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Bigwig arrests should be followed by convictions
While we all applaud the anti-corruption drive being spearheaded from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office which has seen several ex-ministers arrested for abuse of office, we all wait for the first ...Published: 6 mins ago | 5 | by Harry Peter Wilson
'Only UN can deal with Gukurahundi'
The United Nations is the most suitable organ to bring the controversial Gukurahundi issue to finality as domestic instruments are not fit to address the issue, a United Kingdom conference recently he...Published: 48 mins ago | 135 | by STaff reporter
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks 'What has changed?'
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on November 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under hou...Published: 3 hrs ago | 904 | by AP
MDC demos: Time youths refused to be used
The MDC Alliance (MDC A), leader, Nelson Chamisa was defeated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the 30 July both in the ballot booth and at the Constitutional Court on 24 August. Instead of grace...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1187 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Advocate Thabani Mpofu the Zimbabwe Clarence Seward Darrow
It was Friday on the 9th November 2018 as I was walking nearer to the statue of Father Zimbabwe the late vice president Cde Joshua Nkomo in Bulawayo CBD. A friend of mine an ex detective from police f...Published: 4 hrs ago | 583 | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabwe teachers take salary fight to IMF
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe will be meeting the International Monetary fund five-member mission on Tuesday to Zimbabwe to discuss labour issues.In a letter written by IMF's Beat...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1104 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tsholotsho community build own Zibalongwe Secondary School
BACKGROUND TO THE ZIBALONGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROJECTTsholotsho rural district residents at large face serious life challenges which include poverty, crime, unemployment, and a huge number of tee...Published: 1 hr ago | 543 | by Staf reporter
Chamisa and the politics of paranoia
Yours truly was one of the vociferous critics of a proposition proffered by some Zanu-PF legislators on the need to have a 55 year- threshold for a presidential hopeful.The events of Saturday,...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1064 | by Tafara Shumba
MDC concerned about Chamisa's security
There is a continuous threat to President Nelson Chamisa's life and we note with concern a perpetual invasion of his privacy. While we understand that he is a public official, we are extremely w...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1885 | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Zimbabwe economic pain not being shared
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's recent confirmation that government will soon buy vehicles for parliamentarians exposes government's insincerity in tackling its ballooning budget deficit.It al...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe flights tender for a B767-200ER aircraft
GOVERNMENT will this week float a tender for Air Zimbabwe seeking an investor to turnaround the fortunes of the troubled national airline.Of late, Air Zimbabwe has been struggling to service i...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1033 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's 2c tax unsustainable'
Industry says the controversial Intermediary Money Transfer Tax should be amended in the upcoming 2019 National Budget to improve the ease of doing business in the country.The Confederation of...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1703 | by Staff reporter
MDC to hold mid-day press conference over Chamisa 'kidnap'
The MDC has called a press conference for 11.30AM to talk about an incident on Saturday in which the party says armed men believed to be state security agents attempted to abduct the party leader Nels...Published: 11 hrs ago | 2715 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo explains Chiwenga fall-out
EMMERSON Mnangagwa manipulated his way to become vice president at the Zanu-PF congress in 2014, deceitfully side-lining party stalwart Oppah Muchinguri, a former cabinet minister has claimed....Published: 11 hrs ago | 10352 | by newzimbabwe
Mthuli Ncube under fire
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has come under heavy fire after signalling his intention to acquire vehicles for the country's lawmakers as well as paying the thirteenth cheque for government's 550 000 ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4621 | by Staff reporter
30 Chinese investors Zimbabwe bound
A high powered delegation of over 30 Chinese investors from Anhui Province is expected in the country tomorrow to explore the vast investment opportunities available in the various sectors of the econ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 693 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe ignored coup warnings,' says Jonathan Moyo
FORMER President Robert Mugabe was forewarned about the coup that would topple him from power, but distrusted those who warned him and believed his then deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa and former Defence Fo...Published: 12 hrs ago | 5644 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo clears air on ZIMDEF
Exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has come out in the open for the first time to clear air on the allegations that he stole $3 million from the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimd...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2335 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Panic as Mnangagwa targets cash barons' bank accounts
BOGUS businesspersons operating briefcase companies that fed on government tender manipulation and kickbacks to amass wealth are reportedly in panic mode after the State said it would use the Zimbabwe...Published: 12 hrs ago | 5902 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces assault probe
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa faces arrest after an unnamed person made a counter police report of attempted kidnapping and assault at Marondera Police Station.This came shortly after Chamisa's se...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2340 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs out of water treatment chemicals
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has run out of water treatment chemicals amid indications the local authority may be forced to stop the purification of the precious liquid unless foreign currency to procu...Published: 12 hrs ago | 561 | by Staff reporter
'Children suffering more than incarcerated mothers'
CHILDREN accompanying their incarcerated mothers in the country's prisons are reportedly suffering more than the offenders because of the harsh prison conditions in the archaic buildings that were con...Published: 12 hrs ago | 211 | by Staff reporter
Allocate reasonable budget to Parly, begs Mudenda
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has called on the Finance ministry to allocate a reasonable budget to Parliament as well as prioritise the construction of the new Parliament building in...Published: 12 hrs ago | 85 | by Staff reporter
Money is the root of all evil
We all use money every day and yet few of us really understand what these bits of paper or cotton or simply figures in a ledger really mean. But we know the stuff is important.In economic term...Published: 12 hrs ago | 702 | by Eddie Cross
'Diasporans should pay for Air Zimbabwe services in US$'
CABINET has resolved that Zimbabweans living in the diaspora should pay for Air Zimbabwe services in United States dollars, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza has sa...Published: 12 hrs ago | 749 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 'mischievous' abduction claims dismissed
THE Government has dismissed as false and mischievous, allegations of attempted abduction of MDC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on his way from addressing a rally in Marondera on Saturday. A video h...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs in Matebeleland plan to meet Mnangagwa over gold wars
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matebeleland South have said the escalating gold wars that have claimed a number of lives in Esigodini threaten national peace and should be treated as a State of Emergency. ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 306 | by Staff reporter
Enough fuel for festive season, says Minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has assured the nation of enough fuel supplies during the forthcoming festive season. In an interview on the sidelines of the just ended 20...Published: 12 hrs ago | 151 | by Staff reporter
Govt seeks investor for Air Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT will this week float a tender for Air Zimbabwe seeking an investor to turnaround the fortunes of the troubled national airline. Speaking at the just ended 2019 pre-budget seminar in...Published: 12 hrs ago | 175 | by Staff reporter
Chinese billionaire commits to invest in Zimbabwe
ONE of China's top billionaires, Mr Li Jinyuan, has committed to invest in Zimbabwe after he held talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week. Mr Li, who is chairman and chief executive ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 430 | by Staff reporter
New law on illegal currency trading welcome
WE welcome President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to use temporary powers for a new law that will see illegal currency traders being sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, while ill-gotten wealth will ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1545 | by Staff reporter
Man fakes father's death
A Masvingo man and his two accomplices have been sentenced to 420 hours of unpaid work each by a magistrates court for trying to swindle Econet of $2 000 via the its EcoSure Funeral Cover, through a f...Published: 12 hrs ago | 399 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in need of urgent treatment
The MDC T ALLIANCE leader Advocate Pastor Nelson Chamisa made some dramatic claims that he was almost kidnapped by the CIO on the Saturday November 2018 while he was on his way to Harare from a rally ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 18394 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's govt dismayed by Chamisa abduction claims
The government has expressed dismay at the claims by opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance party that he survived abduction by state security agents on his way from a thank you rally in Mar...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:37hrs | 7824 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says there is no agreement on national issues with Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa believes that the country's economic situation will remain dire until a solution is found to the legitimacy question that he is currently pursuing. In this wide-rangi...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:31hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs throng Harare court
It was an extraordinary week at the Harare Magistrates' Courts that saw four high-profile figures appearing in court on the same day, facing various charges.It was therefore a hive of activity...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:30hrs | 2169 | by Staff reporter
Zimta, PTUZ in ugly fallout
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) and Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are engaged in a war of words emanating from whether or not to engage in collective bargaining with their em...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:29hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pleads with banks over farmers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged banks and the private sector to fully support farmers who are struggling because of the prevailing economic situation in the country.Responding to a plea...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:26hrs | 454 | by Sytaff reporter
So it was General Chiwenga, after all?
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is crouching under a downpour. And it seems he has little space to run into, so chances are high he may drown in the rain.First, he developed an unusual pig...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 13:03hrs | 7168 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa doing things differently from Mugabe
Much to the chagrin of the opposition dictatorship, Nkosana Moyo predicted, well before the elections, that a President Emmerson Mnangagwa would do things, (not necessarily well), but certainly differ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:55hrs | 3222 | by Zifiso Masiye
'Bond notes have been a success'
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya had a torrid time at the pre-budget seminar for legislators in Bulawayo last week when he was grilled over currency problems bedevilling the country....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:26hrs | 1871 | by Staff reporter
Forex shortages cripple cooking oil maker
Surface Wilmar, the country's largest cooking oil manufacturer, says it owes its external suppliers US$22 million because of acute foreign currency shortages locally.The revelations were made ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:24hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube's maiden national budget should target the revival of the productive sectors of the economy to set the tone for revival, business has advised....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:24hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'kidnap' drama, Zimbabwe police refuse to comment
Mabvuku police station officers handling the attempted kidnapping case of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa refused to talk to journalists referring them to Zimbabwe Republic Police national spokesperson Assi...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:23hrs | 5213 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'rift widening'
Intense jostling for control of the ruling Zanu-PF between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga is escalating into public fights between backers of the two heavyweights ami...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:15hrs | 9577 | by Staff reporter
CEO's case opens can of worms, suspended over hunting concessions
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) CEO Themba Moyo was suspended for allegedly being the "stumbling block" in efforts to capture all hunting concessions in the district by private players, accord...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:13hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Questions Mthuli Ncube won't answer
With the economy in a tailspin, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's role has become ever so important, but instead of being accessible, he has shied away from the media.In the past few weeks, his ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:10hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube tax evokes memories of 2008 crisis in Zimbabwe
When Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a comparatively youthful, Cambridge-trained economist as finance minister in September, he gave him an almost impossible task: repay billions of ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:25hrs | 1100 | by Bloomberg
Bishop Mutendi pushes for Chamisa, Mnangagwa deal
Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leader Bishop Dr Nehemiah Mutendi has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage the opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and all opposing voices for the go...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:14hrs | 6340 | by Staff reporter
New Zimsec regulations, a nightmare for grade 7 exams
The just ended Grade seven examinations started on a chaotic note following new regulations from the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) which caused logistical problems in the transportation...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:11hrs | 2545 | by Staff reporter
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