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Ox-drawn plough looter arrested as police pursue looters countrywide
Police have set up security checkpoints across the country to account for all hooligans who looted groceries and destroyed property during three-day violent protests orchestrated by the opposition MDC...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:07hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Dear President Mnangagwa, our demands are simple
Dear Mr President,Let's start by talking about what's important to Zimbabweans.The things Zimbabweans demand are not complicated. They are not anything out of the ordinary.They...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:58hrs | 8047 | by newZWire
Poison laced beer deaths
CHIEF Shana of Jambezi in Hwange has expelled a villager who the community accuses of killing four people by lacing their beer with crocodile bile and brains.Villagers in Mulonga accused Never...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Farmers urged to adapt to new technology
FARMERS have been urged to acquire adequate farming skills and knowledge that are relevant in order to increase productivity and the quality of their output so as to compete in export markets....Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:54hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shelves 'thank you' rallies
Zanu-PF has shelved President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "thank you rallies" across the country as the economic situation continues to deteriorate.Zanu-PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo told the Dail...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:32hrs | 2138 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets record straight on fuel
GOVERNMENT has dismissed reports that fuel would be sold in foreign currency with bond notes and swipe being accepted using black market rates only as from Monday. The social media reports were dismis...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 2642 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga slams panic buying and hoarding tendencies
Acting President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga says panic buying and hoarding tendencies are fuelling shortages and price distortions.Dr Chiwenga was speaking at the launch of the se...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 18:12hrs | 3802 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends duty on commodities
Suspension of duty on selected commodities among them luxury and public service buses, ammonium nitrate fertilisers, fertilised eggs for hatching and powdered raw milk among other critical goods, came...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:19hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
FAO Supported Irrigation Scheme Wins First Prize in National Competition
Masvingo - Stanmore B, an irrigation scheme which was rehabilitated by FAO working directly with Government of Zimbabwe and with support from the Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) was judged the...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:40hrs | 584 | by Agencies
The death of Tongogara as told by Lookout Masuku and Dumiso Dabengwa.
Josiah Magama Tongogara : The interview that cost his life:This excerpt was taken from a Rhodesian Combat Pilot who played a pivotal role in the Cease Fire Agreement and the formation of the N...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:29hrs | 13962 | by Social media
Fuel supply situation to normalise soon, says Gumbo
Government has assured the public that fuel supplies will soon normalise as queues significantly shortened or were totally absent at service stations across the country in recent days. Most se...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1267 | by STaff Reporter
The primacy of regime survival: State Fragility and Economic Destruction in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe crisis has been analysed from varying stand points among researchers. State fragility as analytical and conceptual framework is deployed by the duo of Mark Simpson and Tony Hawkins (2018)...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 679 | by Brian Maregedze
Mugabe's ex-minister, wife lose property
Former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife Millicent are set to lose household property worth thousands of dollars after failing to pay back an undisclosed amount of money to a local bank....Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:28hrs | 4951 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has great potential to prosper
While Zimbabwe is endowed with breath-taking natural beauty of great potential to establish utopian tourist destinations; natural farming regions conducive for various sustainable agricultural activit...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:42hrs | 354 | by Blessing Kasiyamhuru
Perrance Shiri tells illegal settlers to move
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has directed over 500 illegal settlers staying on various farms countrywide to "go back from where they came."Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and R...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 21:48hrs | 816 | by Staff rereporter
US agency warns of imminent drought in Zimbabwe
The United States Agency for International Development has warned of an imminent drought in Zimbabwe, following delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/2019 season.A food security rep...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 18:31hrs | 2001 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe farmers call for cloud seeding
Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers' Union (ZCFU) has called on Government to consider cloud seeding in the wake of the unreliable rainfall patterns characterising 2018 /19 agricultural season. Some p...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 08:33hrs | 1312 | by Staff Reporter
God's Answer to Zimbabwe - UCARDGPZ Christmas Message
Peace, love, true democracy and goodwill to Zimbabweans and all mankind. Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Zimbabweans; with that greeting, I bring you good news from the lord and best wishes for this Holy...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 18:23hrs | 676 | by Albert Matapo (Founding Leader of UCADGPZ)
Mnangagwa fears Matabeleland restoration: no one will baby sit him in Matabeleland
"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand". These words of wisdom are attributed to Jesus Christ himself.Zimbabwe is one such Kingdom trying to find balance on shaky t...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 08:02hrs | 3479 | by Israel Dube
Red Cross reaches out to hungry Binga villagers
The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS), with support from the Danish Red Cross, British Red Cross and Finnish Red Cross, is rolling out a $530 000 cash transfer programme to assist disadvantaged villag...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:25hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Farmers bemoan high bank interest rates
FARMERS are saying the interest rates being charged by banks are stifling the growth of the agricultural sector.Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers' Union (ZCFU) president Mr Wonder Chabikwa said the ...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:53hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
'Fuel supply gaps still exist in Zimbabwe'
Although fuel consumers are generally able to access fuel, some gaps still exist as we continue to witness fuel queues, even though some are short - that's a fact.The demand trends I have witn...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:39hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives youths 590 hectares of land
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has set up 590 hectares of land for young people to practise farming. This was revealed by ZANU PF by ZANU PF Secretary for Youth Affairs Lewis Matutu....Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 15:22hrs | 4754 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Entrepreneurship, the new spirit of Zimbabwe
The turn of the 21st century was not good for Zimbabwe as the country was slapped with illegal sanctions by the west which led to the closure of many industries. Despite going for nearly two decades w...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 13:53hrs | 1398 | by Elijah Chihota
Zanu-PF MP dupes 178 land seekers
THE court has issued a warrant of arrest for Zanu PF Makoni North legislator, James Munetsi, after he failed to appear in court for trial in a case where he is accused of duping several people in a la...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
'Prioritise recruitment of qualified teachers'
LEGISLATORS have said Government must prioritise the recruitment of qualified teachers instead of constructing new schools as the country has a teacher shortage of 20 000. Zimbabwe is facing a...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:53hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF resolutions spot on the economy
The ZANU PF 17th Annual People's Conference adopted an array of resolutions which are in sync with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's focus on the economy more than politics. For sure at this year's confe...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 11:50hrs | 969 | by Elijah Chihota
The Municipality of Kariba titivates its strategic plan
The Municipality of Kariba has always remained number one in its approach of engaging its stakeholders and clientele this time by successfully reviewing its strategic plan which mainly focused on the ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 22:11hrs | 703 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye, Patsaka - Nyaminyami CR Correspondent
Zimbabwe colonial farmers to sue Jacob Zuma
Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma, facing 16 corruption charges and a demand to pay back as much as R32m in legal fees, may soon see his woes deepen from beyond the country's borders.Af...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 16:54hrs | 3650 | by Staff reporter
Cassava debuts on ZSE
The number of companies quoted on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has risen to 63 following the listing of Cassava Smartech which spun off from the Econet Wireless Group of Companies.Buying shares...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 12:43hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF splurges $3,5m on conference
THE ruling Zanu-PF splurged $3,5 million on the just-ended 17th annual people's jamboree held at Umzingwane High School in the farming town of Esigodini, while the party received $23,5 million in dona...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:07hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Bev's pregnancy claim revisited
Singer Andy Muridzo says pole dancer Beverly Sibanda aka Bev's claim that she was pregnant with his child actually boosted his ratings contrary to what many people thought.Andy grabbed hea...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:20hrs | 3247 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa feels heat over economy
With Zimbabwe's economy continuing to tank - and long-suffering citizens now desperate for some respite - President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told thousands of Zanu-PF delegates gathered in Esigodi...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:04hrs | 1788 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges reforms to promote democracy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday pledged to reform his party and promote democracy in his closing address to the ruling Zanu-PF party's annual conference.In a speech that marked the la...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 11:05hrs | 1505 | by AFP
Mnangagwa creates over 20 000 jobs
OVER 20 000 new jobs have been created in the agriculture sector, with at least another 10 000 people becoming newly employed in mining, as the economic turnaround masterminded by President Emmerson M...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:07hrs | 2382 | by Staff Reporter
US calls on Mnangagwa to show his statesmanship by urgently
THE United States government has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to show his statesmanship by urgently engaging his political nemesis MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for reforms needed to restore pol...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:42hrs | 2767 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 173 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF brings Garden of Eden, fear to Esigodini
Esigodini feels under siege as the ruling Zanu-PF's seventh national conference gets into full swing in this quiet, gold-rich farming town of Matabeleland South province, with a heavy presence of Stat...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 10:02hrs | 1700 | by Staf reporter
Drought ravages Matebeleland South, Masvingo
LIVESTOCK farmers in Beitbridge, Gwanda and parts of Mwenezi districts have reported a marked deterioration in the health of their animals as drought tightens its grip on parts of Matebeleland South a...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:10hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Prof Makhurane hero declaration 'another first'
THE awarding of a national hero status to Professor Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane by the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) on 5 November, 2018 was a very apt and...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:03hrs | 707 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Zimbabwe outlines university innovation hub strategy
THE Government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars that will see the construction of innovation hubs in six universities as well as infrastructural overhaul in the higher and tertiary educat...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:57hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Chief Makoni's wife faces $57,000 fraud charge
A WARRANT of arrest has been issued against Chief Makoni's wife, Redempter Gwasira after she absconded court in a case in which she is facing allegations of stealing farming inputs worth $57 600 from ...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:02hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's white farmers 'getting poorer, sicker' as they await govt compensation
WHITE farmers in Zimbabwe, who were evicted from their properties years ago, have been experiencing a drop in food production, and their hope to get government financial help to compensate any losses ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:03hrs | 1513 | by newsweek
Mthuli Ncube statement at the United Nations High Level Meeting on Middle Income Countries
STATEMENT BY HON. PROFESSOR MTHULI NCUBE, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ON THE OCASSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON MIDDLE INCOME COUNT...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 19:03hrs | 2284 | by Staff Reporter
Law to compel forex recipients to charge in bonds
Government is crafting a law that compels business people who receive foreign currency allocation from Treasury to charge their products in local currency, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:22hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Chief invades Arda estate
THE High Court has ordered a Manicaland traditional leader, Chief David Mutingwende, to vacate an Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) estate in Rusitu, Chimanimani.Mutingwende,...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:41hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Long fuel queues blamed on panic buying
Fuel service stations are getting the normal supplies of a combined eight million litres daily but panic buying by motorists in anticipation of price increases and the festive season has resulted in l...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:25hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has enough fuel, claims Govt
Fuel service stations are getting the normal supplies of a combined eight million litres daily, but panic buying by motorists in anticipation of a price increase and the festive season have meant that...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:04hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Looking 'through' the MDC Alliance protest
After watching Thursday's MDC demonstration, I had a seminal tête-à-tête with a comrade in the academic struggle. We decided that we should focus on protests as political strategies, inquiring thei...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:18hrs | 406 | by Micheal Mhlanga
Food security, cornerstone of Zimbabwe economic growth
The rains which have been falling since Thursday signal the commencement of the 2018/19 farming season. It is now incumbent upon every able-bodied Zimbabwean to put their shoulder to the wheel and hel...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 14:03hrs | 433 | by Elijah Chihota
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