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Mystery of Kuda Tagwirei's assets in Zimbabwe revival plan
In December, the government of Zimbabwe announced a multibillion-dollar project called Kuvimba Mining House Ltd. that would hold some of the nation's most valuable gold, platinum, chrome and nickel mi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 4525 | by Staff reporter
Youth Perception on Implications of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No2 on elections now and the future.
Zanu pf Youths are totally happy on Constitutional Amendment Bill number 2, while MDC Alliance Youth are totally against the Amendment Bill number 2 for they say they create a one party state in Zimba...Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:20hrs | 539 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle over school
THOUSANDS of pupils at Southlea Park, a community primary school in Harare South, face a bleak future after a controversial decision by a dodgy consortium to turn the learning centre in the low-income...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 4243 | by Staff reporter
MRP leaders says his party is under siege
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo has become one of the most controversial politicians in Matabeleland, leading a secessionist movement that has been in the cross hairs of government...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:16hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Moyo fears for his life
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo says state-sponsored persecution has inspired him to cause government sleepless nights as he described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as worse than th...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
Lithium exploration in Fort Rixon excites Govt
LITHIUM exploration underway at Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South is set to heighten Government's measures of using the mining sector as leverage to reach its target of a US$12 billion economy in the ext...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
90% of Zimbabwe's forex in formal market
ABOUT 90 percent of the country's foreign currency is now circulating in the formal market thereby stabilising the exchange rate and stimulating economic growth, Finance and Economic Development Minis...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:09hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
'MDC-T a Zanu-PF surrogate,' says Chamisa aligned MDC veterans
MEMBERS of the MDC Veterans Activists Association (VAA) have joined civil society organisations and opposition parties in condemning the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T for supporting Zanu-PF in passing th...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:09hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
No one will whip anyone's behind
AS a matter of principle and decency, the Bishop, as a man of the cloth, usually doesn't obsess about individuals as much as he fetishes discussing issues of substance affecting our community and civi...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 163 | by Bishop L
President Mnangagwa makes history as Chief Justice Malaba is saved by the bell
The present Constitution of Zimbabwe became fully operational on the 22nd August, 2013, having been assented to on the 22nd May, 2013, by the President as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2...Published: 09 May 2021 at 00:31hrs | 2080 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Lawyers dig in to fight Mnangagwa
AS the government moved today to gazette controversial constitutional amendments to help President Emmerson Mnangagwa consolidate power as part of his 2023 re-election bid, agitated lawyers are diggin...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:54hrs | 2877 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba's tenure set to be extended next week
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba is on course to remaining in office beyond 15 May (next Saturday) when his tenure ends by operation of law following the passing of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:54hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces massive land shortage
BULAWAYO requires as much as 27 000 hectares of land within and outside its boundaries to meet the needs of residents and industry under a development strategy running until 2034.Only 12 350 h...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:52hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Loan guarantee beneficiary denies Zanu-PF crony links
LUXAFLOR Roses, the company which got a US$750 000 bank loan guarantee from government that has raised eyebrows, says it does not have any link with Zanu-PF, despite its manager having previously expr...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:51hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo warms up to Covid-19 vaccination
BULAWAYO residents have warmed up to the Covid-19 vaccination drive amid revelations by health officials that as many as 2 000 people are coming forward on a daily basis for inoculation compared to on...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:50hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF Amendments will lead another coup d'état' - some Professor, doesn't even know what led to 2017 coup
For a University graduate much more a University Professor of a highly acclaimed institution like University of Oxford, UK; one would expect Arthur Mutambara to have common sense and thus say somethin...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:23hrs | 809 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF rewards Chamisa's ex-ally with NPRC post?
FORMER MDC-T vice president Obert Gutu, who joined Zanu-PF last month, has been appointed as a commissioner in the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) alongside five others.The...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Airstrip rehabilitation to boost Binga tourism
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating Binga airstrip and others countrywide, a move aimed at improving accessibility, especially in tourism areas so that they contribute to the national economy. ...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:03hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Town Clerk wants to be called Retired Major
AN error by the Bulawayo City Council recorders has revealed disagreements between Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube and councillors on his request to be referred to as a Retired Major. It has em...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:03hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
151 children, 16 wives, still counting
Mbire man, Misheck Nyandoro, has fathered 151 children with 16 wives and he is still counting. "Mine is a project. This polygamy is a project that I have undertaken since 1983 and will end wit...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa swears in Gut and NPRC commissioners
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped a busy day by swearing in six new commissioners to the Zimbabwe Peace and Reconciliation Commission (ZPRC) at the State House.The six commissioners, who ar...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
2nd Amendment now part of Constitution?
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe came into force yesterday following the required assent by more than two thirds of the National Assembly, two thirds of the Senate and the consent ...Published: 08 May 2021 at 07:59hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Matutu, Bredenkamp's son in turf war over mining grant
AN investment vehicle fronted by former Zanu-PF youth leader Lewis Matutu is locked in a turf war with Gavin Bredenkamp after it was allocated a 450 hectares mining grant on the latter's Thetford Esta...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1115 | by Staff reporter
CSC in bid to recoup US$34m debt
COLD Storage Company (CSC) corporate rescue manager Vonani Majoko is planning to institute legal action against the parastatal's debtors to recoup an estimated US$34 million owed it by mostly Zanu-PF ...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon is over: Zacc warns bigwigs
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 32 dockets to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), nine of which are high-profile, as the dragnet closes in on senior government, poli...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 2148 | by Staff reporter
Zimra workers in $50m VAT fraud
FOUR Zimra employees allegedly defrauded the authority of almost $50 million by reactivating four dormant companies in the Zimra systems and then claiming large VAT refunds, taking advantage of Zimra'...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:24hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is a lousy politician and communicator'
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa who came to power in November 2017 has done a good job in transforming the country's economy in the past three-and-a-half years but the world does not know this b...Published: 06 May 2021 at 10:00hrs | 3907 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers mass elephant killing
Zimbabwe is considering the mass killing of elephants, known as culling, for the first time since 1988 to reduce the 100 000-strong population of the animals.The government of Zimbabwe, which ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 09:50hrs | 1954 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean youths urged to apply for land
ZIMBABWEAN youths have been challenged to be proactive and apply for land at relevant offices in their respective districts and provinces to be placed on the waiting list. Youths have been voc...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:26hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
NRZ working to modernise operations
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman, Advocate Martin Dinha, says the company is working towards transforming its operations into a modern and world-class service that caters for both inter an...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:06hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gay denied asylum in SA
A REPORT released recently by several civil society organisations has found evidence that LGBT refugees are being denied asylum in South Africa despite being "eligible for protection under internation...Published: 05 May 2021 at 15:04hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
UK sanctions scuttle ambulances export to Zimbabwe
CONTRARY to Western propaganda that sanctions do not affect ordinary Zimbabweans, a United Kingdom-based businessman was barred from purchasing medical equipment at an auction because of the punitive ...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | 3083 | by Staff reporter
11 Mwonzora senators vote with Zanu-PF
Zimbabwe's Senate approved a constitutional amendment bill on Tuesday removing a clause in the constitution on electing vice presidents, a move which the opposition says is intended by President Emmer...Published: 04 May 2021 at 21:40hrs | 2293 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe diaspora remittances overtake foreign aid'
Diaspora remittances have overtaken foreign aid, as Zimbabweans abroad sent home over US$1 billion in 2020, the highest ever contribution made to the local economy, Finance and Economic Development Mi...Published: 04 May 2021 at 08:04hrs | 2513 | by Staff reporter
'Constitution Amendment Bill benefits outweigh negatives'
The MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora claimed it had to support the Constitutional Amendment (No.2) Bill as rejecting it would have meant discarding other clauses such as devolution, the women's and youth...Published: 04 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Bill Gates divorces Melinda
Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.In i...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:28hrs | 4334 | by AP
Arrest Zinara looters, says Parly
PARLIAMENT'S Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered law enforcement agents to arrest chefs implicated in the looting of Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara)'s funds, running into millio...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Government starts issuing birth certificates for children born during lockdown
GOVERNMENT has started issuing birth certificates to children who were born during the Covid-19-induced lockdown and had not been captured in the national registry following the suspension of the serv...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:21hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Council workers in bribes-for-stalls storm
GWERU City Council (GCC) employees in the Housing and Community Services department are allegedly demanding US$150 bribe from vendors desperate for stalls at the refurbished Kudzanayi long-distance bu...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:20hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Cold spell expected to continue in some areas
THE cold spell that was experienced during the past few days was caused by rainfall patterns in Botswana which came through Matabeleland and spread to different parts of the country. Temperatu...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Gugulethu Moyo is accuses Jewish museum of racism and sexism
Zimbabwean lawyer Gugulethu Moyo has abruptly resigned from her job as executive director of the Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States, citing racism ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:33hrs | 2245 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora counters President Mnangagwa
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora, accused of aiding and abetting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's power consolidation scheme, his one-party state project and the controversial plan to extend Chief Justice ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 6907 | by Staff reporter
Workers bemoan worsening poverty on Mnangagwa's watch
AHEAD of the 2021 Workers' Day commemorations, The NewsHawks (NH) caught up with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions president, Peter Mutasa (PM), for an interview to mark the 2021 International Wor...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:29hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Here is what MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora said in senate
THANK you very much Mr President Sir, I will just make brief comments before I go to the very new thing. Of course, in the absence of a clear 50-50 provision, an extension of the women's quota is the ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:28hrs | 2021 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Mr Breeze back with new album
South Africa-based musician, Zenzo Bhekimpilo "Mr Breeze" Siziba who is known for songs, Umendo Unzima and Ntombana is preparing to release his 12th album this month. Mr Breeze said the album ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:17hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Police bust number plates gang
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men who were allegedly part of a gang that stole number plates from cars around the city and affixed them onto their Honda Fit before committing crimes. Bu...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa thinks Zimbabwe economy is showing rapid growth
Zimbabwe is on a path to rapid socio-economic growth driven mainly by measures put in place to boost production, which has risen remarkably across various sectors of the economy in the last few months...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Ralph Mguni: my Mentor, my Teacher
His proud self is still intact. He has never been different at any time and space. We should accept that the Nguni people are known for their high self-esteem are a proud people. In the interview he m...Published: 02 May 2021 at 17:13hrs | 1242 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mwonzora's MDC-T revisits Zanu-PF sponsored bill
UNDER FIRE MDC-T says it will next week conduct a cost benefit analysis of the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 which party MPs have endorsed.The Douglas Mwonzora led oppos...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:44hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora could be digging his own grave
Douglas Mwonzora's support for controversial amendments to the constitution is a mistake that could destroy his political career because the changes to the supreme law are not popular among the electo...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:36hrs | 2500 | by Staff reporter
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