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Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa
Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to resolve the economic crisis as the cost of living skyrockets.This comes as the local currency continues to lose value a...Published: 52 mins ago | 494 | by Staff reporter
Interview with ZPRA Instructor Thoriso Moyo
This week on the Big Interview, we have Toriso Moyo, a freedom fighter and military instructor with the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), a Mgagao attack survivor, and one of the fir...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1167 | by The Big Interview
Is Zimbabwe politics dirty or it's political players who play dirty games?
Politics isn't dirty but it's Political Players with dirty political attitudes and approach in politics who makes Politics Dirty. It's only in Zimbabwe where Dirty Politicking is practised and or impl...Published: 13 hrs ago | 896 | by Hon Richard M Simango
Musina businesses face collapse without Zimbabwean customers
The economic sustainability of cross-border feeder towns to neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe has taken a massive beating during the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown.In Musina, which is loc...Published: 14 hrs ago | 4821 | by City Press
Ngarivhume confident demo will attract multitudes
The organisers of the July 31 protests are confident that they will garner large crowds in the planned mass actions.Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume who is main organiser of the pla...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 18:29hrs | 1470 | by Staff reporter
Nehanda's bones not yet risen - as she didn't die for White Rhodesia to be replaced by Black Rhodesia!
Yesterday, the 7th July 2020, I took time to watch the usual post-Cabinet media briefing, beamed live on state television - whereby, several government ministers update the nation on their deliberatio...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 15:51hrs | 723 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shoppers influx at supermarkets during lockdown irks council
The influx of citizens at most shops in the city centre during lockdown has irked the city council which is worried that this would increase the spread of the Covid-19.This is revealed in the ...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 07:50hrs | 3623 | by Stephen Jakes
Covid-19 plunges Zimbabwe into wildlife management crisis - What can be done before vaccine?
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an almost three-month ban on international and domestic travel to Zimbabwe's prime tourist resorts. This has plunged the country into a wildlife management crisis char...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1516 | by Emmanuel Koro
Fresh push for Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue
Zimbabwe's clergy is on a fresh drive to bring political parties to the negotiating table aimed at coming up with lasting solutions to the country's worsening economic challenges, CITE reported....Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 19:08hrs | 2963 | by Staff reporter
Lindiwe Sibanda to be a jury member of the world's largest food prize
The jury of the Food Planet Prize, the world's largest prize in the food arena, has been announced by the Curt Bergfors Foundation in Sweden.The ten international top professionals include lea...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 18:34hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic urges farmers to insure their livestock
As Zimbabwe continues to face various challenges in its Agricultural sector brought about by climatic change and other natural factors, Stanbic Bank has urged farmers to take advantage of its Agribusi...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 18:33hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
The greatest threat to Zimbabwe's peace and security are not foreign entities, or their 'stooges', but it's ZANU PF itself!
Reading the media in Zimbabwe, even since the November 2017 military coup d'etat - which toppled long-time tyrant Robert Gabriel Mugabe, replacing him with his decades-long right-hand man and protégÃ...Published: 07 Jul 2020 at 14:46hrs | 1997 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Intercity bus travel reintroduction measures to be announced next week
Zimbabwe says it will reintroduce intercity travel after the interrogation of the request by public transports sector, 3-mob reported.In a statement, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Se...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 18:42hrs | 7462 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa fails to honour promises'
ZIMBABWE is currently going through political and economic crises that have caused untold suffering to citizens. At the same time, factionalism appears to be devouring both the ruling Zanu-PF and oppo...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 18:00hrs | 5744 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation of Nyamandlovu Aquifer boreholes at Rochester hailed
Alderman Clayton Zana has appreciated the work done at Rochester, on the habilitation of supply boreholes.He also enquired if the City boreholes would be rehabilitated too.The latest c...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 17:45hrs | 770 | by Stephen Jakes
BREAKING: MDC Alliance official arrested
MDC Alliance National youth organiser and ward 4 Masvingo urban councillor Godfrey Kurauone has been arrested today.Masvingo based award-winning human rights lawyer advocate Martin Mureri of M...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 16:45hrs | 7869 | by Staff Reporter
Free bail for Marondera MDC Alliance Trio
The trio of MDC Alliance Youth Assembly, Never Bakali, David Jorum and Tarisai Mudiwa were today granted free bail by Marondera Magistrate Liberty Garakara after spending the weekend languishing in po...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 15:46hrs | 942 | by Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
Chamisa says he is still in charge
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has assured his followers that he is still in charge of the main opposition political party in Zimbabwe, and dismissed what MDC-T leaders Thokozani Khupe,...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:11hrs | 4857 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles to pay workers
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says its coffers are running dry and as such it is struggling to pay its workers and deliver services effectively. The council which says its revenue declined by 80...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:06hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
'There are no angels in Zimbabwe, President!'
Kapish Sir, forgive the Chinese, but such erratic, gladiatorial and unhinged exuberance, exuding brute visceral and coming from any one never too shy to publicly comport embedded bats in belfry charac...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 06:54hrs | 3754 | by Evangelist Sendekai W.T
Chamisa threatens to block 2023 elections
Nelson Chamisa, the MDC Alliance president, has promised to block the 2023 national elections if necessary political and electoral reforms are not implemented.He was speaking during an e-rally...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 20:47hrs | 6483 | by Staff reporter
MDC, the architects of Zimbabwe's misery
UNINFORMED Zimbabweans have continuously blamed Government for the current economic meltdown. For almost two decades, some sections of the society have continued to point fingers at the Government for...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:07hrs | 821 | by Khumbula Vodloza Sibanda
Bulawayo sits on perennial river
IN a case depicting poverty amid plenty, part of the Bulawayo Central Business District (CBD) was built on top of an underground perennial river, despite the city experiencing a crippling water shorta...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:06hrs | 1804 | by Staff reporter
BCC to repossess undeveloped stands
THE Bulawayo City Council has resolved to repossess 179 stands in Cowdray Park, Entumbane and Pumula after the owners failed to develop them.Some of the property owners have gone for 22 years ...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:06hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miners urged to stop colonial tendencies in Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has challenged the Chinese miners to stop colonial tendencies on local employees.This came after a Chinese man shot and injured ...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 09:52hrs | 766 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe records 73 new Covid-19 positive cases in one day
ZIMBABWE needs to strengthen and refocus on the measures the country adopted at the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in March if it is to avert a local transmission crisis, a senior government offic...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 07:27hrs | 2247 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans cry foul over COVID-19
Three months ago, Zororo Makamba, a multimedia journalist became the first casualty of COVID-19 in the southern African country.Before he passed on, members of his family complained about ill-...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 21:37hrs | 2403 | by Daniel Itai
Let's bring back the bread status of Zimbabwe
Tradition is prison with majority opinion, just because your ancestors did it doesn't mean its not incredibly flawed. Some great mind made that great observation, what brutal truth. Traditiona...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 19:36hrs | 2506 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Komichi knows the rules he must apply them
A REPORT by one daily on May 17, 2020 stated that there were some hardliners on both sides of the MDC feud who were working hard to scuttle negotiations for the extraordinary congress suggested by the...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 15:36hrs | 2146 | by Kennedy Kaitano
The Politics of Cyber Security: A State of Anarchy?
"Man is by nature a political animal" Aristotle.The realm of electronic communication, viz-a-viz cyberspace has taken a complex turn into a murky, treacherous, if sometimes not a total ridicul...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 20:09hrs | 881 | by Bongani Mazwi Mkwananzi
The Ecocash heist - A modern tale of irresponsible corporate behaviour
Sometime in 2013, I applied and became an Ecocash Agent (Agent), and immediately set shop in at least two locations within Harare CBD. The setup and running costs for me as an Agent were high, but the...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 19:27hrs | 6344 | by Tendayi Mudhadha
Khupe, Chamisa lock horns over chief whips
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and his MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa have opened a new battlefront in their war for the control of the opposition party following their appointment of different set o...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:17hrs | 5228 | by Staff reporter
Residents fined for violating lockdown rules win in court
A ZIMBABWEAN court has overturned the conviction of two Mutare residents after they successfully challenged the decision by some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members to order them to pay RTGS$1 000 ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 17:02hrs | 1964 | by Stephen Jakes
Kasukuwe mourns Stella Madzimbamuto
Saviour Kasukuwere has issued a condolence message to Zimbabweans on the passing away of Stella Madzimbamuto a struggle stalwart who is known for leading a legal challenge against the racist minority ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 10:20hrs | 6113 | by Mandla Ndlovu
FCA account holders fail to withdraw cash
INDIVIDUALS with nostro foreign currency accounts (FCAs) in Zimbabwe are failing to withdraw US dollars from banks, a development which undermines public confidence and trust in the financial system....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 6086 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks Chief Mvutu's potential successor
The High Court has nullified nomination of Mr Sanders Mlotshwa as a potential successor to the late Chief Mvutu and ordered a restart of the selection process saying gender cannot be used as grounds t...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:08hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
'Nkomo joined Zanu-PF to stop Mugabe's killings'
THE late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo and his lieutenants only joined the Zanu-PF government to stop the Gukurahundi massacres that were being perpetrated by then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe.T...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:04hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police in distress
THE officer commanding police in Harare yesterday appealed to Zimbabwe Republic Police commanders to provide transport and accommodation to junior officers who are facing eviction from their rented ac...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:59hrs | 3183 | by Staff reporter
Lancet Lab workers down tools
LANCET Clinical Laboratories employees yesterday staged a sit-in at their workplace over poor remuneration, demanding salaries in United States dollars or the black market rate equivalent.Thei...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt neglecting diplomats, Parly told
THE government is neglecting its foreign missions and owes ambassadors and employees a cumulative US$30 million in salaries, rentals and tuition fees.Presenting oral evidence before the Parlia...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:53hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt splurges millions on ambassadors' new cars
THE cash-strapped Zimbabwe government has splurged millions to purchase top-of-the-range vehicles for nearly 50 ambassadors posted across the globe when the State is failing to pay agitated civil serv...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:52hrs | 4010 | by newzimbabwe
Matiza, NRZ board clash
Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Biggie Matiza has declared war on the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board and top management over failure to fully implement his directive on ca...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 22:26hrs | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 5 MPs challenge Parly expulsion
FIVE MDC Alliance MPs who were recalled from Parliament by MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe last week, have approached the High Court challenging their expulsion.The affected MPs are; Basilia Maja...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:36hrs | 5189 | by newzimbabwe
BCC to bill in forex
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering billing residents in foreign currency and has re-adopted selling of residential stands in US dollars. The local authority, in the latest council repo...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:35hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
Passport backlog reduced 20%
THE Registrar-General's Office has managed to reduce the passport backlog by 20 percent, taking advantage of a lull in new applications due to Covid-19 restrictions that have limited travel to the off...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:34hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean embassies in dire straits
ZIMBABWEAN embassies are in dire straits with diplomats not being paid for several months, while living in squalid conditions as the government owes close to US$30 million for services rendered and re...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:23hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's reason for joining ZANU PF revealed
As we commemorate the death of General Josh, let's get one thing clear Joshua Nkomo and ZAPU did not in 1987 join Zanu PF because it was a good party with good intentions and policies. They jo...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 14:12hrs | 4474 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Zimbabwe's political climate remains tense
WITH Zimbabwe's political situation remaining tense, the government is planning to introduce a new law which criminalises the spreading of falsehoods against key State institutions such as the militar...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 17:54hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as villagers supervise exams
CHAOS rocked the start of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June "O" and "A" Level examinations which started yesterday, with teachers' unions claiming government hired "villagers and ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:31hrs | 4542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food crisis worse than last year: UN agency
AFOOD security report by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes that Zimbabweans are worse-off than they were a year after the launch of the humanitarian ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
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