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SB Moyo: Mugabe coup anchor turned face of diplomacy
"We wish to assure the nation that His excellency, the President Robert Gabriel Mugabe and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed," these were some of the words from the then M...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump engages in jecha/ sand tactics on the U.S. economy
Democratic political consultant James Carville once said that if he were reincarnated, he'd want to come back as the bond market because "you can intimidate everybody." Donald Trump is not intimidated...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 20:08hrs | 1439 | by Steve Chapman
Gold deliveries slump to lowest since 2014
Gold deliveries slumped to their lowest since 2014 falling 31% in 2020 as the sub sector marked a tumultuous year where the country failed to take advantage of a record rally on the price of the yello...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:07hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Morocco sets the ball rolling for big boom in women's football
Morocco is preparing itself for an imminent boom in women's football, aiming to have 1000 licenced female coaches by 2024.This comes after the recently concluded maiden women's national champi...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 21:00hrs | 216 | by Mthokozisi Dube
How mobile casinos are gaining popularity in developing nations
The online casino industry has seen a huge change over the past decade and that has come because of the creation, and the popularity, of mobile casinos. These have allowed the online casino industry t...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:08hrs | 334 | by Staff writer
The bittersweet toxicity of the new media
In 1982, when Steve Jobs was asked if he was keen on doing market research, he said, "No, because customers don't know what they want until we have shown them." His instincts, whether good-natured or ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:38hrs | 559 | by Mandlenkosi Siziba
Zinara mulls tolling voucher as gridlocks mount
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) says it is planning to introduce a tolling voucher as part of a broad strategy already underway to ease congestion throughout its system.Ult...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:05hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to attend Bulawayo church gathering
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today attend the fourth Annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds in Bulawayo.The annual event is hos...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:02hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe unveils US$8 billion industrialisation plan
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister, Sekai Nzenza, has unveiled a massive industrialisation plan which seeks to transform Zimbabwe's 94 manufacturing and commercial sub-sectors into a mouthwatering US$8 bi...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 16:58hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
'Zapu 1963 split was the genesis of tribalism'
Opposition political party, ZAPU, says its 1963 split which led to the formation of Zanu, was the genesis of tribalism in the country. ZAPU celebrated its 59th anniversary in Bulaw...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1519 | by Staff reporter
Foreign banks shut out debt-ridden state firms
SEVERAL foreign banks have spurned requests by Zimbabwe's broke state firms to borrow millions of dollars to pay off more debts and bankroll critical infrastructure development projects, businessdiges...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 18:59hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Beware of post-lockdown gravy train
COVID-19 and the resultant lockdowns around the world, no doubt, killed the life for just about everybody and everything.Trans-border ships docked. That meant loss of thousands of direct and d...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:07hrs | 95 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa's govt says saboteurs stand no chance
TREASURY will not give a chance to economic saboteurs as monetary authorities will come down hard on those who get in the way of Zimbabwe's inevitable economic boom, Finance and Economic Development M...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Creative ways to make money in the United States
Over the years, the American economy has taken a turn. It is was booming leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, Americans are worried that they'll lose their jobs and be unable to find more work. T...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:39hrs | 261 | by Staff writer
UK scales up cooperation with Zimbabwe ahead of Brexit
The United Kingdom (UK) wants to scale up trade and economic cooperation with Zimbabwe ahead of its official exit from the European Union (EU). This was said by UK Ambassador to Zimbabwe Melan...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:25hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets airport rehab
Zimbabwe will roll out an aggressive rehabilitation programme for all major airport facilities in the country as it anticipates a boom in tourism and air traffic space.Finance and Economic Dev...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube targets US$1bn from Cannabis Levy
THE Government will next year introduce a Cannabis Levy as it angles to tap into the envisaged boom in the production of the crop in the country following the decision to legalise and commercialise it...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Biti's sensational take on state of the Zimbabwe economy
MDC-ALLIANCE vice president Tendai Biti painted a bleak picture of the state of the economy this week in what he called the "State of the Economy Address". Many in Zimbabwe and abroad would find his t...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered US$1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection."I don't care how torn it is. All I want to see is the seri...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:20hrs | 6892 | by AP
Biti slams govt over 'economic malaise'
MDC Alliance vice-president Tendai Biti yesterday slammed the ruling Zanu-PF party for presiding over "economic malaise", accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of being "incompetent"....Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:43hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora remittances up 45% due to lockdowns
Zimbabwe's central bank governor said on Thursday official remittances from the diaspora were up 45% during the January-September period from last year at $657.7 million as COVID-19 lockdowns forced p...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 19:26hrs | 757 | by Staff Reporter
National teenage pregnancy rate worrisome
ZIMBABWE records 70 000 illegal or unsafe abortions per year and one in every five girls drops out of school due to unwanted pregnancies. Statistics also indicate that the national teenage pregnancy r...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:21hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Dead end for roadblock evader
A 37-year-old man was arrested after allegedly evaded a roadblock along Lomagundi Road in Harare and attempted to bribe a security guard who was manning a farm in the area in a bid to avoid police. ...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 18:19hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa predicts agric boom
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said there will be a rapid agricultural boom that will ensure food security for citizens and spur unprecedented economic growth in the country.This comes...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 17:41hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for private sector-govt dialogue
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on private players in the economy to dialogue with his government to find ways of improving the country's ease of-doing business and attract direct ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:17hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Understanding method to 'madness' in urban councils
Nowadays, hardly a day passes without news headlines relaying salacious details of corrupt goings on in predominantly opposition run urban councils. Often, these headlines are accompanied by t...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:00hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue is important
Dialogue is important and it has to be real and objective. All those steak holders capable of providing a solution to the problem should be represented in the dialogue. I don't know what is wrong with...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:22hrs | 919 | by Clemen Moyo
Zimbabwe is our only home
Gogo Chapo moved up and down the whole night checking on her sons Enock and John who were recuperating at their respective homes after a thorough beating by the settler forces. The cat had com...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1296 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Herbal medicines now trending
By all pointers, humanity is looking for solutions and panacea to a plethora of health problems, especially noncommunicable ailments and conditions. Unfortunately the search seems a wild goose...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 09:58hrs | 82 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Chinese companies ditch Zimbabwe projects
MAJOR Chinese insurance firms are refusing to underwrite critical infrastructure projects in Zimbabwe due to government's failure to pay commitment fees and other related costs, it has emerged....Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:19hrs | 8488 | by Staff reporter
Banishing West election observers will not stop Zanu PF demise - must rig economic recovery too
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his fellow coup plotters knew the world at large did not approve of the November 2017 military coup that toppled Mugabe. To earn himself some brownie points, Mnangagwa...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 09:47hrs | 1721 | by Nomusa Garikai
Day-old chicks in short supply
A serious shortage of broiler day-old chicks has dogged the market with farmers spending nights at the retailers' premises to buy the chicks.With the easing of COVID-19-induced lockdown restri...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Town Clerk: A man on a mission
Bulawayo City Town Clerk Christopher Dube has demonstrated that he is a man amongst men. The Town Clerk bravely thwarted attempts to illegally kick him out of office and equally thwarted a robbery att...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 11:15hrs | 3084 | by Nicholas Ncube
Police kombi shooting: Fresh details emerge
POLICE have arrested the driver of a fleeing unregistered kombi and two cops following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman which occurred in Gletwyn, Harare, on Wednesday.National police...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:59hrs | 2011 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest driver in kombi shooting incident
Police have arrested the driver of the unregistered kombi in which a passenger was shot and killed while another was seriously injured near Juru Growth Point along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road on Wednes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:50hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Armed police open fire on speeding kombi, one killed
Armed police opened fire on an unregistered speeding kombi yesterday killing one passenger and seriously injuring another near Juru along the Mutoko-Nyamapanda road. Police have launched an in...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 21:30hrs | 3465 | by Staff Reporter
Woman shot dead in police, kombi high-speed chase
ONE person was shot dead and another seriously injured in Harare yesterday as police pursued an unregistered commuter omnibus.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi la...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:31hrs | 3935 | by Staff reporter
2 smugglers nabbed after high-speed chase
Two smugglers towing a trailer of smuggled goods and mbanje were arrested following a high-speed chase along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Highway on Sunday morning after they smashed through security booms...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students switch to social media for lessons
Reacting to the coronavirus spread March 30, the Zimbabwean government closed the entire country, shutting down schools indefinitely. But, for many like 13-year-old Adrean Machingura, a grade seven pr...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 386 | by Anadolu Agency
Bullies are paper tigers
During my primary school education, I was unfortunate to sit next to a near zero IQ class mate. Very handsome but very ugly in mindset and mind output. Academically leading from the rear end, ...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:11hrs | 238 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
The Dialogue
Dialogue is important and it has to be real and objective. All those steak holders capable of providing a solution to the problem should be represented in the dialogue. I don't know what is wrong with...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 14:10hrs | 2470 | by Clemen Moyo
MP converts bar into a clinic
GWERU residents have received a major healthcare boost after a local legislator used Constituency Development Funds (CDF) to convert a council-owned cocktail bar into a state-of-the-art clinic....Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:33hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Tawanda Muchehiwa's gory story on how he was abducted by Ferret team
I often wake up in the middle of the night sweating profusely with a pulsating headache. At that moment, I can feel intense pain on the right side of my jaw. I never get back to sleep.I have t...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 09:49hrs | 13070 | by Tawanda Muchehiwa
ED's human rights record as the president of Zimbabwe under scrutiny
Zimbabweans dotted throughout the world woke up on the morning of 14 th January 2019 not feeling particularly patriotic. Tired of long queues, runaway prices very grumpy not patriotic anymore. Very fe...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 00:12hrs | 4850 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza and Amanda Mavhaza
When death visited the village
We were there, they were there, a very sad occurance in the village. One of our own, Agrippa Chinehasha had passed on and it was time for last rites and bidding him farewell. Who is safe, it's the ord...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:11hrs | 908 | by Tondo
Air Zimbabwe to the rescue
Even for 2020, with its once-in-a-generation global pandemic and the countless travel bans that have followed, this rescue mission seems a bit far-fetched.To get around 100 South Africans and ...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 16:51hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Police act on fake roadblocks
Rogue police officers have been putting up illegal roadblocks and conducting patrols countrywide to extract bribes from the public, but the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is urging those who suspect t...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
White farmer compensation: A stunt that backfired
IF you have lived in the village, or had the chance to visit one, you will remember how an ass be-haves. Stubborn and carefree, but very poor of judgement. It spends the whole day hee-hawing, tossing ...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:14hrs | 837 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe in top 10 best wildlife conservation destinations
ZIMBABWE is one of the 10 countries in the world with the best wildlife conservation methods, according to a research by Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in partnership with Pan...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 08:54hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
'Kasukuwere didn't pay for farm equipment'
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's former subsidiary, Fiscorp, which handled the Farm Mechanisation Programme between 2007 and 2008, has challenged former legislator, Mr Kudakwashe Bhasikiti and self-exil...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 09:12hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
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