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MPs scrimmage for US$40 000 loan shows how we all are dependent on the dictator's benevolence
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to the...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1176 | by Wilbert Mukori
Hwende stops campaigning over negative comments from CCC citizens on Twitter
THERE is internecine strife in the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party to the extent that top official, Charlton Hwende, has decided to stop campaigning for the party in Mhondoro.This c...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3754 | by Staff reporter
Chariots of death' on Zimbabwe's roads
WHILE speaking at the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) in Bulawayo recently, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona revealed that 1 559 people were kille...Published: 17 hrs ago | 269 | by Pamenus Tuso
Gweru orders owners to fix dilapidated buildings within 3 months
THE City of Gweru has given three-months' ultimatum to owners of dilapidated buildings to fix them.It said after the deadline it will either close or demolish the buildings hence the need for ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 176 | by Staff reporter
370km of Harare-Beitbridge road open to traffic
The ongoing upgrade of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway into a modern road by the Second Republic has now seen a total of 370km being opened to traffic, with many other roads being reconstructed...Published: 17 hrs ago | 352 | by Staff reporter
'Thieves' beg Ramaphosa to stay
Ministers with "smallanyana" skeletons are drumming up support for President Cyril Ramaphosa not to resign because they are afraid of going to jail or their shenanigans being exposed once he is gone....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 15:27hrs | 2416 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe paying price for shoddy energy deals
ZIMBABWE is paying the price for failure to tap into renewable energy, as climate change is hindering power generation at Kariba Power Station - the country's largest electricity generating plant - wh...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 14:06hrs | 2185 | by Staff reporter
Plot to take out Ramaphosa's deputy David Mabuza?
A number of South Africans are wondering if there is a plot to take out ANC Deputy President David Mabuza, who is also known as the "CAT".Mabuza's convoy was involved in a freak accident in Mi...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 12:35hrs | 1991 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's stolen dollars linked to CIA?
South Africa and the world would have never known about President Cyril Ramaphosa's alleged illicit financial mess if the millions of US dollars had not been stolen from his Phala Phala farm.T...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:16hrs | 5423 | by Staff reporter
UZ exam paper leaks under probe
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has taken a keen interest in reports that rich and politically exposed persons are bribing their way to obtain law qualifications at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:13hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition's to-do list ahead of 2023 polls
Zimbabwe is expected to hold its presidential election next year, and the world has mixed sentiments about the impending polls due to the Zimbabwean government's reluctance to execute electoral reform...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 158 | by Evans Mathanda
Beyond Beijing's 'gift' to Zimbabwe
On November 23, 2022, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the state of the nation address at the new iconographic parliament building that was designed, funded, built and "donated" by C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 172 | by Gorden Moyo
Sikhala's 12 children struggling to survive
Opposition MP Job Sikhala refused to go to court this week for the ruling on his 10th bail application in protest against what he knew would be the outcome.His lawyer, Freddy Masarirevu, told ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:09hrs | 3967 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA commander Mbedzi was a brave, committed freedom fighter
JOSEPH Mbedzi pseudo name Sibuko who died at Mvurwi Hospital recently belonged to a rare breed of freedom fighters who despite the odds heavily staked against them put their heads on the block all for...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:06hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reiterates his call for tolerance and peace
As Zimbabwe prepares for the 2023 harmonised elections, President Mnangagwa has reiterated his call for tolerance and peace, saying constructive criticism and divergent views can spur national develop...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:03hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampered MPs, ministers for political survival
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa pampered legislators and his cabinet ministers with loans ranging between US$40 000 and US$500 000 in order to avoid protest votes, commonly known as bhora musango, from w...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 18:11hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
2023 elections cost US$116m
ZIMBABWE'S 2023 general elections are expected to gobble up ZW$76 billion (US$116 million).The country will hold presidential, parliamentary and local government elections simultaneously, most...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 18:10hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
ZESA and government corruption and incompetence to blame for perennial power challenges in Zimbabwe
As I write this article, I am preparing for a scheduled eight-hour power outage - from 08:00 to 17:00 hours - and, as can be seen, translates into an enti...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 11:57hrs | 2223 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zapu to contest in 2023 polls
OPPOSITION Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo says his party is contesting the 2023 elections to debunk the myth that the party had long ceased to exist following the signing of the Unity Accord in 1987....Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:12hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF now past sell by date
Zanu-PF does not have any capacity to revive the country's economy, let alone improve the people's lives.Its leaders' energy is mostly spent on jailing political opponents, activists, critics,...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:12hrs | 445 | by Leonard Koni
'Ministries dodge Zacc probe'
GOVERNMENT ministries are reportedly refusing to release information required for investigation of graft cases, in the process frustrating and delaying the finalisation of cases brought to the courts,...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:13hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says everyone has a duty to clean Zimbabwe
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said it was every citizen's duty to clean up Zimbabwe and called for a high stakeholder engagement and creation of public private partnerships (PPP) for b...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:12hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's politics of salving troubled consciences
Politics and poetryWilliam Butler Yeats, I think it was he who said out of our arguments with others we make politics, but out of arguments with ourselves we make poetry!We can forgive...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:10hrs | 146 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Mnangagwa's wife gets an honorary doctorate degree from Russia
RUSSIAN State University for the Humanities yesterday conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Philosophy (Honoris Causa) on First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa in recognition of her philanthropic work ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:34hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now one of the fastest growing African economies
ANALYSING Zimbabwe's unconventional economy always proves somewhat cumbersome because it is a country bridled with policy inconsistency, unfavourable operating conditions buoyed by decades of unilater...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:32hrs | 1124 | by Respect Gwenzi
RBZ in gems mop up deal
THE government has structured a deal that will see the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) buying excess diamonds as it moves to shut out unscrupulous dealers that have been dribbling authorities....Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:30hrs | 224 | by Staff rteporter
'Zimbabweans smuggling explosives for use in committing crimes in South Africa'
ZIMBABWEANS are reportedly smuggling explosives for use in committing crimes in neighbouring South Africa, NewsDay reported.Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
'Civil servants compromising credibility of 2023 polls'
THE Residents Association Coalition for Electoral Reforms (Racer) says the country's civil servants' declaration of allegiance to the ruling Zanu-PF party presidential candidate President Emmerson Mna...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:57hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Varsity students 4ED pledge support
The newly formed Varsity Students 4ED has pledged to support President Mnangagwa during the forthcoming harmonised elections in honour of the life-changing programmes such as the Education 5.0. ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
'Graft rife in Zimbabwe courts'
Corruption has to be eliminated in the court system so that the courts can then eliminate it elsewhere, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo said yeste...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
America, Europe easing their stance on Zimbabwe
The current economic stability prevailing in the country is indirectly forcing the West to mend its relations with Zimbabwe, economic analysts have said.Economic analysts, Abednigo Matsika sai...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 09:59hrs | 2422 | by Innocent Mujeri
Zimbabwean woman who has been 'pregnant for seven years' seeks help
IN a shocking matter, a 29-year -old Mufakose woman, Alisa Sakile Marova claims she has been pregnant for the past seven years.The condition, NewZimbabwe.com was told, is suspected to be an ac...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:31hrs | 2582 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe, Matanga taken to court
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe have been sued over their arbitrary ban on a demonstration against the looting of diamonds in Marange and failure b...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Social media activist makes u-turn, apologises for demonising Nyaradzo
In a surprise U-turn, controversial social media activist Alistar Nyamarari Chibanda, who has led a fierce campaign against Nyaradzo Funeral Services group for alleged profiteering at the expense of i...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:03hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
ZRP officer faces grim prospect of his pay being garnished for torturing civilian
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officer could soon have his monthly salary garnished to pay up ZW$400,000 damages to a Chitungwiza man, Ednock Dube, who he tortured for violating Covid-19 curfew regu...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs defy Chamisa on US$40,000 'loot'
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday blasted legislators from his party for accepting a US$40 000 loan facilities from Parliament.Government has offer...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 1785 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs budget won't last 6 months
THE Foreign Affairs ministry has decried the low budgetary allocation it received in the 2023 National Budget saying it is inadequate to meet challenges faced by the country's embassies.Foreig...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
'Police invisible in communities'
NATIONAL police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has urged police officers to improve their engagement with members of the public following complaints of police invisibility in communit...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Be patriotic, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe will remain for Zimbabweans and outsiders intending to contribute towards developing the economy should do so without dictating the path for citizens, who have the rights to do that themselve...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 40 senior military officers
Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, has promoted 40 Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) senior officers.Twenty Lieutenant Colonels were promoted to full Colonels w...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:54hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
ZEC reports US linked Pachedu to the police
IN a litmus test against cyber terrorists, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday reported an anti-Zimbabwe shadowy group Pachedu to the police on a litany of allegations ranging from hackt...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1428 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa comes face to face with Zanu-PF violence
INDEPENDENT Norton Member of Parliament, Temba Mliswa, was left fuming after suspected Zanu-PF hectored him at the funeral of provincial hero Shepherd Tsomondo where the legislator was scheduled ...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1928 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must seize the chance to unite nation, now!
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is apparent that Zimbabwe is bedevilled by deep-seated polarisation. Our body politic is fragmented through and through. Cons...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 172 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Only 5% of Zimbabwe roads in good state
A REPORT by the Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) claims that only 5% of the country's road network is in good state."We know that the roads are so useful to our economy, otherwise if we d...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Police bemoan measly budget allocation
POLICE yesterday expressed concern that their $64 billion 2023 budget allocation is so measly that it will not enable the force to provide adequate security during the 2023 polls.This was reve...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stands in solidarity with Palestine
ZIMBABWE stands in solidarity with the people of the State of Palestine as the two countries continue to cement their bilateral relations, Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Se...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after buses smuggling goods
Crews and owners of buses caught smuggling goods across the border at Beitbridge face rising fines and the possible seizure of the bus involved as Zimra step up compliance of customs and increasingly ...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Global steel giant shows confidence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe stands ready to welcome more investors from across the globe for win-win outcomes such as the development of the country's rich mineral resources, and the multi-billion-dollar steel mills and...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Tribalistic govt overlooks Prof Solwayo Ngwenya for Mpilo Hospital's top job
Professor Solwayo Ngwenya has reportedly been overlooked for the Mpilo Central Hospital substantive chief executive officer job with the former United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) acting chief executive of...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 19:47hrs | 2752 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube splurges cash on teachers, farmers
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday allocated the highest vote of ZW$631.3 billion to the education ministry in an attempt to appease restive teachers ahead of next year's general elections....Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 18:00hrs | 12336 | by Staff reporter
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