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Family concerned as Covid restrictions trap Canadian woman in Zimbabwe
ZOE Mukura's family has no idea when she will be allowed to return to Canada.In September, Mukura travelled to Zimbabwe from her home in Saskatoon to take care of her ailing mother.Whe...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1474 | by Staff reporter
Govt to continue to provide non-monetised incentives
GOVERNMENT will continue providing non-monetised incentives to its workers and constantly improve their salaries as they are the vital cog in the implementation of the National Development Strategy (N...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
'Pink Pigs' feed millions of hungry 'independent' Zimbabwean citizens; they demand human rights & the rule of law on our behalf
They bite the hand that feeds them in the sense of the word. European countries from the west collect resources from their hard-won taxpayers and afford food aid to countries facing starvation and hun...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 19:55hrs | 1290 | by Nomazulu Thata
Population growth in Africa a concern to Europe?
EXACTLY 150 years ago, Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck became the Chancellor of the Germany Empire. He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as its first Chancellor until 1890, i...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 554 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Britain overstepping its bounds on Zimbabwe
It boggles the mind why the British government seems not to understand that Zimbabwe ceased to be a colony of the Crown over four decades ago.How else should one explain the British's continuo...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank sets up regional HQ in Zimbabwe
Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works and National Housing, on Friday availed land for the construction of a US$100 million Afreximbank Africa Trade Centre (AATC) and re...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa
WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Govt issues $24 billion Covid-19 guarantees
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has issued debt guarantees amounting to $24,2 billion and US$15,2 million to help firms ride out Covid-19 induced operational problems.A governmen...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Hunt on for missing Zimbabwean trio
THREE Zimbabweans are feared dead after they went missing in the war-ravaged Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique with the Government making frantic efforts to account for them.An Islamic insurge...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:46hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
So Zimbabwe wants to feed its starving people with elephant meat! Heil Zimbabwe. This is long overdue
Did you know that the sustainable elephant carrying capacity for Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park and Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou National Park is, in both cases, no more than ABOUT one elephant per two squa...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 16:10hrs | 2959 | by Ron Thomson
'Stop criminalising human rights defenders'
HUMAN rights defenders have been under siege in the Sadc region amid calls for governments to respect the law, democracy and rights.The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:12hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe happy to assume World Kimberley Process post
Zimbabwe says it is greatly honoured to have been elected vice chair for the World Kimberley Process for 2022, at a time when local diamond production is scaling new records.The election was d...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Go well my friend, Cde SK
COMRADE Simon Khaya Moyo is no more. He has joined the pantheon of Zimbabwe's finest patriots throughout the ages. Of recent note are fellow heroines and heroes of Chimurenga II who sacrificed to bury...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 09:12hrs | 1897 | by Amb Chris Mutsvangwa
No to drugs, indiscipline, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday implored children to be disciplined, hardworking, respectful and also abstain from drugs and wayward behaviour if they are to be competitive in a globalised world....Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:07hrs | 223 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga's Ex-wife seek High Court review
Lawyers representing Marry Mubaiwa have approached the High Court seeking a review of the trial court proceedings that led to her being remanded in custody for 10 days at the Harare Remand Prison pend...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2083 | by Straff Reporter
Govt plans to fully implement smart cities concept
GOVERNMENT plans to fully implement the smart cities concept in line with the recently launched climate policy with Figtree in Matabeleland South set to be transformed into such a city, President Mnan...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 19:13hrs | 1095 | by Staff Reporter
Factoring 'animal spirits' into Zimbabwe's economic discourse
John Maynard Keynes is considered by many to be the most consequential economist of the past century. Perhaps one of his boldest contributions to economics was postulating, perhaps correctly, that the...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 19:02hrs | 617 | by Simbarashe Bepete
'Zimbabwe has no law against sanctions advocates'
A SENIOR official in the Justice ministry, Patience Dhokwani yesterday told Parliament that Zimbabwe had no law to penalise citizens for soliciting for imposition of sanctions on the country.D...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over anti 'regime change' NGOs Bill
THE recently-gazetted Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill violates the Constitution, legal think-tanks said yesterday, adding that it failed to explain why government wanted to revamp ...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:44hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ratifies African charter on democracy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week signed the Instrument of Ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Veritas, a lawyer body with an interest in lega...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:39hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Govt, NGOs showdown looms
A FIERCE battle between government and civil society is looming over the recently gazetted Private Voluntary Organisation (PVOs) Amendment Bill, with pro-democracy groups slamming the government for a...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:54hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies paying people top attend gatherings
Zanu-PF has dismissed allegations that is it paying people to attend its gatherings.Its acting spokesperson Mike Bimha told journalists during a press in Harare Thursday it has enough supporte...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa keeps $90,000-a-month US lobbying contract after feud
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime has broken its contract with the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs and hired Actum International UK, which was set up last month by a band of Mercury alumni le...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 17:20hrs | 3354 | by Staff reporter
Top diplomat dies
Zimbabwe's former envoy to Yugoslavia and Namibia, Ambassador Kennedy Grant Dick Chivanda Manyika has died.He died on November 5 at the age of 99.Ambassador Manyika was an author, reve...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:23hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Chinese will cost Zanu-PF votes
The history of Zimbabwean elections would never be complete without a loud enough reference to one big patch on our map. This place they call Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) in Mashonaland East province....Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 335 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe govt considers another currency
THE Government is weighing options of adopting cryptocurrency as a legal payment service and is consulting various stakeholders on the merits of the virtual currency.Speaking at a Computer Soc...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 5445 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to traditional Chinese medicine as alternative treatment
After receiving his second and last acupuncture treatment, Sebastian Jackson (53), smiled as he showed everyone how powerful his grip had become. Just over a week ago, he could hardly shake hands with...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:21hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Global Update: Which countries attract the most startups?
Starting a business requires guts, perseverance, and a viable idea in any country, but certain countries make it a little simpler for new businesses to get off the ground. America develops more startu...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 11:54hrs | 399 | by Staff Reporter
'Chin'ono card cloner toady of the West'
Political activist Hopewell Chin'ono fraudulently made some money and is always sullying the country's image to get funding and curry favour with his Western handlers, Norton legislator Mr Temba Mlisw...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:38hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
SA to decide on renewal of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits
THE South African Cabinet will soon announce a decision on the renewal of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) for nearly 180 000 Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country.Zimbabweans have...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 2348 | by Staff reporter
2022 National Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's national budget for 2021 is expected to be presented within the coming 30 days amid fears of a resurgence in high levels of inflation. The country's annual inflation dropped from 363% recor...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 14:30hrs | 614 | by Victor Bhoroma
ZDERA framed to harm Zimbabwe
ON December 21, 2001, the then United States of America president, Mr George Bush, signed into law the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, marking the imposition of a set of economic sanctio...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:37hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF can't celebrate violation of rule of law
Zimbabwe Council of Chiefs president Fortune Charumbira's shameful speech at the just-ended Zanu-PF annual conference was the latest showcase of the ruling party's disdain for the rule of law....Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:22hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Sports betting around the world
When compared to casino games, poker, or raffles, sports betting has been frequently vilified as a kind of gambling that is ethically wrong. This is just foolishness. Betting on a sporting event is no...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:32hrs | 325 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa begs US, UK for dialogue
The illegal and unilateral Western economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe must immediately be lifted to allow the country to grow to its full potential, President Mnangagwa has said.In his sta...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
'We will never tire until we are free from sanctions'
This is an interview done by The Daily newspaper of Nigeria with Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Nigeria, Maxwell Ranga , who is also accredited to Cameroon, Niger, Benin and Equatorial Guinea, on the SADC A...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:37hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Econet's DPA joins hands with Google firm
The Econet Group's renewable energy unit, Distributed Power Africa (DPA), has teamed up with X (formerly known as Google X), Alphabet's moonshot factory, on a new venture that will enable reliable ele...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:30hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Judges face new credibility test
THE Zimbabwean judiciary faces a new credibility test as it comes under fresh scrutiny following a High Court application by Zanu-PF member Sybeth Musengezi challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ...Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 23:53hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC getting hot under the collar over UN rapporteur's visit
Since the news of the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur, Ms Alena Douhan's visit to Zimbabwe was broken, the MDC Alliance (MDC-A) and other anti-Government elements like political activist Hopewe...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 818 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Eswatini closes schools indefinitely as pro-democracy protests flare up
Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, said Saturday it had shut its schools "indefinitely with immediate effect" as the country faces a wave of pro-democracy protests.Protests have flared...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 21:36hrs | 770 | by Staff writer
Truckers face Beitbridge chaos
When it was controversially awarded a US$240 million contract to upgrade the Beitbridge border post in 2018, the Zimborders Consortium said it would provide "world class border facilities that optimis...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa acquiring more public debt to fund second term bid
WINNING or losing an election is a referendum on the economy by citizens. More often than not politicians are aware of this fact and, therefore, go out of their way, sometimes, contracting huge debts ...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 889 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe to lose out on loans
ZIMBABWE is set to miss out on a multi-million-dollar fund for countries sharing the Zambezi watercourse because of its external debt estimated at US$10,5 billion.The funds will be disbursed t...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:20hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ignorance on economics: Mthuli Ncube his best Boss ever
Even Mnangagwa's law degree is questioned by many. If Mnangagwa had a slender idea how the economy works, they would never launder money to Chinese banks in billions of dollars. He would know that kis...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 18:45hrs | 1403 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Harare contribution to GDP'
THE City of Harare has contributed about 38% to Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP), a new initiative by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed.The initiative...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Brain drain too rampant in the health sector
IN 1963, the first medical school in then Rhodesia was established and was affiliated to the University of Birmingharm. This followed the establishment of University of Rhodesia in 1952, which was fun...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 238 | by Johannes Marisa
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 | 455 | 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 | 188 | by Eddie Cross
Viktor Sheiman's son secretly mines gold in Zimbabwe
IN March 2018, Viktor Sheiman, the then head of the Property Management Directorate of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, paid an official visit to Zimbabwe where he and Mines minister Winston...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:23hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
China sees third force in huge outcry over its Zimbabwe activities
FOLLOWING months of a huge outcry over Chinese enterprises' "exploitative" strategy in Zimbabwe's mineral resources, Beijing's diplomats in Harare spoke out this week, telling the Zimbabwe Independent...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:01hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
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