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Police, courts corrupt, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country's institutions such as police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the judiciary are so corrupt so much that it is a herculean task to fight ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Why Mthuli Ncube's new currency is likely to be doomed
THE announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of his intention to introduce "a new, fully-fledged currency" in 12 months piqued the interest of the general public in Zimbabwe.It comes soon...Published: 5 hrs ago | 188 | by Martin Tarusenga
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2808 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Drop sanctions' said Washington experts - burning tyres producing lots of obnoxious smoke but little heat and no light
"Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and mus...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:44hrs | 654 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa has failed to revive economy and Gono to take over in 2020 - he too will fail, guaranteed
Zanu-PF hardliners are in panic mode and for good reasons, the economic meltdown is in overdrive! The country's de fact local currency the Real Time Gross Settlement Dollar (RTGS$) has been losing mor...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:04hrs | 5817 | by Wilbert Mukori
Washington experts call for end to Zimbabwe sanctions
Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and must...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2498 | by VOA
Chiwenga wants Gono to replace Mnangagwa?
Reports emanating from Harare indicate that Vice President Constantino Nyikadzino Dominic Guvheya Chiwenga is in favour of former Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono to take over as the President of ZAN...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 17:00hrs | 45757 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's MDC unhappy with IMF assisting Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai, which brought unprecedented destruction as incessant rain and gusty winds caused catastrophic damage, has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree to deepen the Fund's eng...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:58hrs | 4001 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says corruption stinks, state institutions need cleansing
ZIMBABWEANS should untiringly fight corruption as it is currently deep-seated in most State institutions such as the police, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Judiciary, President Emmerson ...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:06hrs | 1801 | by Staff Reporter
Is Mnangagwa a sellout?
As expected varakashi Completely miss Julius Malema's point regarding the so called compensation of white farmers (what else can you expect from bootlickers).To put it simple this is is Malema...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 14:33hrs | 3605 | by Tichaona Nzekete
Mugabe in court
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairman Albert Mugabe has appeared in court on allegations of authorising and tendering false letters of undertaking to set off a mortgage ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:09hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Britain to impose new sanctions on Zimbabwe after Brexit
Britain is ready to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe when it leaves the European Union.In readiness for its exit from the EU, which now appears to have been pushed back until October, Britain has ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 17:16hrs | 9298 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe's path to prosperity
ON April 3, I gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa a letter from my government conveying the heartfelt sympathy of the American people for the lives lost in Cyclone Idai. I also announced that the Americ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:51hrs | 1253 | by Brian Nichols
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption campaign insincere
THE failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to tackle high-level corruption-which has contributed immensely to economic decay-has raised serious questions about his sincerity to fight the...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:49hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Massive retrenchments loom as Zimbabwe economy slows down
HUNDREDS of formal jobs are on the line in the economy as various businesses grapple with the realities of hyperinflation and exchange rate-induced losses. The market has witnessed massive price hikes...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 09:14hrs | 4206 | by Victor Bhoroma
Death threats against top Zimbabwean journalist feature in Ace Magashule book 'Gangster State'
The Weekly's most significant media battle occurred much earlier, however. In 2011, Zimbabwean-born journalist- turned-media entrepreneur Basildon Peta launched the now-defunct Free State Times....Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2037 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns over wild interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has warned domestic banks against arbitrary hikes of lending rates and called for a fine balancing act in dealing with cost and inflationary pressures to avoid tippi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army Generals read riot act to Mnangagwa, as he privately offers to resign as President
The game is all but over for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's young presidency, as hardline army generals are reportedly said to have read the riot act to him, over a sheaf of serious issues caused by h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 24673 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
China pledges to fund Zimbabwe's road, rail network
Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun yesterday pledged to assist Zimbabwe access funding for infrastructure development from the $60 billion pledged by his country to assist African nations las...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:36hrs | 339 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions lies exposed
Standard Chartered Bank has been fined US$18 million for violating the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) sanctions on Zimbabwe in a development that ...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
ZPC gets licence for Bulawayo Power Station, residents to take legal action
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has issued a licence to the Bulawayo Power Company for the Bulawayo Power Station. In December last year, ZERA announced in a public notice that it had...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Warriors make preparations for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
As the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) loom large, Zimba...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 16:33hrs | 3169 | by Staff Writer
New online trends
VR and AR have been on the headlines for a while. Voice shopping is expected to be one of the biggest trends in 2019. Everything that looked trendy in 2018 will either continue to trend in 2019 or exi...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:21hrs | 523 | by Staff Writer
Chitando sucked into $111m Hwange scam
Hwange Colliery in 2016 lost a $111 million loan from government to fund its revival due to mismanagement, reckless trading and money laundering which has sucked in Mines minister Winston Chitando, an...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:33hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
PSMAS under probe
MR Tabani Mpofu - a renowned lawyer who leads the crack unit - confirmed the probe. He said: "We have received complaints of corruption allegations against PSMAS. We have referred the matter t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:35hrs | 1891 | by Staff reporter
$8 million loan guarantee for tertiary students
Government has set aside $8 million as collateral for the release of more than $60 million pledged as student loans by various financial institutions.Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up looms at NSSA
A major shake-up is expected at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) after a recent audit unearthed shocking corporate governance irregularities, it has been learnt.Public Service, La...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual Zimbabwe may retrench 10% of its staff
Old Mutual Zimbabwe may shed 10% of its workforce in an effort to resize the business.In an email to employees, seen by Fin24, Old Mutual Zimbabwe said it is offering a retrenchment package to...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:47hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to flesh out compensation plan for white farmers ahead of US trip
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is travelling to the United States next week, but before then he will announce that the government is ready to pay out $53 million compensation to former white land owner...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:32hrs | 3710 | by ZimLive
Way forward on Zimbabwe situation
Zimbabwe to go forward we need to adhere to our "Constitution". We need press freedom, freedom of speech, rule of law (all citizens to respect rule of law without political affiliation), transparency,...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:34hrs | 1803 | by Enos Denhere
'Mnangagwa govt's dodgy multi-billion dollar deals illegal'
FORMER finance minister Tendai Biti has condemned the majority of deals signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing them as unconstitutional and void as they were not approved by parliament in ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:02hrs | 2021 | by Staff reporter
How did Zimbabwe end up with such toxic debts?
What I witnessed last Saturday at Zimbabwe's biggest hospital, Parirenyatwa, got me thinking.In the casualty unit, there was no doctor attending to patients from 5.30pm to 9pm. I saw patients ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 616 | by Editorial _ The Independent
Women political aspirants should change strategy
WOMEN who want to run for political office in 2023 should change strategy if they are to win more votes than men, a government official said yesterday.Midlands provincial development officer i...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube gets tough on domestic debt
The era of reckless spending by line ministries and public entities is over as Government has started operationalising the Public Debt Management Regulations, 2019 that are meant to curb the country's...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeking R9 billion for local industry from SA
Government is seeking R9 billion (about US$635,8 million) loan or bond from the South African private sector, in a bid to capacitate the local industry, which is struggling to ramp up production due t...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Mutumwa Paul Mwazha visits Domboshava
Mutumwa Ernest Paul Mwazha weAfrica last visited Domboshava a couple of years ago and blessed many people. We remember some police officers who were manning a police post at the Showgrounds came to gr...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 14:22hrs | 2160 | by Rev Wilson Rutsate
Botswana, SA demand bail out security from Zimbabwe
The government's increasingly desperate quest to secure critically-needed bailout packages has hit fresh snags, with neighbouring South Africa and Botswana demanding hefty guarantees for their loans d...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 3479 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the ZAMCO business model
There has been a lot of talk about the Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco) lately, particularly after the appearance of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mangudya, before the Parliamen...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 505 | by Vince Musewe
Supa Mandiwanzira acquitted
Former Minister Supa Mandiwanzira heaved a sigh of relief yesterday after the High Court acquitted him on one of the criminal abuse of office charges involving a $218 million auditing contract signed ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banks ask RBZ to lift interest-rate cap
Zimbabwe's lenders, which include units of Standard Bank Group and Ecobank, appealed to the central bank to raise interest rates that have been capped at 12% for the past two years, saying this would ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 20:22hrs | 1537 | by Bloomberg
Why Xenophobia attacks in South Africa always happens during election time?
Unity stands for peace in the presence of conflict, love in the presence of hatred, and forgiveness in the presence of injury. Unity stands for peace in our lifetime, harmony /agreement, freedom, happ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:28hrs | 2638 | by Enos Denhere
Warriors ramp up Arsenal star chase
The Warriors technical team have ramped up their pursuit of Arsenal striker Riess Nelson with a view of taking him to the Africa Cup of Nations finals.Armed with a ticket to the finals of the ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 2664 | by Staff reporter
Property Rights in Zimbabwe were destroyed by ZANU PF to enable the destruction of human rights.
Someone once said the following story. "There were baboons that used to steal maize meal and other crops from a farmers fields. The farmer was a vegan and conservationist, as such he didn'...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 15:14hrs | 955 | by Thabo Makuyana
Zidera: Is Zimbabwe under sanctions or not?
Zimbabwe faces Zidera which was signed by US president George W. Bush into law in December 2001, allegedly to promote democracy and economic recovery in Zimbabwe.The question which arises of c...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 12:20hrs | 1883 | by Colls Ndlovu
Parly committee urges transparency on debt
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Finance and Budget, Felix Mhona, has called for transparency and accountability on the country's contracting of debts to avoid overburdening fut...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:44hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is not poor'
ZIMBABWE will not take the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) route as it still has economic indicators that do not qualify it into the grouping, an official in the Ministry of Finance and Economic ...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:46hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Van Hoogstraten shakes CFI
Business tycoon Nicholas Van Hoogstraten through one of his investment vehicles, has moved to increase shareholding in Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) suspended agro-industrial group CFI Holdings under ...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 09:54hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warned
The government should expedite payment of its external debt owed to the World Bank, AfDB and other multilateral lenders or face further economic decline, a leading expert has said. Stephen Cha...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:30hrs | 12953 | by Staff reporter
Bukhosi to miss Bosso's curtain raiser
HIGHLANDERS' new signing, Bukhosi Sibanda, is unlikely to feature in Highlanders' first game of the season against Black Rhinos at the National Sports Stadium tomorrow as he is still recovering after ...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:15hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
NMB founder contests High Court ruling
NMB Bank founder Julius Makoni's loan dispute with his former bank is far from over as the banker-turned clergyman approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court ruling compelling him to pay ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:34hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
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