimlive
MDC fears for Chamisa's life
The MDC yesterday said it feared for the life of its leader Nelson Chamisa, whom it claimed has narrowly escaped kidnapping by suspected State security agents over the weekend. But the governm...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:25hrs | 2353 | by Staff reporter
Govt invites troubled Air Zimbabwe bids
GOVERNMENT has invited bids for the troubled national airline, Air Zimbabwe, as it pushes ahead with privatisation of its loss-making parastatals.The airline owes creditors $341 million and wa...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube trims monthly fiscal budget deficit
TREASURY has scored excellent progress in trimming monthly fiscal budget deficit as part of Government's economic reform agenda with September 2018 deficit reduced to $19 million against a target of $...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:50hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
ZNA August 1 murders questions!
The ZRP Police Commissioner has told the International Inquiry into the ZNA murders of civilians that he asked the VP to deploy the Army because ZRP thought the demonstrators wanted to march to State ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 18:58hrs | 5139 | by Ndaba Nhuku
MDC concerned about Chamisa's security
There is a continuous threat to President Nelson Chamisa's life and we note with concern a perpetual invasion of his privacy. While we understand that he is a public official, we are extremely w...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 10:52hrs | 2016 | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Zimbabwean charged with killing SA girlfriend says mentally ill
The State this week cross-examined the Zimbabwean accused of murdering his South African girlfriend.Lloyd Simbarashe stands accused of killing his then-girlfriend, Nikita Lewis, by stabbing he...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:24hrs | 2844 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces assault probe
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa faces arrest after an unnamed person made a counter police report of attempted kidnapping and assault at Marondera Police Station.This came shortly after Chamisa's se...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:47hrs | 2692 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF victory celebrations end in chaos
THERE was chaos at the Zanu-PF victory celebrations in Shurugwi South constituency held at Dorset business centre at the weekend after party supporters and other villagers accused their leadership of ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:45hrs | 2172 | by Staff reporter
Enough fuel for festive season, says Minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has assured the nation of enough fuel supplies during the forthcoming festive season. In an interview on the sidelines of the just ended 20...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
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 | 21402 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF regalia a disgrace, party youths tell Matutu
Few weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a politburo meeting and ordered Zanu-PF bigwigs stationed at Shake-Shake building to always put on party regalia, national vice youth chairperson...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:12hrs | 3143 | by Staff reporter
'Do we have the vision to reset our dysfunctional politics?' - not until have thinking caps back on
"After 38 years of blundering from pillar to post, we have a chance of resetting our dysfunctional political system. The question is Do we have the vision to see the opportunity and the resolve to sei...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:47hrs | 157 | by Wilbert Mukori
'MDC want to unseat elected ED' - who elected him, even ZEC failed to verify its own result
President Mnangagwa rigged the 30 July 2018 elections cocksure his "Zimbabwe is open for business!" clarion call would deliver economic recover. Sadly, that has no happened, the flood of investors has...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 19:43hrs | 4368 | by Nomusa Garikai
Horror accident driver surrenders to police
THE Smart Express bus driver who fled the scene after the Rusape accident that claimed 46 lives on Wednesday evening has handed himself over to Rusape traffic police. Manicaland provincial pol...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 18:38hrs | 8872 | by Staff reporter
Supporting Mnangagwa without backing Zanu PF, backing MDC without supporting Chamisa
"Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator," observed a sage.I am not into political prophecy, but this week last year - precisely November 6, 2017, the day then President Robert Mugabe s...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | 2568 | by Conway Tutani
Bonus assurance for civil servants
THE Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, yesterday assured civil servants of a bonus incentive for 2018 whose finer details would be clarified in due course in line wi...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:03hrs | 3237 | by Staff reporter
Haulage truck falls at flyover
A Mozambican driver was lucky to escape unhurt after his haulage truck container hit the Seke Road flyover before falling and landing on its side.The incident happened around 6am and the Zimba...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 17:05hrs | 2011 | by Staff reporter
Hurungwe council officials arrested in graft dragnet
TWO Hurungwe Rural District Council officials have been arrested over alleged corruption while a third one is reportedly on the run as authorities take the fight against graft to rural areas.P...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Commission raises eyebrows over Bulawayo slums
THE Land Commission on Tuesday expressed concern over the mushrooming of slum settlements during a tour of some farms in Bulawayo and Matabeleland North, which were acquired by government for urban ex...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:41hrs | 1710 | by Staff reporter
'Lumumba is insane' says Mliswa
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has described William Gerald Mutumanje (Acie Lumumba) as an insane person whom people must not give too much attention to. "The continued public ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 12:43hrs | 4749 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Let's make Zimbabwe great again
There is a general expectation of rapid economic growth in Zimbabwe, driven by massive infrastructural growth, given the new political dispensation.However, there is an adversary at work, the ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:22hrs | 599 | by Tororiro Isaac Chaza
Mnangagwa's business dance, Masiyiwa's compliance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently held a consultative meeting with Zimbabwe's business sector. This came against the backdrop of a national economic crisis largely caused by a new monetary policy ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1915 | by Takura Zhangazha
Anti-Chiwenga demo: ZANU PF Youth League speaks
ZANU PF Youth League has officially commented on the reports of an alleged plan to demonstrate against Vice President Chiwenga on 12 November.In a statement released on Tuesday, the Zanu-PF Se...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 18:44hrs | 17400 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZBC suspend managers after news bulletin glitch
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has sent two managers home over a technical hitch that saw a 30 minute delay in last Sunday news bulletin edition.The suspended managers are Informa...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 07:27hrs | 7209 | by newzimbabwe.com
Jonathan Moyo's ex-deputy flees over $400,000 scam
THE High Court yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for former Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa, who is facing allegations of swindling the Zimbabwe Manpower Development F...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Former ZPC boss testifies against Undenge
FORMER managing director of Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Noah Gwariro yesterday testified against former Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge in connection with a case in which Intratr...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:32hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere and Chombo will not be convicted, this is why?
You often hear about politicians facing public corruption charges in the news. Public corruption refers to any time of instance in which a government official abuses their position of power or public ...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 20:12hrs | 7682 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Motlanthe Commission chief witness attacked
One of the key witnesses in the Kgalema Motlanthe led Commission of Inquiry Makomborero Haruzivishe has reported that he has been attacked by six unknown assailants in Harare. "I have just be...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 19:30hrs | 5553 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to deal with unexplained wealth and bank deposits
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is finalising drafting legislation that will restore stability and eliminate mischief in the money markets, his spokesperson George Charamba told the Daily News.Ch...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 07:03hrs | 7463 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Kakistocracy
A Kakistocracy is a government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power (Oxford Dictionary). This has been the case since 1980 when Zanu pf took over, a year ...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 13:26hrs | 1025 | by AT Kadada
'Chamisa must explain mayor appointment procedure'
Residents have castigated the MDC Alliance for failing to educate the electorate on the method applied by the party in its process of selecting mayors.Mfundo Mlilo, the director of Combined Ha...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:44hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa privately admits economic woes
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week acknowledged to business leaders that the country's economy was in distress and in dire need of immediate rescue, amid rising inflationary pressures and currency...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 12:59hrs | 3992 | by Staff reporter
War vets confront Zanu PF over price hikes
FORMER freedom fighters and war collaborators in Mutoko have confronted Zanu PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership over price hikes, demanding that government urgently addresses the issue....Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:55hrs | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to seize assets of corrupt convicts
Government will through the Asset Forfeiture Unit housed under the National Prosecution Authority (NPA), seize all assets accumulated through corruption proceeds in the event of a conviction as the fi...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 15:07hrs | 3299 | by Staff reporter
Jesus christ spotted in the CBD of Harare
The months of October and September should be declared a period of 'spiritual lies' with immediate effect. A lot of myths happened during this period and I am not going to be surprised today if ...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 10:56hrs | 8599 | by Don chigumba
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