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All eyes on Professor Mthuli Ncube
As Zimbabwe prepares for the presentation of the 2025 National Budget, all eyes are on Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube. The Budget, which serve...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 08:13hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends 60km radius restrictions decision
The government has defended its decision to reduce the operating radius of commuter omnibuses (kombis) from 120km to 60km, stating that it followed consultations and assurances that the national bus f...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:06hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that there is no place for incompetence
INEPTITUDE and poor performance in local authorities and State-owned enterprises are unacceptable and have no place in the Second Republic which will soon be implementing an Accelerator Model to quick...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Saviour Kasukuwere: The visionary leader Zimbabwe needs
As the 2023 elections in Zimbabwe approach, one candidate stands out as the leader the country needs to overcome its economic and social challenges: Saviour Kasukuwere. The 53-year-old former Cabinet ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 10:31hrs | 11 | by Ntokozo Msipha
Africa and Technology in Sports
Technology is now being incorporated into sporting events evidenced by the introduction of technological innovations like Video Assistant Referees in soccer.Although some of these innovations ...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | 4 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
South Africa diesel mixed with paraffin, says Mantashe
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe warned of a growing trend of diesel-paraffin mixtures being sold as diesel at petrol stations.In a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, he sa...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 14:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA at war over border jumpers
ZIMBABWE and South Africa are at war over border jumpers, with the neighbouring country's Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi accusing local security forces of taking bribes to let undocumented imm...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Import Substitution: A case for soya beans
For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for food, animal feed and industrial consumption. In t...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 15:26hrs | 16 | by Victor Bhoroma
Eradicating extreme poverty critically essential
The World Bank Economic Update on Zimbabwe released in June 2021 contains some worrying trends on the increase in extreme poverty in the country. The report points that the number of extremely poor re...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 13:27hrs | 9 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe should refuse to repay colonial debt
THE Zimbabwean government is currently engaging with its creditors in order to reduce its external debt burden.Economic watchers argue that the country would be justified in repudiating the de...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Kudakwashe Matiza
Road infrastructure decay needs policy change
The pace of Zimbabwe's road infrastructure decay has reached alarming levels which call for a policy change by the government. The country's major highways and urban roads have become a living hazard ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 14:34hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Slow pace of reforms derailed TSP
The Zimbabwean government recently announced the conclusion of the 2 year Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) which will be replaced by the first five year National Development Plan (NDP). TSP ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:00hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Slow pace of reforms derailed TSP
The Zimbabwean government recently announced the conclusion of the 2 year Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) which will be replaced by the first five year National Development Plan (NDP). TSP ...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
From the 404 to the Honda Fit
"KIDNAP, robbery and near rape", the newspaper headline screamed on 22 August. "Honda Fit Crew robs osiphatheleni," our sister paper The Chronicle's headline read on 27 August. In the ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:48hrs | 2 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's big-man politics of populism
FRENCH West Indian political philosopher and revolutionary, Frantz Fanon made an interesting observation in his book, The Wretched of the Earth that those who took over leadership were envious of the ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Unite against big business' deathly grip
THERE is a lot to criticise about what is going on, but not all price increases we are seeing are that inevitable because in many cases, these are contrived with many big retailers taking advantage of...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Zimbabwe groaning under economic turbulences
Zimbabwe focuses on the economic challenges facing the nation since 2008. The economy is now resembling a run away train towards a bombed bridge. There is great economic improvements at the top with c...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:16hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Repositioning Bulawayo for the future
This week Bulawayo will celebrate its 125th annivesary amidst pleas and cries for the city to be restored to its former glory as the industrial hub of the country in the 60s and 70s. I would like to a...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Dumisani O. Nkomo
Chamisa betrays himself at Tsvangirayi's memorial
The global policy community has focused on the political challenges facing the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and paid little attention to the economic challenges.Yet without...Published: 06 May 2019 at 13:07hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Privatization is key to Zimbabwe's economic recovery plan
The microeconomic foundations of economies ensure that macroeconomic objectives are achieved. Stated differently, macroeconomic goals can only be achieved if there are robust institutions ensuring tha...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Piece-meal austerity without reforms a wild goose chase
AUSTERITY measures introduced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) will have a devastating effect on the economy and is at variance with Zanu-PF's elec...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Captured Joram Gumbo defends Queen Bee
GOVERNMENT has de-regulated the importation of fuel and reports of the existence of a monopoly or cartel are baseless and without foundation, Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has s...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreign firms show interest in Zimbabwe's new fuel pipeline
Government is in discussions with two foreign companies interested in setting up a second fuel pipeline connecting Zimbabwe and Beira, the port–city of Mozambique, according to Energy and Power Deve...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:19hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga is not dying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that he once considered throwing in the towel, but changed his mind after he was persuaded by his new boss.Last year Ch...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poor public transport system costs Zimbabwe
A weak public transport system, particularly in urban areas, is responsible for the siphoning of the much-needed foreign currency as citizens import cars to take them to work, analysts say.Thi...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Structural adjustments is critical for your administration president Mnangagwa
Government is Government and this should be separated from a private business and entity. Ministers have to report to duty on time and set targets on them, and if a minister fails to perform he should...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 17:07hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
On police and spot fines
In Shona folklore, the eponymous judge, Justice Jackal, allows us to always seek to temper justice with mercy. Justice Jackal is more than an animal. He is also personified as a superhuman judge - he ...Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Sharon Hofisi
Racism, Patriotism, Republican - Where do we draw the line
During the first Presidential debate night, the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton asked viewers to remember that her opponent had started his career with a 1973 lawsuit brought against him by the J...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 11:20hrs | | by Patience Rashai
Tendai Biti's State of the Economy Address- Fulltext
STATE OF THE ECONOMY ADDRESS (SEA) BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) PRESIDENT, HONORABLE TENDAI BITI PRESENTED ON THE 9TH OF DECEMBER 2016 AT THE PDP PARTY OFFICES IN HARARE, AT...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 13:08hrs | | by Tendai Biti
Educational devolution provides better learning opportunities for every child
After the independence of Zimbabwe, the education reforms focused on the integration of the formerly racially separate education system. Zimbabwe adopted a system of free education at primary and seco...Published: 26 Nov 2016 at 17:18hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
Clash over beer gardens rates
THE Bulawayo City Council and franchises of Ingwebu Breweries' owned beer gardens are at loggerheads over rates and rentals charged by the local authority with council now considering reducing the num...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:06hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
ZimFirst will respect the will of the people
The Zimbabwe First party has said when it gets into power it will respect the will of the people and will always be guided by the national constitution."Zimbabwe People First Is the Real Peopl...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
History of Labor in Zimbabwe before and after independence - Part one
If the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia; Ian Douglas Smith was alive today he would concur that the white regime lost the war because of the failure of the government to implement labor laws an...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 12:50hrs | 8 | by Nomazulu Thata
Government Must Suspend its Decision to Retrench Vendors
The government's ultimatum against vendors is...Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 22:22hrs | | by ISO-Zim
Saudi King Abdullah dies
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world's top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in a statement carried by state tele...Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 09:27hrs | | by Reuters
Retailers accused of selling sub-standard fuel
QUESTIONS remain on the quality of fuel sold to motorists amid indications that some retailers were recently prosecuted for selling diesel adulterated with paraffin, casting doubts on the Zimbabwe Ene...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 07:44hrs | | by Kudakwashe Mutandi
Zupco seeks Bulawayo grand return
STRUGLING Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) seeks to bounce back on its abandoned inner city routes in Bulawayo using the City Hall and Basch Street Terminus although the local authority ...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU writes to Mugabe
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions wrote to President Robert Mugabe last week pleading with him to stop Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa from introducing the concept, saying it was a tool us...Published: 25 Jan 2014 at 21:07hrs | | by newsday
ZCTU blasts MDC-T policy document
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blasted MDC-T's Agenda for Real Transformation (Art) policy document launched last weekend as anti-workers and pro-capital as it seeks to make it easie...Published: 24 May 2013 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
When Tsvangirai becomes a Mandela
The beauty about running a muscular column is that oftentimes you sting your opponents into an ungainly self-display. My bad friend Muckraker did just that this week. Stung by my expos√É∆ÃÂÂ...Published: 28 Jul 2012 at 05:09hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Nigeria nationwide strike called off
ABUJA/LAGOS - Nigerian unions yesterday ended a week-old nationwide strike after president Goodluck Jonathan agreed to lower petrol prices, while security forces shot into the air and fired tear gas t...Published: 17 Jan 2012 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bearing the brunt: Labour and structural adjustment in Zimbabwe
This article is found in the Southern Africa Report Vol 8, No 5, 1 May 1993, we extracted it from the internet and we think it adds value as to the reason why Zimbabwe is where it is today. Many peopl...Published: 16 Jul 2011 at 19:40hrs | | by Lloyd Sachikonye
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