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Chamisa's secret revealed at SONA
In his state of the nation address the MDC A leader shocked the nation by his loud silence on sanctions. ZANU PF has always said the opposition is after destroying the gains of independence and hurt t...Published: 19 mins ago | 86 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe left with 30 days' supply of grain
ZIMBABWE has less than 100 000 tonnes (t) of grain in its strategic grain reserve — enough to feed the nation for only one month, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance S...Published: 7 hrs ago | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to honour power supply contracts
THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) has revealed that mining firms have not been receiving regular power supplies despite having signed contracts with government.To help boost the nation's pow...Published: 7 hrs ago | 434 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga has shown the way, can Zimbabweans emulate her?
Vice-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's wife, Marry, is a nasty piece of work, who does not deserve much sympathy in her ongoing legal problems.When she first took over the running of the Miss Z...Published: 7 hrs ago | 4154 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mthuli Ncube to introduce $50 notes
GOVERNMENT will soon introduce $50 notes to address the currency crisis in the short term as the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) continues to devalue, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said.In June 2019...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1742 | by Staff reporter
All that glitters is not gold
I AM not sure of the details but around the year 2000, a geological exploration team found alluvial diamonds at Marange in Zimbabwe. They cut trenches and did further exploration for a number of years...Published: 7 hrs ago | 688 | by Eddie Cross
Masendeke brothers nabbed for machete assault, robbery
LATE notorious armed robber Edmund Edgar Masendeke's two siblings have been arrested by the police crack team targeting machete gang leaders after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a motorist of US$...Published: 8 hrs ago | 743 | by Staff reporter
'Ruling on US$ debt a grand heist'
TUESDAY'S Supreme Court ruling declaring that debts owed in United States dollars (US$) incurred on or before February 22, 2019 should be settled using the Zimdollar at a 1:1 parity will further deepe...Published: 8 hrs ago | 390 | by Staff reporter
Defiant Zifa to attend Cosafa indaba
ZIFA insist they will attend the Cosafa annual meeting in South Africa on Saturday and say the decision to bar them from the indaba is null and void. Joseph Mamutse, the Zifa chief executive, ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 85 | by Staff reporter
Landmark ruling on US dollar debts
THE Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has delivered a landmark ruling declaring that a debt owed in United States dollars (US$) incurred on or before February 22, 2019 should be discharged by paying in local ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 212 | by Staff reporter
Passport output to top 8 000 a day
Government is working out strategies to clear the passport backlog and increase daily production from the current 2 500 to 8 000, Home Affairs and Cultural Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has said. ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 364 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 18 hrs ago | 878 | by Nelson Chamisa
Mthuli Ncube claims drought situation is under control
THE MINISTER of Finance and Economic Development has assured the international community that the drought situation in the country is under control as the government is putting in place measures to av...Published: 19 hrs ago | 813 | by Staff reporter
Passport prices remain unchanged, says Kazembe Kazembe
THE MINISTER of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Kazembe Kazembe says the cost of getting a passport for local citizens remains unchanged. This comes amid rumours that the government had approved t...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2513 | by Staff Reporter
ZBC property attached over US$370,000 debt
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) recently landed itself in trouble after refusing to settle a US$370 000 debt opting to pay off the same in local currency, a move that has prompted an inter...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:41hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe forex crisis to worsen
ZIMBABWE'S foreign currency crisis is expected to worsen this year after gold exports fell by over 28 percent last year.The southern African country is grappling with acute foreign currency sh...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1933 | by Staff reporter
Universities hike fees
LOCAL universities have announced their new fee structures which will see students paying between $5 000 and $9 000 per semester depending on their programmes. The National University of Science and T...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1669 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'reduces debt by theft' after Supreme Court ruling: lawyers
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a controversial government decree from February 2019 which converted debts accumulated in United States dollars to the local RTGS currency – at a great l...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Duty on bus kits cut to 10%
Stakeholders in the transport industry have welcomed the Government's decision to cut to 10 percent import duty on semi-knocked down kits used in assembling buses, saying this will reduce the cost of ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:19hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Debts incurred before 22nd of Feb. 2019 shall be settled in local currency, court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that all debts incurred before the 22nd of February 2019 shall be settled in the local currency on a one to one basis. A judgement has been made by Chief Justice Luke Malab...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 19:25hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Things giving Mthuli sleepless nights
Food, power and currency stability are the three things keeping Finance minister Mthuli Ncube awake at night.The southern African country is facing drought for the second consecutive year, wit...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:59hrs | 2530 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga itching for a showdown with Marry Mubaiwa
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga is itching for a showdown with estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, in court today and has rejected an out-of-court settlement following a nasty fallout with the former...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:55hrs | 4710 | by Staff rpeorter
Mthuli Ncube must stop lying on inflation
EXACTLY a year after Zimbabwe's first biggest fuel hike since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the reins of power from the late Robert Mugabe, the administration was at hand to celebrate the Jan...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:48hrs | 142 | by Staff rpeorter
Teachers rule out strike
THE Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) has ruled out any industrial action saying it is in favour of dialogue with Government to address its members' concerns. In an interview yesterday, Z...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:43hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
USD debts can be repaid in local currency, Zimbabwe Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that all debts incurred before the 22nd of February 2019 shall be settled in the local currency on a one to one basis.A judgement has been made by Chief Justice Luk...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 12:52hrs | 5802 | by Staff Reporter
Former legislator accused govt of being inactive in dealing with economic crisis
Former Bulilima West legislator Norman Mpofu has accused government of being inactive in dealing with economic crisis which has impoverished the majority of citizens.The country is currently r...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 14:12hrs | 2241 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe economy to contract by 5.5% says UN
Zimbabwe's economy will register a negative growth of 5.5% and 2.5% in 2019 and 2020 respectively owing to foreign currency shortages, elevated public debt and uncontrolled inflation, a recent report ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1561 | by FinX
Ex-Defence accountant labelled a flight risk, denied bail
A former accountant in the Ministry of Defence, who is facing charges of stealing US$20 million from the ministry, was last week denied bail. Simbarashe Zvineyi (36) lost his bail application ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:17hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Council refuse trucks stuck in SA for 3 years
FIFTEEN refuse trucks bought by Harare City Council in South Africa are stuck there almost three years on as it cannot raise over US$2 million required for their delivery. However, there are conflicti...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar has been a disaster for asset values, economy
The introduction of Zimbabwe's own currency, the ZWL, in February 2019 has been a disaster as many economists, as well as ourselves, had predicted. Since it was launched the ZWL has fallen fro...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:14hrs | 557 | by John Legat
Cal_Vin hits back at Skyz Metro FM
RAPER Cal_Vin, who is under fire from a Bulawayo radio station after he released a controversial single titled Im So Bulawayo, which takes a dig at the radio station and one of its DJs, has come out g...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:12hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants rule out strike
Government has reiterated its commitment to improve the welfare of its workers ahead of another round of salary negotiations.The Government workers have also ruled out the possibility of a str...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:11hrs | 1227 | by Staff reporter
Liberation: Did somebody say Fanon?
DURING the African struggles against settler colonialism the name of Frantz Fanon used to scare settler colonialists that understandably banned his books and pamphlets. In the present era the name and...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:41hrs | 329 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Telecel seeks tariffs review to stay afloat
ZIMBABWE's third-largest mobile telephone operator Telecel Zimbabwe has conceded that it is facing challenges and has been failing to meet some of its obligations due to inadequate funding.In ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:41hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants to reveal source of funds
CIVIL servants importing vehicles under the government's special motor vehicle rebate may be asked to produce proof of their source of funds, the State has said.Statutory Instrument (SI) 52 of...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Shocking corruption at Passport Office
FORGET the low-level graft often reported at some Government departments, something far more sinister - which is a threat to the country's security - is taking place at the Department of the Registrar...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:31hrs | 1859 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe platinum leakages hurting national purse
WITH its economy tanking, Zimbabwe is looking to mining for salvation.But platinum ore exports may be leaking millions of dollars in potential revenue the country needs to plug an acute shorta...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:27hrs | 140 | by Cliff Chiduku
Mphoko's daughter slams Mnangagwa's govt for lack of respect
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter, Siduduzile, has rapped the government for allegedly disrespecting and failing to honour her father despite his contribution to Zimbabwe before and ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:25hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces serious challenges
A bleak outlook characterised by growing expectations to end Zimbabwe's political impasse, a weakening currency, power and foreign currency shortages stare in the face of President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 11910 | by Staff reporter
Econet wants to hike tariffs
TELECOMMS giant, Econet Wireless is in talks with the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) for a possible tariff increase prompted by the continuing devaluation of t...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:55hrs | 2808 | by newzimbabwe
Civil servants receive cushioning allowances
GOVERNMENT has said civil servants will be paid more cushioning allowances this year as its employees yesterday started receiving their promised payments for this month. Government this week r...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:43hrs | 3544 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on fuel smugglers
Investigations and Special Reports Editor FORTY-TWO local fuel companies have been asked to explain their dealings as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in conjunction with foreign law en...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Defence ministry accountant denied bail
A DEFENCE ministry accountant who allegedly stole US$20 million from his employer and went on a spending spree, buying four houses in Harare and 25 taxis as well as posh vehicles, was yesterday denied...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Let's watch closely how the Zimbabwe military and the judiciary playout in the case of Chiwengas
As believers we now know that if we are grateful for the small things that the universe gives us, it will send its abundant energy to even usher us more gifts than we could ever imagine. Our gratitude...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 1732 | by Nomazulu Thata
China snubs Mnangagwa bailout request
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's desperate attempts to secure a financial rescue package from China were once again flatly rebuffed after Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi emphasised during his visit thi...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2779 | by Staff reporter
Is lithium Zimbabwe's economic game changer?
The global surge in demand for lithium over the past few years has been impelled by the rising appetite for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and portable consumer devices.The rise in demand is attributed t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife spills the beans
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry, has revealed that the retired army general harbours an ambition to take over the presidency.Marry said the collapse of the couple's...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:13hrs | 2814 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs to reach out
The year 2010 was a good one. The economy was on the up, the general mood in the country was bright, the politics were uncertain because of the power struggles in the Government of National Unity, but...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 274 | by Nqaba Matshazi
'Corruption fuels Zimbabwe hunger'
CORRUPTION and mismanagement of the agricultural sector are the major drivers of food shortages in Zimbabwe, where over 7,7 million people urgently require food, a top European Union (EU) diplomat has...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:08hrs | 162 | by Staff rpeorter
Competition hits PPC cash flows
PERSISTENT macro-economic risks and intense competition across regional cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC)'s business units have affected the firm's return on capital and free cash flows, ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:07hrs | 178 | by Staff rpeorter
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