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Bulawayo, the Umthwakazi African City Concept
Bulawayo, the Umthwakazi African City ConceptAuthor: Prince Zwide KhumaloDate: 26 June 2019Isilo seNtuthuko Bulawayo and the identity of Umthwakazi or the Ndebele nation are inseparabl...Published: 3 hrs ago | 354 | by Prince Zwide Khumalo
Chamisa summons Bulawayo 'puppet' councillors to Harare
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has summoned Bulawayo councillors to an urgent meeting in Harare over the recent spat over the suspension of Town Clerk Christopher Dube.The councillors trav...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1636 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the MDC RELOAD document
Many people had high hopes that since Mugabe no longer there, probably Mnangagwa will change the economy of Zimbabwe, people will get jobs, industries will open, a strong Zimbabwe dollar will return, ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2065 | by Etiwel Mutero
7-tips to grow your blog using email marketing
There you are! You have managed to set your website well, identified a niche and went ahead to make blog posts on it. What remains of you, is just monetizing your website to start earning from various...Published: 10 hrs ago | 383 | by Staff Writer
Chamisa crisis meeting with Bulawayo councilors
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has summoned Bulawayo councillors to an urgent meeting in Harare over the recent spat over the suspension of Town Clerk Christopher Dube.The councillors trav...Published: 13 hrs ago | 4469 | 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: 15 hrs ago | 8693 | 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 | 481 | by Staff reporter
Documentation challenges for ex-Wenela miners
EX-WENELA Miners Association of Zimbabwe is facing challenges in ensuring that its members and dependants of the deceased have the requisite documentation to enable them to receive compensation for re...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:39hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt target internet users
Government is set to put in place social media abuse laws amid revelations that there is an upsurge in internet abuse and the proliferation of illegal websites.This comes on the back of a rise...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:27hrs | 5110 | by Staff reporter
Inside Harare's online brothels
CIVILISATION'S oldest profession has taken a new twist.Once a shameful act in Zimbabwe, done under the cover of darkness, the trade has gone a notch higher as new technology is shaking up the ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:23hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo daughter storms America
Thembelihle Terry-Lynne Zulu is the founder of Girl Grandeur Zimbabwe which is a social club for women. She is one of the 42 fellows selected to represent Zimbabwe at this year's Mandela Washington Fe...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 12:38hrs | 5149 | 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
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
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
Job Sikhala must stop behaving like a teaser bull
MDC-Alliance deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala, who has been arraigned before the courts on allegations of subverting a constitutionally-elected Government, is indeed, not new to controversy. It...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | 931 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Govt speeds up Chirundu-Beitbridge road rehabilitation
Government has engaged four more contractors to speed up road rehabilitation works of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway.Since the ground-breaking ceremony held in Beatrice a few months ago, progre...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1835 | by Staff reporter
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
ICT Zimbabwe's true economic driver
In the 80s and the 90s life was so great in Zimbabwe, just by attending a university and graduating with a good degree was all you needed to secure a good job. Zimbabwe of today, things ha...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 23:28hrs | 735 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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
Woman granted order to DNA-test her mothers
A 49-YEAR-OLD Harare woman, who grew up being moved around from one mother to another, has obtained a court order compelling two women to undergo a DNA test to establish who her real mother is....Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
'Zimdollar must be backed by production'
THE newly introduced Zimbabwe dollar should be backed by production to maintain value against major currencies and sustain strong economic activity in the country, economist, Dr Gift Mugano, has said....Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:24hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must apologise over Gukurahundi: MDC
THE MDC has thrown its weight behind traditional leaders who are calling upon President Emmerson Mnangagwa to apologise over the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres.Last week, Mnangagwa met chiefs fro...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Ministry fails to account for donations
THE Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has failed to account for or distribute goods donated by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) which are reportedly lying idle and losing val...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally warns on abuse of internet, social media
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Kazembe Kazembe has encouraged Zimbabweans to use ICT facilities for innovation and economic development. He said it was important...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Mayor gives up on bottle store bid
BULAWAYO Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni has given up on a controversial bid to lease a council-owned bottle store amid growing pressure from concerned residents on the logic of awarding him the lease...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:12hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Spirited manoeuvres to seize Jonathan Moyo's farm disrupts deal
SPIRITED manoeuvres by state security agents to illegally seize Elephant Trust farm owned by former minister Jonathan Moyo have frustrated a deal with an investor, which could have potentially transfo...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 12:38hrs | 4281 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Dr Lovemore Kurotwi
Dear Esteemed Dr Kurotwi my first port of call is to school you on what an opinion piece is. (Ah! Cry the journalistic profession, no sir !!) Dr Kurotwi sir, an opinion is a view or judgement formed a...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 10:20hrs | 1610 | by Nicholas Ncube
Perverse opulence amid squalor likely to sink Zimbabwe
The late JK Galbraith, an influential economist in the US public sphere more than 60 years ago, described Americans' conspicuous consumption in his book The Affluent Society as "private opulence amids...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Suspended Bosso execs to appeal
EXPELLED Highlanders FC executive members, vice-chairman Modern Ngwenya and secretary-general Israel Moyo, will appeal the disciplinary committee's decision to bar them from holding leadership positio...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Zimra in a fix as uncertainty engulfs tax compliance
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has plunged into turmoil after the introduction of new monetary and fiscal measures created compliance headache. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered A...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 09:12hrs | 3093 | by Staff reporter
Time for concrete action to end period poverty
There seems to be an erroneous feeling of respite amongst some menstrual health activists and stakeholders regarding the removal of duty and VAT on selected imported sanitary wear products by governme...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 448 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Ndiweni praises Mnangagwa? Setting the record straight
Outspoken traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni - who has in recent months courted the ire of Zanu-PF apparatchiks with his stinging criticism of the government - has praised President Em...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | 5920 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his shona speaking chiefs must blame Gukurahundi not Ndebele chiefs
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT PRESS STATEMENT01 JULY 2019As chiefs we are deeply disappointed by statements by some that Chiefs from the Midlands province were invited to a meeting with the Pres...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:42hrs | 1707 | by Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni
Graft: Whistleblowers need full legal protection
On June 17, 2019, one of the lead stories in The Herald was "President rescues ZESA whistleblowers". The article was in reference to the well-intended intervention by President Mnangagwa on th...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | 159 | by Willard T. Mugadza
Businessman seeks Buyanga's civil imprisonment
A Harare businessman Tawanda Jakachira has petitioned the High Court to institute civil imprisonment proceedings against South African-based businessman, Frank Buyanga.Jakachira seeks to recov...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:06hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
MDC trashes Midlands peace committee
THE MDC has trashed the Midlands provincial peace committee set by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson, Justice Selo Nare, in Gweru on Friday, saying it was not inclusi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe engages Afreximbank over US$70m package
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is working on a financial package in the region of US$70 million for the local manufacturing sector. This was revealed by Industry and Commerce Min...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Municipality implements controversial supplementary budget
The Municipality of Kariba has with immediate effect implemented a hotly disputed Supplementary Budget. It came into effect on 1 June 2019, according to invoices seen by this reporter.The budg...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:44hrs | 159 | by Laiton Kandawire - A Patsaka-Nyaminyami CR Correspondent
Zimbabwe launches industrial policy
Government has launched the Zimbabwe National Industrial Policy (ZNIDP), which is expected to help transform the economy through value addition, increasing employment levels and promoting a culture of...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Gilmore Tee makes Forbes list
Global citizen Gilmore "Tee" Moyo has made it into this year's list of the Forbes Africa list of 30 under 30, a list which includes Africa's top entrepreneurs, entertainers and leaders and influencers...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:17hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Warriors' Afcon windfall revealed
Zifa has revealed that the Warriors players doing duty in Egypt have each been paid US$17 500 so after, following a barrage of criticism on the association as discontent among the players filtered thr...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 16:47hrs | 2660 | by Staff reporter
Peace committee launched in Midlands
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson Justice Selo Nare yesterday launched the Midlands provincial peace committee to spearhead peace-building initiatives in the province....Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | 337 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF rigged 2018 elections, it was not the first but must and WILL be the last
Both Zanu PF and MDC know that the solution to ending Zimbabwe's economic and political crisis is implementing the democratic reforms to ensure there free, fair and credible elections. Both parties ha...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2875 | by Wilbert Mukori
Fear stricken Mnangagwa holds two Gukurahundi meetings within three months
MLO notes with interest that the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa has visited Matabeleland Statehouse in Bulawayo twice within a space of three months this year. His first visit was in M...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 12:03hrs | 3458 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa developing algorithmic surveillance system to spy on Zimbabweans
In a bid to attain political omnipresence and omniscience against unsuspecting citizens, the Zimbabwe government is reportedly working on a sophisticated algorithmic super surveillance system, said to...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 08:37hrs | 8308 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
6 men arrested for murder
SIX men from Kezi have been arrested for allegedly beating up a fellow villager for spilling beer on them during a drinking spree at a local nightclub. Mihlayifani Ndlovu (18), Lungisani Ncube...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:21hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest female drug smuggler
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DEMOCRACY - A Citizen's Responsibility
A new publication that puts a spotlight on a fresh outlook on democracy for Zimbabwe has been launched online. The publication, called "Towards an Open and Accountable Government: Context and way forw...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 13:59hrs | 703 | by Agencies
Mthuli Ncube speaks of Zim dollar imminence
The imminent move to reintroduce the Zimbabwean dollar was first revealed to journalists in a meeting between Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and media practitioners in an off the record meeting on Sund...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:21hrs | 10329 | by Staff Reporter
MDC blasts war veterans
Following a recent statement by Mashonaland Central province war veterans leader Sam Parirenyatwa that the province is a "no-go area" for the opposition and they are ready to crash the alleged plot by...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:10hrs | 1365 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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