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French company wants to buy South Africa's MultiChoice for US$1.9 billion
French media group Vivendi's, opens new tab Canal+ made an all-cash mandatory offer on Monday to buy all the shares of South African broadcaster MultiChoice, opens new tab it does not already own for ...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why US sanctions on Zimbabwe 'have not worked'
The United States is a global superpower. Its political and economic reach is massive and global in character. Look back in history and you can see how the US has so often made real changes to the wor...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:54hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in tow...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Livingstone Kazizi
China takes next step in currency globalisation
China's gradual internationalisation of its currency will shift to its next leg on Monday when about two dozen Chinese companies start trading in their home currency in Hong Kong's stock market....Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Embracing deglobalisation in a globalised world
"The more things change, the more they stay the same ..." is a commonly used quotation coined by the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.The saying implies that even the most turbulent o...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Ncube frets over runaway forex rate
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube this week threatened to hike Zimbabwe's policy rate beyond 200%, if companies continue to dabble into parallel market activities.The Treasury chief, who spoke dur...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo scholar lands prestigious fellowship
BULAWAYO scholar Janah Ncube has been selected to be part of the 2023 world fellows at Yale University, United States.The programme is Yale University's signature global leadership development...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
100 hectares for Figtree smart city
Bulilima Rural District Council has offered a 100-hectare farm for the development of Figtree into a smart city whose transformation will be anchored on digitisation and adoption of green energy....Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'South Africa's petrol price could hit R40 a litre'
The ongoing war in Ukraine is costing South Africa billions in lost revenues and added costs, and trade officials are concerned that further widespread disruptions to the local economy are likely....Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 12:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lashes out at United States
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has lashed out at the United States for its "disturbing streak of selfishness and coercive diplomacy" demonstrated by its latest decision to introduce a law to monitor activities i...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mulls creation of Smart cities
FIGTREE in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, has been identified as one of three places in the country to be transformed into a digital and green energy smart city.Announcing the plan in ...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to bet on NBA in Canada
Growing interest in basketball in Canada has been spurred by the success of the Toronto Raptors (who won their first NBA championship in 2019), NBA globalisat...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 13:34hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
China opposes sanctions for good reasons
One month after the Ukraine crisis broke out, China and an increasing number of like-minded nations, particularly developing countries, have voiced objection to unilateral sanctions by United States-l...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Zhang Yunbi
African NGOs: Conveyors of national subversion?
Did you know that over 75 percent of the world's poor today live in Africa compared to 10 percent in 1970?Did you know that despite receiving a total US$4,6 trillion in aid between 1960 and 20...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Warmongers will never preach peace
Do you still remember what the Bishop has been prophesying from the beginning?He hopes you still do!We will definitely inherit a different world order when the coronavirus finally runs...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Lack of technology hampers anti-graft fight, says Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on Monday said lack of technological skills and equipment was hampering efforts to fight graft.Addressing a five-day Southern Africa Development ...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
US double standards exposed
The United States government has been rapped for its continued meddling in the country's affairs after its local embassy last week hosted an online talk-show where participants took turns to paint a n...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice adds Daily News's Zimbabwean channel 3Ktv to the DStv Platform
As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance its customers' television viewing experience and offer Zimbabweans content that resonates with them, MultiChoice is excited to announce the launch of 3Ktv, a ...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 07:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Figtree to be turned into a town
GOVERNMENT has set in motion the smart city concept that will see the development of Figtree as a tributary town to Bulawayo, as efforts to ease congestion in major cities gathers pace.Figtree...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean music producer making waves in Canada
CANADIAN-BASED Zimbabwean multi-talented artiste Tanaka "Tan Up" Chinyadza is making waves in his adopted nation.Also known as Your Girls Favourite DJ, Tan Up told NewsDay Life & Style tha...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 06:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges Aripo on globalisation
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (Aripo) to develop measures that mitigate risks associated with globalisation.Officially ope...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF conference lacked strategic imperatives for economic growth
THE Zanu-PF conference is of strategic importance due to its potential of providing simultaneous and sequential signal on the general direction or economic trajectory of the country. It is also not fa...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Brian Sedze
The impact of US sanctions on Zimbabwe
WHEN the American government passed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment (Zidera) Act 20 years ago, it argued that the Act was not intended to punish ordinary Zimbabweans but to targ...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 6 | by Eddie Cross
'People of Zimbabwe have become sanctions collateral damage'
WHEN the American government passed the Zidera Act 20 years ago, they argued that the Act was not intended to punish the people of Zimbabwe but to target those individuals and organisations that, in t...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa to address African CEOs
ABOUT 700 participants, 500 virtually and 200 physically are set to attend the 7th edition of the CEO Africa Annual Roundtable and Awards, with President Mnangagwa expected to deliver the key note add...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
We need new heroes!
Sometimes, Bishop Lazi is glad that his uncle is dead.The man was never the same ever since returning from the war.He was no longer the bubbly and chatty young man who revelled in the ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
Roki, Kofi duet endorse Mnangagwa, divides public opinion
INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED Congolese rumba artist Kofi Olomidé's collaboration with local urban groover Rockford "Roki" Josphat on a project titled Patati Patata, which was released yesterday, has div...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers pen O-Level IsiNdebele textbooks
TWO teachers have co-written two IsiNdebele text books for ordinary level pupils in line with the competency-based curriculum. Titled Asifunde IsiNdebele book 3 and 4, the books are designed to prepar...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Violent storms in South Africa will not stop: a chance for new Zimbabwe Republic
A new republic we are talking about is not renewing Zanu or does it mean placing our hope and aspirations on MDC-Alliance, currently the only viable opposition, as the hope for our future. In any misf...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 19:37hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Jacob Zuma's jail case was a golden opportunity: a catalyst to real issues
Criminals have taken a golden opportunity to hide behind another criminal who disdained the nation's constitution he once presided. Chinua Achebe writes about corruption in Nigeria's early independenc...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 18:40hrs | 17 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa abhors cultural erosion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lamented the effects of globalisation on Zimbabwe, saying they were overwhelming local cultures and threatening the lives of youths who were now resorting to dru...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
US hypocrisy knows no bounds
The United States is a two faced nation that says one thing and turns around and does the exact opposite. It has been known to be the proponent of democracy and of civil and human rights. ...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
Turning the tide of moral degeneration
Sometimes one struggles with the concept of "societal progress" and its meaning. It loosely refers to "an advancement of major conditions of societies and people's lives in a direction considered to b...Published: 13 May 2021 at 12:24hrs | | by Mpumelelo Ncube
Africa is not a dumping ground
During the just-ended Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, which was held virtually, President ED Mnangagwa prompted African leaders to think seriously about establishing an A...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:34hrs | 2 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe Era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:32hrs | 4 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Who are we Black People?
As black people who really are we when it comes to religion. Asia has Buddhism and Hinduism, the Arab world has Islam, most of Europe is into Christianity. Where is Africa? What is Africans' religion?...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 14:37hrs | | by Clemen Moyo
National teenage pregnancy rate worrisome
ZIMBABWE records 70 000 illegal or unsafe abortions per year and one in every five girls drops out of school due to unwanted pregnancies. Statistics also indicate that the national teenage pregnancy r...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mgodoyi' is Jonathan Moyo's predicate he used to express disgust!
It is one of Professor Moyo's terms to express anything disgusting him.Umgodoyi is an overly thin malnourished dog whose mouth unendingly oozies slummy saliva, a sign of obvious illness relate...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Dr. Masimba Mavaza: stick to Zanu PF/MDC-T politics please!
I have just finished reading your today's article: "How Zimbabweans in the Diaspora wreck their marriages" is the title. Your article has the hallmarks of a misogynist who is hell-bent to defend his g...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 20:24hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe army above politics, says Chimonyo
THe Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) will remain apolitical, but is keen to see the nation united and not allow politics to divide them, a top official has said. Zimbabwe National Army Commander,...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fears as xenophobic attacks to increase in South Africa
Xenophobic attacks are looming in South Africa after the country's President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa announced this week that there will be massive job losses in the country due to the technological ...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 13:05hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean national appointed to ICAEW Africa Members Advisory Board
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales - has today announced the appointment of Tinashe Rwodzi to its Africa Members Advisory Board. Rwodzi, who is the Zimbabwe and Malawi country...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 20:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why should we remember Joshua Nkomo
IN this two-part series, the Zimbabwe Independent reproduces the 2019 Annual Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, organised by Joshua Nkomo Legacy Foundation ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Resolving Zimbabwean challenges in transfer pricing
A lot of debate about taxation in most developing countries is evolving on how to ease revenue leakages through offshore tax havens. But there is another hot issue called transfer pricing which develo...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Khaya Moyo accuse Biti of demonising the country
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's push for foreign investment is not attracting serious attention because of corruption and the failure to deal decisively with the vice, the ruling Zanu-PF has admitted....Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 12:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
A threat to murder people using 'necklaces' is hate speech! Must be treated with disgust it deserves
One would just dismiss the burning alive of people by "neck lacing" them; threats made by Israel Dube: but the history will inform us more about the African continent. We know how the conflict develop...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 20:46hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Compulsory DDCs could tame Zimbabwe traffic jungle
ROAD accidents continue to kill people on Zimbabwe's highways despite heavy traffic police presence, with the majority of the accidents attributed to human error.In a bid to avoid loss of life...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sacked UK Minister reflects inherent imperial hangovers
Speaking on 16 February 2001 on the need for European Unity, then President of the European Commission, Romani Prodi exclusively told Britain's The Guardian newspaper something that anyone interested ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Ranga Mataire
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