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Mliswa blocks question on threats against Mnangagwa's wife
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (independent) yesterday blocked MDC MPs from quizzing government on claims that First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was being threatened by some military personnel, saying the audio c...Published: 34 mins ago | 270 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe passport not printed by Nikuv'
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa and fellow opposition legislators Wednesday took Home Affairs Minister Cain Mathema to task on why government was making citizens' lives unbearable through failure to pr...Published: 58 mins ago | 103 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's wife commissions education hub
VICTORIA Falls Primary School was yesterday commissioned as the first ever model education innovation hub in the country. It also becomes the only such facility in learning institutions in Africa, it ...Published: 1 hr ago | 158 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, army rift exposed
AN explosive leaked audio recording allegedly of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa (pictured) has exposed the simmering bad blood between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the military.This comes h...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:45hrs | 9425 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ramps up pressure on SADC
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will continue engaging Sadc in a bid to solve the country’s crisis although President Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon chair the bloc’s organ on Politics, Defence and Securi...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:25hrs | 5241 | by Staff reporter
ZRP warns against mob justice
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday urged citizens to desist from taking the law into their own hands by meting out instant justice on crime suspects, saying it had contributed to the spike i...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1794 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims top documentation hearing
PEOPLE from Matabeleland North have implored the Government to help facilitate the issuance of national documents to victims of Gukurahundi saying a majority of them remain undocumented. ...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Chinese to invest US$15m in solar plant
A Chinese firm, Yaowei Technology will set up a US$15 million solar panel plant in Zimbabwe and produce about 500 solar panels per day. Once the project takes off, it will significantly addres...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Freedom of Information Bill
The government on 5 July 2019 gazetted the Freedom of Information Bill [H.B. 6 of 2019]. This is the first of three official Bills meant to replace the much-criticised Access to Information an...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 20:03hrs | 453 | by MISA Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa asks UK to arrest Sibusiso Moyo's attackers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has requested the government of the United Kingdom to arrest the protestors who attacked Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Busi Moyo recently. In a st...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 19:45hrs | 7714 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'A coup against Mnangagwa is about to explode'
The November 2017 military coup which forced tyrant Robert Mugabe from power is still haunting Zimbabwe almost 18 months down the line. The remnants of the coup and its footprints will not disappear s...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 16:59hrs | 16615 | by Blessing Ivan Vava
NUST hosts summit on fake news
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) will be hosting a two-day media summit focusing on fake news, particularly on social media, beginning on Thursday.The Nust department o...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
'Convicted thief' Kambarami fights for position at High Court
THE civil trial involving Bulawayo deputy mayor Councillor Tinashe Kambarami and a political pressure group, 1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement Trust, opened at the Bulawayo High Court yesterday. ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Lessons from Singapore on economic development
Singapore is a tiny island-city state in Southeast Asia with a total area of 718km2 (543 times smaller than Zimbabwe) and part of the four Asian Tigers (Others include Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Kore...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 1275 | by Victor Bhoroma
Whose mother, wife, sister is this? Sanctions hurt ordinary people stupid
Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and must...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:58hrs | 3433 | by Social media
Zimbabweans urged to accept artificial intelligence
ZIMBABWEANS have been urged to embrace artificial intelligence in line with modern workplace trends so as to accelerate industrial output and boost economic growth.This emerged during an Insti...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:44hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Abductions, intimidation spike in Zimbabwe: ZPP
Zimbabwe has of late recorded an upsurge in incidents of abductions and intimidation of citizens by State security agents as government becomes increasingly intolerant of discontent, human rights watc...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
National documentation hearings start in Matebeleland North
PUBLIC hearings on the national inquiry on access to national documentation in the country are set to commence today in Matebeleland North province. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Human Rights C...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
'Scrapping of multi-currency regime carefully planned,; says Mthuli Ncube
The scrapping of the multi-currency regime last month was not made in haste, but was carefully planned as Government had been working on it since last year. This was revealed by Finance and Ec...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
The loved opposition
I hope I can be brief enough to be witty but concise enough to be understood and effectual. I know the natural instinct for people when they see someone questioning the political party that they suppo...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:26hrs | 727 | by Jason Huntley
MDC Alliance declare war on Mthwakazi
There are licked audios and messages from the MDC Bulawayo group which are in bad taste. In one of the audios, a woman is heard calling upon all MDC members to meet at Bulawayo high court tomorrow at ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:45hrs | 5512 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
VACANCIES: Stanbic Bank 2019/2020 internship program
Stanbic Zimbabwe is pleased to launch the 2019/2020 Internship Program, Zim Techreview reports. We invite self-driven,...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 19:49hrs | 3163 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passport issuance continues to scale down
OVER the past year, the Registrar General's (RGs) office has scaled down the issuance of passports owing to shortages of consumables, with daily levels now around 250 against a national demand of 3 00...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 15:10hrs | 4796 | by Staff reporter
5 things to know about the upcoming immigration raids in major U.S. cities
A series of immigration raids is expected to begin as early as Sunday in several major American cities, according to President Donald Trump.It's part of the Trump administration's crackdown on...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:47hrs | 785 | by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Republic
Iconic towers part of Bulawayo's identity
SOMETIME last month it emerged that the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) was planning to demolish the thermal power towers situated at Zesa main, near the Railway Station. News of the impeding demolition ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:41hrs | 760 | by Raisedon Baya
'Zimbabweans must be proud patriotic ambassadors' - deny truth, we are serfs in a banana republic
"The peace loving Zimbabweans must condemn the violence and destruction that has accompanied the visit of the minister of Foreign Affairs by the misguided elements of the opposition in the UK state," ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 17:56hrs | 5357 | by Wilbert Mukori
Police notified of Bulawayo's anti-Mnangagwa demonstration
Prominent activist Josphat Mzaca Ngulube says he has notified the police about the citizens' protests that will take place in Bulawayo on Wednesday. Ngulube said the event will be peaceful and...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 12:55hrs | 10728 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The calibre of councillors
THE Auditor-General's (AG) Local Authorities Report for 2018 makes for some serious, but disturbing reading.It reports the state of financial management of local authorities and shows the exte...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 441 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Mnangagwa fails corruption fighting test - Report
At least 71% of Zimbabweans believe that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is not doing enough fighting corruption while police officers are viewed as the most corrupt public officials in the ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:15hrs | 825 | by newzimbabwe
Reforms must be all encompassing
THE call for electoral reforms by the independent elections watchdog, Elections Resource Centre (ERC), could not have come at a more critical time.This is in view of the economic difficulties ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 85 | by Editorial - Newsday
High school boys 'beef' turns Bulawayo CBD into warzone
IN A split second, a usually uneventful street corner adjacent to the Chronicle building is suddenly turned into a war zone by a handful of boys from Milton and Gifford high schools. The boys ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2889 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions now outdated, says Mugabe coup announcer
Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe are outdated and should be removed as they benefit neither Zimbabwe nor the United States of America, the authors of the hostile policy, Foreign Affairs and International...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the Kambarami -Town Clerk suspension saga
The wait is over.Yesterday (11 July 2019) I promised to give my opinion on the “alleged suspension pending disciplinary investigation” of the Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr. Christopher Dube by th...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 15:45hrs | 4829 | by Sindiso Mazibisa
America to deport immigrants on Sunday
America's media has reported that immigration officials will begin raiding and deporting illegal immigrants beginning this Sunday. The surprise operation comes after U.S. President Donald Trum...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 13:59hrs | 4644 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt must set up independent commission on Gukurahundi
This is the second installment of a document on submissions made by chiefs from Matabeleland and Midlands provinces to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the occasion of his meeting with them at the Stat...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 09:22hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
MDC demands diaspora vote, biometric voting
The MDC will not go into any future presidential election presided over by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, officials said on Thursday.The party is calling for the disbandment of the electio...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | 661 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa's govt stalls Harare bus deal
CHINA Nachang Engineering (Pvt) Ltd has withdrawn from a US$400 million deal with Harare City Council which was expected to supply 600 green-energy buses in the metropolitan province, saying it was ad...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:52hrs | 1583 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba, Silaigwana will not manage elections again, says Chamisa
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson and recently confirmed chief elections officer, Utoile Silaigwana, will not manage elections in Zimbabwe again, opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa sai...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:48hrs | 1424 | by newzimbabwe.com
Mthuli Ncube, spare us those hikes
While ordinary Zimbabweans are bearing the brunt of the high cost of living following the recent fuel price hikes, the situation could get tougher if indications by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube are a...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 971 | by Editorial - Newsday
Chamisa ups ante on Mnangangwa
THE MDC is galvanising its support base for action against President Emmerson Mnangagwa until he acts to solve a "legitimacy crisis" which party leader Nelson Chamisa says is at the centre of all prob...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1543 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe goes overdrive to lure diasporans
Tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira is in the United Kingdom for Zimbabwe's roadshow aimed at increasing engagement with citizens domiciled in Europe to encourage them to come and invest back in the co...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa demonstration set for Bulawayo
Prominent Bulawayo activist Josphat Mzaca Ngulube says he will be leading Zimbabweans to stage a massive demonstration in Bulawayo on the 17th of July. The demonstration which will be held fro...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 11:22hrs | 10642 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa misleading SADC
The MDC is concerned by President Mnangagwa's attempts to mislead regional leaders on the situation in our country. This follows a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa where he indic...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 09:02hrs | 3904 | by Gladys Hlatywayo
Major new changes coming for South African travellers
The Department of Home Affairs is introducing a number of changes that will make it easier for people to travel to and from South Africa.Presenting the Home Affairs budget vote on Wednesday (1...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 7740 | by Staff reporter
eSwatini bans 'witchcraft and magic' competition
A competition pitting witchdoctors against each other in a battle of skills this weekend in eSwatini - formerly known as Swaziland - has been banned, according to a government statement.Organi...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1518 | by AFP
Mnangagwa in silent judicial revolution
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a man on a mission — changing the judicial landscape as much and as quickly as he can. The changes are coming at an alarming pace, but Zimbabweans are too preoccupied...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1391 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Sikhala secretly transported out of Harare by police
A GROUP of MDC supporters yesterday brought business near Harare Central Police Station to a halt as they protested against the arrest of their leaders, including vice-chairman Job Sikhala.Sik...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Just a lawyer, not the law!
The South African justice system is one of the best systems in the world, and the historical background of how it was earned and adopted deeply touches my heart. However our justice system has been sa...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 10:09hrs | 3196 | by Eric Shikobela
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1167 | by Mqondisi Moyo
The limits of mass protest in a dictatorship
HONG KONG is not Beijing. And July 1, 2019, is not June 4, 1989. First of all, in 1989, the violence in China came almost entirely from the side of the government; the weeks of demonstrations in Beiji...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | 358 | by Ian Buruma
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