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Chamisa's MDC leadership ascent 'flawed'
The Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed in on the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leadership dispute, ruling that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate leader of the party and confirming an earlier r...Published: 4 hrs ago | 3164 | by Staff reporter
The greatest music festivals in Las Vegas
When you think of Las Vegas you immediately think of excitement, so it's natural that this city hosts a whole range of unmissabl...Published: 7 hrs ago | 166 | by Staff Writer
Komichi backs Chamisa ouster
MDC top politician Morgen Komichi has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling declaring current MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was not legitimate leader of the main opposition.In his statement, Komichi i...Published: 7 hrs ago | 5846 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Morgan Komichi announces removal of Chamisa as President
Today, the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court of the Land except in constitutional cases, has pronounced itself on the dispute that has long been affecting our Party.This follows the ch...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3056 | by Morgan Komichi
Botswana President declares a State of Emergency
The President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared a State of Emergency for 28 days starting from the 2nd of April. The declaration comes after Botswana confirmed 3 positive cases of the...Published: 14 hrs ago | 4110 | by Mandla Ndlovu
African Medallion Group comes to aid of Zim, SA in Corona virus fight
African Medallion Group (AMG) has announced a financial aid package to the Zimbabwean and South African governments to the tune of R10 million in SA and $ 5million in Zimbabwe to assist the respective...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1591 | by Agencies
How to survive the Corona Pandemic?
The Corona Virus affects an individual in two ways. The two types of people who will survive this Corona virus pandemic are the highly knowledgeable, and the totally ignorant.Corona will ruthl...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1632 | by Ryton Dzimiri
MLF launches Mthwakazi sovereign fund
Mthwakazi Liberation Front has launched a Mthwakazi sovereign fund for the liberation struggle to establish a federal republic.In a statement MLF President Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza said ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 473 | by Stephen Jakes
Corona, Sodoma and Gomorra
It is with a heavy heart to write to you in this trying time, it is my sincere hope that this message carry hope to all. The world has been brought to a standstill, with the virus sending all scurryin...Published: 15 hrs ago | 803 | by Robert Sigauke, Political & Social Commentator, Cape Town
Mthuli Ncube redirects 2020 budget allocations to fight Covid-19
GOVERNMENT has availed $500 million and approved recruitment of 4 200 health workers as part of a wider Covid-19 (coronavirus) mitigation measures, that include redirecting the 2020 budget expenditure...Published: 16 hrs ago | 567 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be in hard times after corona virus
The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than a million people and it's still counting. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and rea...Published: 16 hrs ago | 623 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
South African Rand falls to record overnight low against dollar
The rand fell to its lowest level ever against the dollar in overnight trade, as global markets reacted to the downgrade of SA's last remaining investment-grade credit rating to junk by Moody's....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:36hrs | 3911 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown is in national interest, uphold it
From a partial shutdown that was in force over the past few days, Government escalated its response to Covid-19 from midnight to a total national lockdown until April 19. On Friday, President Mnangagw...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Delta raises caution on beverages supply
ZIMBABWE'S largest beverages maker, Delta Corporation, says it has not scaled-down operations but supplies would likely go down after Government announced a total lockdown starting today in light of t...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Re-equipping hospitals a top priority, says Nigel Chanakira
Prominent banker Nigel Chanakira recently featured on the growing platform In Conversation with Trevor to share the story about his rise in the banking sector from working for the Reserve Bank of Zimb...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1439 | by Staff reporter
20 years in jail for spreading fake coronavirus news in Zimbabwe
The government has gazetted tough new laws that could see people spending up to 20 years in prison for spreading fake news on the novel coronavirus.According to Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 12:46hrs | 1933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe@ 40: Joshua Nkomo and the Liberation Footpath (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the instalment published last week in this paper.It is also believed that Dr Nkomo's decision to take part in Lancaster Conference was largely driven by the advice he...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:30hrs | 292 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Zanu-PF benefactor in murky Zupco bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, whose tentacles stretch across a vast spectrum of the economy, has been acquiring buses for Zupco's public transportatio...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:10hrs | 5513 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa, Chamisa must swallow pride'
THE move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to block the proposed mediation by former South African president Thabo Mbeki reflects the lack of seriousness and lethargy by government to engagement in mean...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 3106 | by Staff reporter
Rautenbach's monopoly bleeds Zimbabwe
THE newly enacted bio-fuels policy of Zimbabwe exposes how local tycoon Billy Rautenbach's monopoly in ethanol production has crippled the country financially despite the availability of cheaper ethan...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2233 | by Staff reporter
Titanic clash looms over US$400m NRZ tender
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board has finally formally notified Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) of its decision to re-tender the US$400 million deal to recapitalise the mo...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:05hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor office declared vacant
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has ordered the Victoria Falls Town Council to elect a new mayor after he declared vacant, the position following the sacking of Somvelo Dlamini as mayor and counci...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa frees 5 000 criminals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pardoned 5 000 prisoners serving for non-violent crimes as part of measures to decongest the country's prisons whose population had ballooned to over 20 000. A...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Chivero sucked into match-fixing scandal?
HERENTALS FC have reason to smile after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee acquitted them of match-fixing allegations levelled by Bulawayo Chiefs. The scandal had sucked in...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
'Terrence Mukupe mentally challenged,' says Prophet Bushiri
CONTROVERSIAL South Africa-based church leader, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has sensationally claimed that former deputy finance minister, Terrence Mukupe has a mental problem and should urgently seek he...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for pimping woman on Facebook
A BULAWAYO man allegedly posted pictures of a Mpopoma woman who he advertised as a commercial sex worker on his dating website after stealing them from her Facebook page.Tinotenda Munyaradzi C...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 15:27hrs | 1836 | by Staff reporter
Olinda Chapel donates 10 000 masks to Zimbabwe
UK-based Zimbabwean businesswoman and socialite, Olinda Chapel has donated 10 000 disposable face masks to Zimbabwe.The donation was made through her Olinda Chapel Foundation."The Olin...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 15:14hrs | 2942 | by Staff reporter
6 MDC youths arrested over Kwekwe demo
MDC Midlands provincial youth chairperson Sekai Marashe and five party activists were brought to court yesterday following their Saturday arrest for leading a flash protest against President Emmerson ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies nation against coronavirus
Every Zimbabwean has a role to play in protecting their families and communities against coronavirus, President Mnangagwa has said. Writing on his Twitter handle, @edmnangagwa, the President r...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:34hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Trade freely in forex, says RBZ
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given consumers and businesses greenlight to trade in foreign currency and suspended, until further notice, any increase in charges related to the provision of e...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1322 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will not assist, repatriate Zimbabwe Covid-19 victims based abroad
AS the coronavirus takes its toll across the globe, the Zimbabwe government has no plans to advance any form of assistance to Zimbabweans based abroad who fall sick or die from the pandemic.Th...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 387 | by newzimbabwe
Returning Chinese boss quarantined
Four Chinese nationals with business interests in Kwekwe who had travelled to their native China and caused a scare among workers upon their return have been put in isolation and are being monitored....Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Econet closes branch after employee interacts with COVID-19 victim
MOBILE telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless, has been forced to close two of its customer service branches after a staff member reportedly interacted with a client that later tested positive for ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 3748 | by newzimbabwe
ZIMRA takes measures to curb the spread of COVID-19
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is aware that due to the nature of the daily work and the positioning of our offices, stations and ports of entry, our staff are at high risk in terms of exposur...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 19:26hrs | 2306 | by Faith Mazani ZIMRA Commissioner General
Mnangagwa called to shut down Zimbabwe for 14 days
THE Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) has called for a 14-day lockdown and self-isolation for individuals with a compromised immune system to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.Zima secretary-...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:19hrs | 7517 | by Staff reporter
National Coronavirus statistics not representing real infection rate
The World Health Organization (WHO), in its bid to quell fake news and the associated pandemonium, has instituted measures to make sure that correct information around Covid19 is distributed from cred...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 14:02hrs | 1428 | by Edzai Zvobwo
Zimbabweans will never be united as long as only one political entity determines what is patriotism or national interest
Ever since Zimbabwe attained her political independence from Britain on 18 April 1980, the only dominant power in the country has been the ZANU PF party, which has ruled with an iron-fist - thus, sing...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 09:00hrs | 1766 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zapu province hails SA govt for efforts to combat Covid-19
The Zimbabwe African People's Union has expressed its gratitude to the South African government for standing tall and take such a tremendous effort in combating the spread of the Coronavirus within th...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 07:26hrs | 608 | by Stephen Jakes
Company challenges USD-Zimdollar ruling
THE legal validity of a Supreme Court judgment which converted United States dollar debts to the Zimdollar at a rate of 1:1 in line with Statutory Instrument 33 of 2019, must be tested by a nine-judge...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:45hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for army intervention
MDC president, Nelson Chamisa has called for the immediate deployment of the army and police to help enforce strategies prescribed by government in the fight against the coronavirus within communities...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:41hrs | 9627 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe banks close branches, suspend some services
Several Zimbabwean banks have seen closures at some of their branches, while others are no longer accepting physical documents, as the southern African country ramps up preventive measures against the...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 19:21hrs | 3169 | by Staff reporter
Choppies restructures to lift suspension
Gaborone, 23 March 2020: Supermarket giant Choppies Enterprises Limited (CEL) is overhauling its corporate governance in preparation for the lifting of the suspension of trading in its shares on the B...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:33hrs | 1984 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU calls for country wide lockdown
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on the Zimbabwean government to place the country under immediate lockdown to minimise the risk of...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 13:10hrs | 2512 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa bans travelling
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night closed the country's borders to human traffic and banned all recreational activities as his government intensifies the fight against the spread of coronavirus....Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 10:22hrs | 3268 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shuts borders
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday declared the country's borders closed for both inbound and outbound traffic except cargo and returning residents in an unprecedented step to halt the ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 10755 | by Staff reporter
350 farmers to get back lost land
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government says it will give back land to 350 indigenous farmers who lost their farms during the land reform programme, as well as all land under Bilateral Investment Pr...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:41hrs | 2424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe closes borders after COVID-19 death
ZIMBABWE yesterday closed its borders as government tightened measures to control the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded its first casualty from the pandemic, journalist Zororo Makamba, ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:39hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Gift Banda due in court for dodgy land sale
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Gift Banda will appear in court tomorrow for alleged corruption involving a US$60 000 land deal. Banda (50), who is also Njube-Lobengula constituency MP, is accuse...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:33hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Makamba contact web exceptionally complex
The web of people who came in contact with broadcaster and socialite Zororo Makamba, who succumbed to coronavirus yesterday, is difficult to trace after it emerged that he mingled with dozens of peopl...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CIO Boss Happyton Bonyongwe urged to write a book
Former Director General of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation Happyton Bonyongwe has been urged to write a tell all book that will expose the real story of Zimbabwe's history since his assu...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 12:02hrs | 3748 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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