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Chihuri failing to feed family
FORMER Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has disputed the valuation done on his vast properties describing it as mischievous political persecution that has compromised his family's surviva...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 8640 | by newzimbabwe
Taxis show Ramaphosa the middle finger
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) say government is not taking the industry seriously and that they have decided to take the "the bull by its horns...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:21hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe constitution amendment (bill no. 2) - 2019
Written submission in accordance with section 328 amendment of constitution ZAPU notes with grave concern about the implications of the proposed r...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 877 | by Sakhile Sibanda
Open letter to the Minister of Local Govt and Rural and Urban Development Hon. July Moyo
As concerned citizens, it is our belief that Local Government refers to the establishment of participatory and democratically elected structures that can identify with the needs of people at grassroot...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 1811 | by Concerned citizens of Bubi Rural District
If only RBZ could listen
Reserve bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), On the 30th of December 2019 I wrote to the governor of (Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe) RBZ, the Ministry of Finance and the government that the growth of a dominating mobil...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 09:33hrs | 3015 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
MDC, politics of denial psychology and psychological deflection II
THE Supreme Court judgment set off a series of gaffes by the MDC-Alliance, starting with their denial of the validity, enforceability and effectiveness of the judgment on the MDC-Alliance. The MDC-All...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:45hrs | 1279 | by Jonathan Chando
'Zimbabwe slowly but surely re-dollarising'
GOVERNMENT last week announced a 50% increment and a Covid-19 allowance of US$75 for civil servants and US$30 for pensioners. This is despite government earlier banning the multi-currency regime and m...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
Energy workers demand US$ salaries
ZIMBABWE Energy Workers Union (Zewu) has appealed to energy companies to peg their salaries in the more stable United States dollars following the continued fall of the Zimdollar against major currenc...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Bhebhe will be drowned by greedy colleagues
READING through Abednigo Bhebhe's contributions to the standing committee of the MDC faction led by Thokozani Khupe, I was so full of admiration of his desire for unity of purpose to dislodge the clue...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1860 | by Kennedy Kaitano
'Bulawayo Council guilty of Luveve water crisis'
Since the outbreak of the waterborne disease in Luveve Old and New that has so far claimed 12 lives, while over a thousand have been hospitalized, Bulawayo City Council management have been busy with ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1161 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Bulawayo leadership must shape up or ship out
I was born at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo during the last decade of the infamous Ian Smith Rhodesian regime. In those days black people were banished to the townships. I am not a fan of the Smi...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:40hrs | 379 | by Kevin S Malunga
Displaced Bulawayo vendors approach High Court
MORE than 600 informal vendors in Bulawayo who were affected by the closure of the 5th Avenue market place in the city centre have approached the High Court challenging Bulawayo City Council's decisio...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:13hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
What has happened to the 16 June 1976 Soweto Uprising revolutionary spirit in today's Zimbabwe youths?
For a very long time, whenever I see the world-famous picture of the lifeless Hector Pieterson, being carried by a crying fellow female schoolmate - fleeing from a volley of fatal bullets being fired ...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 09:50hrs | 952 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Third council crook rents 3.5 hectares plot for US$2 per month for 25 years
Another Bulawayo City Council crook has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 3.5 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month. This follows similar actions by the...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:55hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge appeals for development funding
BEITBRIDGE district is endowed with many investment opportunities whose potential can be fully unlocked if Treasury avails more funding for devolution. It is understood that so far, Beitbridge has rec...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:36hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is surrounded by phalanx of bandits, gangsters, crooks, and scoundrels
The most remarkable benefit of Zimbabwe liberation struggle is the disappearance of the institution of government. "Government," as we knew it at independence, does not exist anymore. As the war was r...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 21:16hrs | 4163 | by Sam Wezhira
Another council crook rents 3 hectares plot for US$2 per month for 25 years
Another Bulawayo City Council crook has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 3 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month.The advertisement dated June 1...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:42hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
'Crooked' Mayor to rent 2.5 hectare council land for US$2 per month for 25 years
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mdala Mguni has torched a storm after the local authority offered him to rent a 2,5 hectare council plot for a paltry $165 (US$2) per month.The advertisement dated May 2...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:41hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water pumps saga takes new twist as supplier dodges questions
The resort town of Kariba is currently being likened to "The Fool" in Reggae great Bob Marley's hit single "Rat Race", who goes thirsty in the abundance of water. The song is a serious social commenta...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1304 | by Laiton Kandawire: Patsaka-Nyaminyami Community Radio Environment and Tourism Correspondent
For how long can Mnangagwa cling on to power?
It honestly did not have to come to this. Having suffered under Robert Mugabe's cruel pharaonic rule for the biblical 40 years, Zimbabweans desperately deserved a rescue. This explained their euphoria...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:09hrs | 1180 | by Siphosami Malunga
Decaying infrastructure drags Zimbabwe to Stone Age
ZIMBABWE is lagging behind other regional countries in infrastructural development and would require huge investment to build robust infrastructure and catch up with continental leaders, a new report ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:05hrs | 148 | by Nyasha Chingono
Zimbabwe to rename US embassy road after George Floyd?
Some Zimbabweans have approached Harare City Council to rename Flame Lily Way along the American Embassy after George Floyd as a way of paying tribute to the black American who was gruesomely murdered...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2806 | by Staff reporter
The Republic of Matabeleland (ROM) beckons
With Ambazonia's final breakthrough in their quest for self-determination, it has become abundantly clear that after experiencing a series of tragedies under Zimbabwe's colonial rule Matabele people c...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 20:15hrs | 2751 | by George Mkhwanazi
No exit packages directive for mayors, councillors approved
GOVERNMENT has said mayors and councillors will not receive any exit packages and gratuities at the end of their terms. Councils have been at loggerheads with residents over hefty packages giv...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:41hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Elders bid to reunite MDC flops
A renewed effort by senior founding members of the country's opposition party to bring Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe to the negotiating table has flopped amid mistrust among the actors, it has be...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:59hrs | 5822 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to fight back
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has vowed to fight back following the latest setback for his party where the High Court rejected an application to block Thokozani Khupe's faction from recalling its...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:50hrs | 4445 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5637 | by Jameson Dapi
Urban council workers demand $2 500 basic pay
Urban council workers demand $2 500 basic payTHE Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union (ZUCWU) has written to all urban councils demanding a minimum basic salary of $2 549 in line with the statutor...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Let's clean our dirty stables!
AS human beings, we need to accept that there are often both comprehensible and incomprehensible life forces around us.Where Bishop Lazi comes from, for example, you cannot venture deep into t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 88 | by Bishop Lazarus
Beitbridge ups modernisation drive
Beitbridge Municipality has appointed Grosbrook Real Estate to prepare a valuation roll for properties within its jurisdiction as part of its transformation into a medium city. The town was up...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:24hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
ZEC's suspension of by-elections 'unlawful'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) acted unlawfully when it suspended the holding of all by-elections due to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, legal watchdog, Veritas has said.The legal think...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:49hrs | 615 | by newzimbabwe
'Schools to determine opening days'
AUTHORITIES at schools and colleges, including parents are expected to meet and come up with plans that will determine when they can resume classes especially for pupils and students sitting for publi...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:19hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Arrogance vs ignorance: How the MDC's lurching deeper into chaos
RECENTLY, I wrote two articles which were both published in the Zimbabwe Independent. The first was an opinion piece titled The MDC imbroglio is devastating for the opposition. In the opinion piece, I...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:16hrs | 754 | by Jonathan Chando
Victory for vendors as court orders Chinhoyi council to repair damaged vending stalls
HIGH Court Judge Justice Jacob Manzunzu on Monday ordered Chinhoyi Municipality to stop demolishing vending stalls and repair a shade which was damaged by its employees as they pulled down structures ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:23hrs | 705 | by Stephen Jakes
Moyo blocks Chamisa ally
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has nullified the election as mayor, of Victoria Falls Ward 5 Councillor Richard Mguni and reinstated Somveli Dlamini, who was fired from the job by embattled MDC A...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1269 | by newzimbabwe
Victoria Falls mayor disowns resignation letter
REINSTATED Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini has disowned a letter he reportedly wrote resigning from the mayor's position, saying the MDC Alliance leadership drafted it and forced him t...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Inside the new parliament building
The new parliament building located in Mount Hampden is nearing completing. A 3d image of the interior part of the building has surfaced on the internet. The parliament is being funded by the ...Published: 11 May 2020 at 22:17hrs | 6599 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's councillors defy Mwonzora
MDC Alliance councillors in Victoria Falls defied a directive by MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to reinstate the resort town's mayor, who was fired by the Nelson Chamisa led party.Th...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:22hrs | 3437 | by Staff reporter
Second-hand clothes ban sparks outrage
NOMORE Nsingo has for the past eight years been surviving by selling second-hand clothes at one of Mutare's busiest informal markets.Nsingo, like most Zimbabweans running informal businesses, ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:17hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls councillors sucked into Chamisa, Mwonzora fight
VICTORIA FALLS: Councillors here are headed for a nasty showdown with former mayor Somveli Dlamini, who was reinstated last week as councillor, has clashed with fellow councillors claiming he remains ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:24hrs | 473 | by newzimbabwe
Stop complaining and get involved!
IT would be remiss to not ac-knowledge the outpouring of responses to last week's article entitled What are Zimbabweans known for. It touched a raw nerve with many people, especially those who deliber...Published: 09 May 2020 at 08:17hrs | 1047 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Chamisa's MDC Alliance under siege
THE opposition MDC Alliance yesterday came under siege with Parliament announcing the recall of four leaders from the Nelson Chamisa-led party, claiming that they were, in fact, members of the Thokoza...Published: 06 May 2020 at 08:05hrs | 4901 | by Staff reporter
Entrepreneur designs walk-in sanitisation booth
LOCAL entrepreneur Itai Kwaramba, has designed a step-in decontamination tunnel which he intends to donate to the Local Government ministry once it has been certified by the Standards Association of Z...Published: 06 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
The delicate balancing act in Zimbabwe's lockdown: Safety vs Survival
The Zimbabwe's second phase of the national lockdown comes to an end on Sunday, the 3rd of May 2020. Notably, statistics reveal that the scourge of the coronavirus disease still presents a...Published: 02 May 2020 at 16:29hrs | 370 | by Lovemore Moyo
Unpacking SI 96 of 2020, no rent payments during Covid?
In order to protect the masses from the iron jaws of the Corona virus which has savagely ravaged the world, claiming hundreds of thousands of people in the process the government has...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:55hrs | 1193 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa want workers paid in US dollars
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discontinue the use of the local currency and start paying workers in US dollars to maintain value of their earnings....Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:53hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
LOCKDOWN: No to forced unpaid leave, Govt
GOVERNMENT has said it is illegal to force workers to go on unpaid leave during the Covid-19 lockdown down period, any consideration of such should be through collective bargaining and also subject to...Published: 01 May 2020 at 14:10hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: High Court bans demolishing of vending stalls and tuckshops
The High Court Judge Justice Munangati-Manongwa has ordered that demolitions of tuckshops and vending stalls happening in Chitungwiza and Epworth be stopped as they are unlawful and unprocedural...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 16:00hrs | 3414 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Informal traders and residents team up to stop demolitions
SEVERAL informal traders and residents have filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order to stop local and central government fr...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 15:00hrs | 1469 | by Stephen Jakes
Informal traders concerned about cushioning funds delays and demolition of their stalls
The informal traders across the country have come together to complain over the delays by government to give them cursing allowances in the advent of Covid-19 lockdown that has crippled their operatio...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 08:57hrs | 539 | by Stephen Jakes
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