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CCC struggling to raise candidate nomination fees
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) election preparations are in jeopardy as that party is failing to raise the gazetted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) nomination fees for its presidential, p...Published: 30 May 2023 at 11:50hrs | 1601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt failure to curb graft stalling development
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) leader Lovemore Moyo has accused government of failing to deal with corruption saying graft has hindered financing of development projects.Moyo ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:50hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacks voters roll inspection
Zanu-PF affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) has reportedly hijacked the voters roll inspection exercise by demanding proof of ruling party membership from those trying to check for their name...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths strategises ahead of elections
Zanu-PF Youth League Bulawayo is holding an inter-district meeting at Stanley Square as part of the party's efforts to drum up support for the party ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. Zan...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to establish weighbridges along highways
GOVERNMENT is installing weighbridges along major highways, mainly those leading to mining areas in a bid to curb continuous degradation of roads by heavy duty and overloaded trucks, a Cabinet ministe...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to visit Malawi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to embark on a three-day State Visit to Malawi on Wednesday to discuss matters of mutual interest between the two African countries.In a statement, Malawi's Min...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe backs Sudan peace efforts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has offered unwavering support to Sudan in an effort to attain a cessation of hostilities in the country.In a speech read on his behalf by acting Foreign Affairs Minister O...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 693 | by Jonathan Moyo
Who sent Mthuli Ncube to Zimbabwe?
Mthuli Ncube was the founder of the Barbican Bank, an elite institution that faced serious liquidity challenges, was involved in rampant fraudulent foreign exchange activities among other vices. After...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:58hrs | 1008 | by Sam Wezhira
Smelly Dube honoured on global stage
Gweru-based businesswoman and philanthropist, Dr Smelly Dube was among seven businesspeople from across the globe who were recently honoured at the 2023 Leaders Without Borders annual business summit ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:54hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: ZANU PF electorate protest
ZANU PF electorate in Maramba constituency, Mashonaland East recently protested against their provincial leadership which endorsed Tichaona Karimazondo who won in the ended chaotic primary elections....Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:02hrs | 1010 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa dumps Gladys Hlatshwayo
CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa has reportedly listed five women that he said must have automatic entry into the parliamentary race for Harare constituencies which he deems safe.According to the so...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:24hrs | 3296 | by Staff reporter
Bonface Mudzingwa favoured ahead of Shakemore Muzvidzwa in CCC race
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa is reportedly interfering with that party's candidate selection process and was recently in Bikita East constituency in support of aspiring c...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:24hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
CCC to reopen a local bank account
Following the closure of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Steward bank account, CCC has decided to reopen another account under an independent Bank Trust.According to a highly placed source...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:22hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF poll disputes turn nasty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's orders to Zanu-PF supporters to close ranks after divisive primary elections are being defied with evidence mounting of widening divisions over the ruling party's electi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean nightmare and tragic optimism of Mutambara
To mention Zimbabwe and the idea of a "dream" in the same sentence, as Professor Arthur Mutambara has done, is to be provocative and challenging.The provocation and the challenge come from the...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 71 | by William Jethro Mpofu
Guta RaMwari infighting continues
INFIGHTING within the Guta Ramwari Church which started after the death of its founder in 2003 resulting in the disintegration of the church into different factions continues with another split seemin...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:04hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo weds in South Africa
KING Mambo yesterday tied the knot with a South African, Queen Zandile Mhlambi, at a colourful ceremony held in the neighbouring country.In 2020, King Mambo married his then second wife, Queen...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:02hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Trouble brewing in Zululand
After riding out a succession storm which rocked the nation following the death of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini in 2021, serious trouble is brewing in South Africa's most powerful monarchy as new Zul...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:19hrs | 2009 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar collapse a harbinger of worse things to come
THE Zimdollar this week recorded its biggest single day drop off since its reintroduction in June 2019 of 26% to $1 888,01, against the United States dollar on the official market.On the paral...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:16hrs | 1348 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 809 | by Musa Kika
Bulawayo motorists threaten CBD parking boycott
BULAWAYO's business community and motorists say they will boycott parking in the central business district in protest over the new pricing system introduced by Tendy Three Investment (TTI) and the cit...Published: 26 May 2023 at 18:49hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son says 'It will be a big mistake to vote for Zanu-PF'
ZAPU leader, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, has criticised how Africa is divided, allowing imperial interests to divide the continent while misgovernance and abuse of human rights by post-independent governments...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
'People's fear to join politics has strengthened Zanu-PF'
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) officials say fear to join politics has strengthened Zanu-PF's political standing in Matabeleland, as fewer people are willing to confront its oppressive rule.Ad...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:53hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp gag order divides Zanu-PF
RULING Zanu-PF's security chief, Lovemore Matuke this week rebuffed reports that he has directed party organs to disband WhatsApp groups, which officials have claimed were dividing the party, but prov...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2105 | by Staff reporter
Manifestos and democracy in Zimbabwe
MACDONALD Lewanika (2019) in his doctoral thesis argued that contrary to popular opinion Zanu-PF is a learning organization, which has changed its electoral practices to suit different needs.M...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:38hrs | 232 | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo
Election buzz has not gripped Zimbabwe
ELECTION 2023, A FIRST IN 43 YEARS: As Zimbabwe holds a General Election in the Heroes & Defence Forces MonthWhen it comes to the meaning of things whose spiritual force can move mou...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:46hrs | 405 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimdollar in record crash
THE Zimbabwe dollar tumbled by nearly 26% on the official market on Tuesday, the biggest collapse in one day since the auction system was introduced three years ago, while a government inquiry accused...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Africa Day: Celebrating a Continent We Have Failed
Every year on May 25, African countries commemorate Africa Day, a day that celebrates the unity and pride of Africa. African countries come together to remember the fight and struggles of their forefa...Published: 24 May 2023 at 21:02hrs | 191 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Africa Day: Zimbabwe has achieved nothing
Zimbabwe has achieved nothing. That phrase may sting, but it is the heart-wrenching truth. As Africa Day approaches, there is no better time to reflect on the state of Zimbabwe and the current state o...Published: 24 May 2023 at 20:59hrs | 232 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Chamisa thrills the rural communities
Citizens Coalition for Changer leader, Nelson Chamisa on Sunday unexpectedly attended a rural ward meeting where the community was in the process of affirming its preferred representatives for parliam...Published: 24 May 2023 at 18:36hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
'Give us a chance to fix economic mess' cried Chamisa. Failed to fix political mess - THE critical first task
Nelson Chamisa is like Unoka, in Chinua Achebe's book Things Fall Apart. Unoka wanted a good harvest but would not put in the hard work to earn it. Chamisa wants to be president of Zimbabwe but will n...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:26hrs | 377 | by Wilbert Mukori
South Africa on the edge! National renewal needed urgently
WITH various leaders and commentators having suggested that things have gone horribly wrong in South Africa since Cyril Ramaphosa became president more than five years ago, to such an extent that the ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:18hrs | 484 | by Thandisizwe Mgudlwa
Zimbabwe has no leader - plain and simple!
Can anyone surely wake up in the morning, take a bath, don his suit, put on his scarf, and look himself in the mirror with a satisfied smile, calling himself a leader - when the country he leads goes ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 09:41hrs | 1663 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa cries for a chance to 'fix this mess'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has in his election campaign promised to fix economic problems currently bedevilling Zimbabwe, which has seen retail prices soaring and the lo...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1524 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials non-existent
ON his return from brief exile in South Africa on November 22, 2017 after the late former President Robert Mugabe had been deposed by his military chiefs in a coup, Emmerson Mnangagwa told Zanu-PF sup...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 340 | by Eddie Cross
Jonathan Moyo takes a dig at Chamisa
EXILED former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo has dismissed any chance of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa unseating Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa and declared Zimbabwe's wan...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 4959 | by Staff reporter
'Vote buying destroying Zanu PF'
The Zanu PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has admitted that some of its candidates splashed cash to win the party primary elections held in March this year.Addressing delegates...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa disappointed by some members of the business community
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is disappointed by some members of the business community whose conduct continues to frustrate Government efforts to stabilise the economy and the current wave of price increases o...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Crisis meetings as turmoil grips Zanu-PF province
ZANU-PF early this week dispatched two senior party officials to the Midlands to hold crisis meetings following political turmoil that has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province ahead of...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Duke Maplanka to stand as ZAPU UK Chairperson
First of all allow me to humbly express my gratitude for the nomination to represent our province as Chairperson. Our province is unique. Through history and time, seldom has there been a less...Published: 22 May 2023 at 14:03hrs | 1048 | by Duke Maplanka
Zimbabwe govt rapped over failure to respect the Constitution
LEGAL experts say Zimbabwe is one of the countries with a good Constitution, but suffering from constitutional disorder because of an authoritarian leadership which has no respect for the governance c...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Bosso executives survive vote of no confidence
HIGHLANDERS Football Club's executive survived a vote of no confidence after the auditors issued an adverse opinion on the club's financials which paints a bad picture of the institution.An ad...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
ZimEye slapped with lawsuit over Qoki ZiNdlovukazi stories
Qoki ZiNdlovukazi Investments has instituted legal action against online publication ZimEye for allegedly writing falsehoods against the organization and claiming that the organization had one Directo...Published: 21 May 2023 at 17:51hrs | 951 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mutambara roasts Mnangagwa govt
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as incompetent, corrupt, authoritarian and directionless.Mutambara made the claims in his ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe foundries require US$50m for retooling
The Zimbabwe Institute of Foundries (ZIF) says the sector requires about US$50 million for retooling of the existing foundries dotted around the country.Foundries are facilities that produce m...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga scouts for international partnership
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, has taken the country's quest to build an efficient and resilient health system to international health funde...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:04hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga promised swimming pools, but Mbare residents swim in sewage
OVERCROWDING, poor water reticulation, obsolete sewer systems, uncollected refuse and old inhabitable homes is the story of Mbare.It is also the story of Matapi Flats in the same suburb, built...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:14hrs | 84 | by Tatenda Manyinyire
I'm grateful to have been born and bred in Rhodesia!
Ever since I started writing current affairs and social justice newspaper articles in 1989, at the age of 16 years, this is probably the most painful, frank and heartfelt piece I have ever authored....Published: 19 May 2023 at 14:04hrs | 1239 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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