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Zimbabwe's Patriotic Bill imposes death on 'sell-outs'
Zanu-PF Wednesday invoked its parliamentary majority to muscle through, the controversial Criminal Law Amendment Bill - better known as the Patriotic Bill - which seeks to impose death, at the very ex...Published: 7 hrs ago | 285 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube announces further measures to contain runaway inflation
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a new series of measures to stabilise the economy amid hyperinflation fears.This comes barely two weeks after the Treasury boss scrapped duty on all...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:53hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry, amid cholera fears
THE Bulawayo City Council has prolonged the disruption of water supplies to most city suburbs due to an electrical fault that happened at the Criterion water works.In a statement the City Coun...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi ambition to be Zimbabwe President caused tribal chaos in the presidency
If he had his way, Kembo Mohadi could have been the first Zimbabwe President of Matabele origin after 43 years of Zimbabwe independence. But his repeated statement in which he expressed his wish to su...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:51hrs | 1016 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa govt fails to rig price hikes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has frozen bank accounts of four major distributors of basic commodities as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government scrambles to find solutions to soaring prices a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to announce 2023 election dates on Monday
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will set the date for the 2023 harmonised elections on Monday, ending speculation about the timing of the long awaited polls.Mnangagwa made the announc...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Residents angry over Gwayi-Shangani Dam delays
BULAWAYO residents have expressed discontent over delays in the completion of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam and pipeline despite government undertaking to complete the project in June this year.The c...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials non-existent
ON his return from brief exile in South Africa on November 22, 2017 after the late former President Robert Mugabe had been deposed by his military chiefs in a coup, Emmerson Mnangagwa told Zanu-PF sup...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF Youth League boss preaches unity
Zanu PF Youth league secretary, Tino Machakaire, on Saturday pleaded with feuding party factions to unite saying divisions will cost the ruling party dearly in the upcoming elections.The rulin...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:28hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's secrecy worrying
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa pulled yet another shocker from his apparently large bag of many surprises by showing off his prized possession: A herd of one of Africa's most expensive indigenous cattle...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 3201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in panic mode
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pressed the panic button over galloping prices of basic commodity as he accused retailers of plotting his defeat ahead of the August elections. Retailers last ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5127 | by Staff reporter
NetOne allays SIM card shortage fears
Mobile network provider, NetOne Cellular, has dismissed allegations that it is short of SIM cards those touts and dubious agents trying to sell SIM cards for US$4, four times the official price of US$...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Bank manager in house wrangle with widow
A TOP official from a commercial bank in Bulawayo is allegedly locked in a house ownership wrangle with a widow as he is refusing to vacate her property claiming that there is a verbal promise for rig...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 320 cholera cases in a week
ZIMBABWE recorded 320 suspected cases of cholera last week, the highest weekly total since the outbreak began on February 12.In total, health authorities are dealing with 1 188 suspected cases...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Zimgold unfazed by SA imports
ONE of Zimbabwe's leading cooking oil producers, Zimgold Oil Industries said this week it was not worried about prospects of stiffer competition after government's decision to lift restrictions on the...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:42hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF fears diaspora vote'
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, and the opposition CCC party have accused Zanu-PF of blocking attempts to have millions of Zimbabweans in the diaspora vote in general electi...Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:39hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth league in turmoil
THE Zanu-PF youth league is reportedly in turmoil as some members are allegedly snubbing the ruling party's national secretary for youth affairs Tino Machakaire amid reports of a plot to oust him....Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:26hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
1 dies in Masvingo-Beitbridge road accident
ONE person died while seven others were injured in an accident which occurred at Chivi turn-off along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway on Monday, police have said.Initially there were fears tha...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:24hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel finally returns to Britain
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel - who fears being thrown under the bus should he return to Zimbabwe, because of the starring role he played in Al Jazeera's investigative Gold M...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:29hrs | 3281 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs sweat over poor rally attendances
Zanu-PF's woes in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's backyard continue to mount, with party candidates in the forthcoming polls now resorting to commandeering traditional leaders to frogmarch their subjec...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:02hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors sell meat on streets
FEARS abound that a major disease outbreak could hit Bulawayo following an increase in illegal meat vendors in the city's high-density suburbs.The most affected suburbs are Pumula, Emganwini, ...Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:59hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF lauds church support
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Mike Bimha says the ruling party acknowledges the support it gets from the church and it will continue to work with them for the development of the country....Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:57hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Why the Zimbabwean Government is broken: The inherent flaws of democracy
Welcome to the land of opportunity, or rather, Zimbabwe. This country, located in southern Africa, is blessed with a diverse range of natural resources, cultural traditions, and historical heritage. H...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:13hrs | 190 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Trouble brewing in Mnangagwa backyard
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party is being ravaged by infighting, especially in his home province of Midlands following controversial primary elections that were marred by vote riggi...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:38hrs | 4262 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa foul law saga deepens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has not formally withdrawn the controversial legal instrument that sought to hide the Health and Child Care ministry's procurement processes with new information indicatin...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:37hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's administration panicking
FORMER Finance minister and opposition legislator, Tendai Biti, says government's latest interventions to save the free-falling local currency expose panic in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administra...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:27hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Are investors in African equities poised for wins amidst global turmoil?
It has been a tumultuous first quarter of 2023, and African equities have not been spared.Global markets started the year on a very positive note, with the S&P 500 up 9.0% at its peak in e...Published: 12 May 2023 at 11:17hrs | 310 | by Rami Hajjar, portfolio manager of the Allan Gray Africa ex-SA Equity Fund
Mnangagwa not a born-again democrat
President Emmerson Mnangagwa almost succeeded in fooling everyone with his pretence that he had suddenly become a born-again democrat after the coup that toppled strongman Robert Mugabe six years ago....Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:25hrs | 985 | by Kholwani Nyathi
Zimbabweans in SA fear attacks as permits expire
Zimbabweans living and working on the North Coast on the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) fear possible xenophobic attacks or hate crimes against them come the end of June, following the announcement...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:37hrs | 1891 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa backtracks on 'looting' law
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has scrapped the controversial law that sought to hide details of some procurement processes from the public after a public outcry, saying its gazetting was a fraud,...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:33hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes dig at Mwonzora
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Monday launched an indirect criticism on MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora for allegedly forging unholy alliances with cunning foe Zanu-PF he said...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Artificial intelligence and robotics: Great expectations and daunting existential risks
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both exciting and challenging. There are opportunities and dangers. There are fascinating possibilities and existential risks.The starting point is to understan...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 71 | by Arthur Mutambara
Sikhala's friends worry over his health
FRIENDS of Job Sikhala Trust yesterday said the conviction of Zengeza West legislator, Job Sikhala (Citizens Coalition for Change), was unfortunate because of his health condition.Sikhala was ...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2122 | by Staff reporter
Illegally moved cattle to be destroyed
THE Matabeleland South Veterinary Department has been ordered to destroy six cattle that were illegally moved from Huntley, a January disease-infected area in Insiza to Avoca in the same district....Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:10hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Malema says Zimbabweans have let down Ngarivhume
SOUTH Africa's main opposition leader Julius Malema, has urged Zimbabweans to stand up against the harassment of pro-democracy activists following the jailing of opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume jailing sends shock waves
Six years ago President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to transform Zimbabwe's politics, which he said "had become poisoned, rancorous and polarising".After being sworn in to replace long time ru...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
SA chrome tycoon 'pays millions' to Zanu-PF chefs
A FIRM controlled by one of South Africa's richest tycoons suspiciously moved millions of United States dollars to politically connected Zimbabwean companies and powerful individuals, about five years...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:32hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election date proclamation due
IN terms of the constitution, President Emmerson Mnangagwa must proclaim a date for this year's general elections starting from Thursday next week, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has said....Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:27hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'secret millions' exposed?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga or their allies and relatives allegedly received US$3 million from a controversial South African businessman, Zunaid Moti at the heigh...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 07:53hrs | 3162 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in bid to weather Kasukuwere's influence
GOVERNMENT'S decision to take the Independence Day celebrations to Mashonaland Central province is an effort by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime to neutralise former G40 key member Saviour Kasuku...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 20:23hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
SA's scrap of special work permits, Zimbabwe migrants will be exposed
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, since 2010, granted the migrants a special permit to li...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1450 | by The Conversation
Zanu-PF going to do yet another rerun of its primary elections
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF is going to do yet another rerun of its primary elections in some areas as it battles to overcome intensifying factionalism and internal strife amid failure to run its ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 19:27hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Unpaid fees threaten Bosso camp
THE delay in paying Independence Cup allowances threatened to destabilise the Highlanders Football Club's impressive start to the season, with the club moving quickly yesterday to douse flames as they...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Cholera death toll rises to 17 in Zimbabwe
THE cholera death toll has risen to 17 in Zimbabwe following two deaths recorded on Monday with reports that the water-borne disease has been detected in Midlands.In a post-Cabinet briefing ye...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:16hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel holed up in Dubai
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel is currently holed up in Dubai alongside several prominent members of rival gangs exposed in Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigative documentary a...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | 6171 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Zanu-PF candidate cries foul
Zanu-PF Makoni West constituency aspiring candidate, Moses Ruwona, on Friday said his arrest over fraud charges was politically motivated to bar him from running in the forthcoming elections.R...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:48hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
'UK Bill torments Zimbabwe'
BOLD moves by the British Parliament to enact legislation shutting African wildlife trophies out of that market have shaken Zimbabwean authorities, as fears mount that the country's major tourism plan...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 19:51hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
Teachers dragged to pro-Mnangagwa workshops
School teachers in Matabeleland say they have been forced to attend what unions feel are Zanu PF indoctrination workshops organised under the partisan #Teachers4ED banner.The workshops, accord...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe's passport application dismissed
The application by CCC Member of Parliament Joana Mamombe for the temporary release of her passport to visit Kenya for a training conference has been dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanj...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:41hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 'Lady of Steel' vows to humiliate Ziyambi in Zvimba West poll re-run
THE remaining candidate challenging Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi in the upcoming Zanu-PF Zvimba West primary election re-run has vowed to hand him a humiliating defeat in the second round of votin...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:45hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
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