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Zimbabwe foreign currency reserves rise to US$500m
Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves backing its local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), have surged past US$500 million, tripling the total amount of ZiG in circulation. This development is expected...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:41hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
The sanctions lie: How Zimbabwe's ruling elite is misleading the nation
As Zimbabwe moves towards the so-called "SADC Anti-Sanctions Day" on the 25th of October, the need arises again to unpack the shameful lies spread by the ruling establishment about these measures....Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 16:57hrs | 528 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Conundrum in SA tax law interpretation
The Constitutional Court has decided not to have the final say on the meaning of the crucial string of words - "bona fide inadvertent error" - even though the correct interpretation is of public impor...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:17hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at the epicentre of regional governance
The last two weeks were action packed for Harare as it hosted the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. It was accompanied by a myria...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
A guide to playing popular non-GamStop Casino Games
The number of online casino games is constantly growing, and players can find everything they need and a bit more. Exploring all the content is truly impossible since novelties appear regularly. While...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 22:28hrs | 77 | by Staff Reporter
Comprehensive Review of Solana's Network Security Measures
Overview As a critical element of its network architecture, security has been given top priority by Solana, a rapidly emerging competitor in the blockchain ...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 14:51hrs | 191 | by Staff Reporter
Overcoming stereotypes about sports and achieving success
Sports are always a looking glass that reflects society. Like all mirrors, however, it is flawed. Preconceived notions about sports tend to become the lenses through which we see things, sometimes unf...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 55 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans are distraught by financial trauma
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, as I see it, Zimbabweans are emotionally drained. They are overwhelmed by the severity of deprivation caused by the collapse of currenci...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:52hrs | 12 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zanu-PF youth league member in bribery storm
Danmore Mambondiani, a member of the ZANU-PF national youth league, has been suspended for attempting to bribe two ministers to secure a top position within the ruling party.Prior to his suspe...Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The imbecility of Macron - 'Africa can't manage the world!'
Imbecility of MacronFollowing a wave of anti-French feelings across Francophone Africa, a former Economic Minister for France, one Thierry Breton, took to twitter and posted the following: "It...Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:43hrs | 200 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Private sector against third party insurance takeover
THE government's decision to take over the running of third-party insurance will crowd out the private sector and result in bureaucratic inefficiencies around claims processing, which will destroy eco...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dynastic ambitions laid bare
VIRAL images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa pictured alongside his twin sons Sean and Collins have raised eyebrows amid suspicions that this could be a strategy to psych the nation into accepting the...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa is Zimbabwe's political antbear (Isambane)
It takes a few seconds for an animal called an antbear (Isambane) to dig a barrow and abandon it in seconds to start a fresh one. Like a controversial antibear, Nelson Chamisa has mesmerized Zimbabwea...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 09:36hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabwe's trade deficit reaches US$268,7million
ZIMBABWE exported goods worth US$550,6 million in December with three major export destinations South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and China accounting for about 73 percent of the total value, lat...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Belarus strongman dispatches 'smallhouse' to Mnangagwa's wife
PROFESSOR Irina Abelskaya, the Belarusian envoy recently dispatched to Harare to deliver a donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, is a mistress of the Eastern European country's leader Alexander L...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:21hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's strategic ambiguity made CCC vulnerable to political autoimmunity
THE term "autoimmune disease" refers to a condition whereby the body attacks normal cells by mistake because its natural defence system is unable to distinguish between foreign and body cells....Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:45hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe warned to brace for fresh cyclone
ZIMBABWE has been warned to be on high alert for yet another tropical storm, Cyclone Belal, which barrelled down the Indian Ocean island of La Réunion yesterday and is heading for Madagascar's east c...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 39 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Zambezi River Authority allocates water for power generation at Kariba for 2024
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has allocated 16 billion cubic meters (BCM) of water to be shared equally between ZESCO Limited and Kariba Hydro Power Company (KHPC) for power generation for 2024....Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'By-election to put the final nail in Ostallos Siziba political coffin'
CCC Spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba finds himself at the crossroads of political uncertainty as his fortunes take a nosedive following his recall by CCC Interim Secretary General Sengezo Tshaban...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 10:18hrs | 11 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwe politics is no game for naive thinkers
They say hope is for people who cannot see the truth! There are those hopeful one day Zanu-PF will stop governing Zimbabwe, yet the truth is speaking against their hope.In a candid conversatio...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
The Godfather experiment, politics of attrition in Zimbabwe
GODFATHER experiments are made in instances of confrontation and attrition, mostly, if not always. Godfathers consider themselves to be powerful figures who wield significant influence, especially und...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 10 | by Sharon Hofisi
Strategic ambiguity costly to Zimbabwe
CCC's lack of a party constitution and established structures under the guise of "strategic ambiguity" is costing Zimbabweans US$5,3 million from the fiscus to run the December 9 by-elections, which w...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Why would SADC risk confrontation with Zim regime whilst citizens act as if all is well?
So, another meeting of SADC (Southern African Development Community) heads of state has come and gone without the much anticipated 'resolution on flawed elections recently held in Zimbabwe'!Of...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 15:40hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CCC recalls sign of party's internal problems, says Mwonzora
Douglas Mwonzora, the leader of MDC-T, has pointed out that the recent recalls carried out by Sengezo Tshabangu on behalf of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) highlight a deficiency in corporate...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 13:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC should address its own internal contradictions
THE Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), an independent public policy think-tank, says Zimbabwe opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) should address its own internal contradictions that have ...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 19:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Recalls meant to cement Zanu-PF's power, claims 'think tank'
The recent recalls of MPs and councillors affiliated with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) by the party's "interim secretary general" Sengezo Tshabangu have been analyzed by the Zimbabwe Instit...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
A vote not cast, is a future lost
SOME citizens think that voting is a waste of time. Many a time, these people don't think that their circumstances can be changed by voting because of the assumption that associates politics with dirt...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Aribino and Cyprian Muchemwa
CiZC claims not regime change agents
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says labelling the organisation regime change agents is a usual tactic used by dictatorships worldwide to muzzle all voices which attempt to hold them to account....Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
There's life after Zimbabwe's August 23 polls
THERE is always a worrisome pattern that emerges particularly with each election.Generally, our elections are very competitive in nature. Sometimes members of different political parties tend ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
'Victoria Falls Bridge structurally safe’
THE Emerged Railways Properties (Pvt) Limited (ERP) has assured its stakeholders and users of the Victoria Falls Bridge that the facility remains structurally sound, safe and economically viable with ...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Characteristics of good presidential candidates for Zimbabwe's 2023 elections
EVERY five years, Zimbabweans go to the polls in general elections - including the presidential race - to elect their representatives at various levels of government.However, the most high-pro...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Busisiwe Mkhwebane merely annoyed agents of white monopoly capital
In my view, both Tina Joemat-Pettersson (may her soul repose peacefully) and Busisiwe Mkhwebane are victims of a system that lives off the subjugation of women, where women are treated very differentl...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 17:18hrs | 1 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Chamisa, Biti clash will not end well
History shows that when a captain and his best player clash, it does not end well. The story of CCC captain Chamisa and his best player Biti is quite sad. One thought the captain would give hi...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Max Lion
Shaka Zulu is back in pop culture
SHAKA kaSenzangakhona is universally recognised as the founder of what would become known as the "Zulu nation".He ruled from about 1817 until he was assassinated by his half-brothers in 1828....Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Gogo MaTshabalala accuses CCC of mimicking Zanu PF's identity and tribal politics
If there is one critical thing that Zimbabweans don't want to openly and frankly discuss, it is ethnicity and how it shapes and influences social, political and economic relations in the country....Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 08:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ploy to stop opposition from contesting
Zanu-PF does not want opposition political parties to participate in the August 23 elections, which is why the government approved the exorbitant nomination costs that candidates must pay to the Zimba...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | | 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
Zimbabwe suffering from leadership crisis
THE recent fiasco surrounding General Notice 635 of 2023 has exposed a far-reaching crisis of competence, transparency, and accountability within our public information management system. As concerned...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Vinthoughts
Mthuli Ncube scrambles to rescue Zimdollar
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has removed duty on all basic commodities to combat the rampant price increases in a slew of desperate measures to save the collapsing Zimbabwe dollar.Over the pa...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel's PR disaster
Uebert Angel is, easily, the man of the moment, for all the wrong reasons.He was recently outed by the Al Jazeera undercover investigative team for trying to aid gold and money laundering usin...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:48hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Africa: Embattling a Continent
When the IMF goes to warSo the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff has decided to grant Ukraine some whooping USD15,6 billion?Ukraine is at war with Russia.A war funded and...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | | by Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Mwonzora's election lawsuit dishonest
ZIMBABWE'S former Parliamentary and Constitutional Affairs minister, Eric Matinenga , a senior ex-MDC-T official, has described as "dishonest" the declaratur sought by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court tosses Biti bid to stop assault trial
The High Court has dismissed Tendai Biti's urgent chamber application for stay of proceedings in a matter in which the opposition lawmaker is being tried for verbal assault against Harare businesswoma...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Do not blame Mugabe or Mnangagwa: blame Zanu-PF
Zimbabwe has been in reverse gear since the early eighties. The late Robert Mugabe inherited a sound economy with sound infrastructure and amenities. He wasted no time exhausting the state resources a...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:44hrs | 9 | by Zenzo Siziba
Chihuri properties seizure - PG wants graft law amended
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Nelson Mutsonziwa has called for the amendment of corruption laws to plug loopholes being used by "criminals" to keep hold of ill-gotten property as the state pushes for the seizure...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 18:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt draws down US$311m from IMF kitty
ZIMBABWE has drawn down US$311 million from the US$958 million it was allocated under extra Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund in August last year, an automatic allocation along...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Legitimate Zifa exec tears into audit report
Felton Kamambo's fired Zifa executive has claimed that the audit report on the association's finances compiled by BDO Chartered Accountants exonerates them from any wrongdoing.Kamambo and his ...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son-in-law appoints AMH board rep
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son-in-law, Gerald Mlotshwa, who recently acquired shares in Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of NewsDay, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has appointed ...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi Community Parliament: Statement on Alleged Partisan Behaviour by Police
Nkayi Community Parliament is strongly opposed to the alleged partisan and illegal behaviour by police in Nkayi with regard to political party gatherings. Reference is being made to the aborted Mthwak...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 07:12hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
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