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Zimbabwe capital markets conferences set for SA
FINANCIAL Markets Indaba (FMI), in partnership with the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) is set to co-host two Zimbabwe capital markets conferences in South Africa next month, NewsDay Business can...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere tells Mnangagwa that insults won't shake off US sanctions
Former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has issued a challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urging him to transparently address his human rights and corruption allegations, which prompted the U...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:31hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
FRANCESCO MARCONATI FILES: Unveiling the dark trail of violence and plunder at Queens Mine
Francesco Marconati, a self-styled Italian Mafia boss, has become a notorious name associated with Queens Mine, where his malevolent actions have left an indelible mark on the lives of those who have ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 11:45hrs | 1047 | by George Tshuma
WATCH: Egodini Taxi Rank - The Heartbeat of Bulawayo
Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe, is a vibrant metropolis with a very rich cultural and historical heritage. At the heart of this bustling city lies the iconic Egodini Taxi Rank, formerly...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 11:50hrs | 7066 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
American economist wants Professor Mthuli Ncube to resign
American economist Steve Hanke has called for Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to step down and acknowledge his failure in addressing Zimbabwe's economic woes.Hanke's remarks come in light of Zim...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 2290 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Charamba sings rare praises for Jonathan Moyo
In an unexpected turn of events, Zimbabwe's Presidential Spokesperson, George Charamba, took to Twitter to express his admiration for the former Minister of Information and Publicity in Zimbabwe, Prof...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 15:07hrs | 2944 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Bulawayo Council revamps CBD roads
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on a road rehabilitation exercise targeting major roads in the city centre.The roads rehabilitation is part of a number of key projects the local a...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:51hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Zinara tightens screws on road contractors
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has tightened its screws on companies contracted by the government to rehabilitate national roads after some companies were blamed for substandard wo...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:13hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MPs' Supreme Court appeal trashed
Recalled legislators and senators from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) must once again submit their appeal to the Supreme Court, marking the third attempt, as their recent application was dism...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:45hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'offered third term in office'
A Zanu-PF lawmaker on Wednesday said Zanu-PF had "offered" President Emmerson Mnangagwa a third term in office after several party officials chanted a slogan that the 81-year-old "will still be ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 16:54hrs | 3290 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council embarks on road improvement project
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on road improvement works around the city, a development that will enhance the state of roads in the Central Business District (CBD).Residents and stak...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:27hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
FlyNamibia to launch direct flights to Victoria Falls
FlyNamibia is gearing up to commence flights between Windhoek and Victoria Falls in April, marking a significant milestone in Zimbabwe's regional network expansion strategy. The announcement was deliv...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 14:00hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Luveve Road rehab nears completion
REHABILITATION works along Bulawayo's Luveve Road are progressing well with the local authority saying they are now 85 percent towards completion with over US$700 000 having been used to date....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Botswana opposition slams electoral body for benchmarking in Zimbabwe
Botswana's coalition of opposition parties has slammed the country's electoral body for traveling to Zimbabwe to benchmark its election procedures — the process by which the performance of a system ...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:09hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Call to scrap import duty, VAT on condoms
MORE than 455 million condoms have been distributed in Zimbabwe during the past five years amid calls for the removal of import duty and VAT to make condoms more accessible and less costly.Acc...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo targets private companies for tar-making plant
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to allow management to negotiate with possible private partners to purchase a batching plant to rehabilitate roads amid concerns that the network has deter...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:34hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Intimidation, harassment galore in Seke by-election
AS widely expected the ruling Zanu-PF swept all the six parliamentary by-elections held on February 3, gaining what critics claim is its much sought-after two-thirds majority in the National Assembly....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Europe extends Zimbabwe sanctions
THE European Union (EU) has renewed its restrictions on Zimbabwe dealing a major blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration's re-engagement bid.According to a statement issued...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:13hrs | 1880 | by Staff reporter
Mahere has resigned as CCC MP, jumped before she was pushed. Madam, spare us the sauce!
If anyone thought there was peace and quiet in the country's main opposition party after Nelson Chamisa abandoned MDC A to form the new political party CCC, they were wrong. The period from the launch...Published: 28 Jan 2024 at 11:08hrs | 2392 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa to operationalise the 'Democratic Alternative in Zimbabwe'?
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has made a dramatic exit from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), the party he founded a year ago as a successor to the once-powerful MDC. Chamisa's decision come...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 21:17hrs | 2386 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe arrears clearance, debt resolution talks resume
THE next round of high-level talks on Zimbabwe's arrears clearance and debt resolution process will be held next month, marking yet another pivotal moment in the country's quest to clear its internati...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi threatens blitz on 'foreign' teachers
The secessionist political party, Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), has issued a threat to escalate its campaign against teachers from outside the Matebeleland region. MRP President Mqondisi Moyo, marki...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:59hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
ZWL$12b windfall for Bulawayo roads
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is set to receive a ZWL$12 billion windfall from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for road rehabilitation.According to latest council minutes, Zi...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:38hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Fencorp Global praises historical partnership between Somaliland and Ethiopia
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, His Excellency Abiy Ahmed Ali, and the President of Somaliland, His Excellency Muse Bihi Abdi, have signed a historic memorandum of agreement and partnership. Under the...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 14:20hrs | 446 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Push to identify Gukaruhundi victims' mass graves
Ibhetshu LikaZulu, a Matebeleland-based human rights' watchdog, has sent an SOS for funds needed for installation of memoralisation plaques at unmarked mass graves where Gukurahundi victims are ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:02hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Minerals, tobacco dominate Zimbabwe's export list
In the third quarter of the year, Zimbabwe's export landscape continued to be dominated by raw minerals and tobacco, as outlined in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) third-quarter report.Ac...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:09hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
220,000 Zimbabweans troop back home for Christmas
MORE than 220 000 people flocked into Zimbabwe over the last week for the festive season, marking a significant surge in arrivals compared to last year when the Government started easing stringent ent...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Somaliland Strikes Gold: Unleashing energy and mineral riches for economic boom
In a groundbreaking press statement released by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Republic of Somaliland, H.E Abdillahi Farah Abdi unveiled ambitious plans for the nation's economic transform...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 10:05hrs | 4307 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Statement to mark the 2nd anniversary of the launch of the Freedom Alliance
The launch of Freedom Alliance on 18th December 2021 symbolised a renewed determination by our oppressed people in their heroic struggle for self-determination and human dignity. This is a con...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 16:45hrs | 190 | by Dr Samukele Hadebe
Zimbabwe, SA border chiefs meet in wake of undocumented children row
Co-operation and relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe is critical in resolving challenges shared at the border by the two countries.These were the words by Border Management Authority (...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:13hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs wants to bring spouses to hotel stays during parliament business trips
Members of Parliament (MPs) are urging the government to compare their compensation with that of neighboring South Africa. Additionally, they are requesting permission to bring their spouses to offici...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:54hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return imminent?
ZIMBABWE is poised for a historic return to the Commonwealth early next year, before the group convenes its biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled for October in Samoa....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:43hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi whitewashing hearings begin
PUBLIC hearings to document and resolve civil disturbances that transpired in some parts of the country in the 1980s are set to begin early next year, marking the commencement of a historically signif...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:43hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs press Mthuli Ncube to raise their salaries
Zanu-PF MPs pressed finance minister Mthuli Ncube to raise their salaries and commit to give them houses and Toyota Land Cruisers before passing his budget on Thursday.Comparing themselves to ...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 17:38hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Bus Terminus Phase 1A finally opens
The much-anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus is finally set to open its doors for commuter omnibuses and informal traders on Friday, marking the completion of Phase 1A of the multimillion-dollar project....Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 09:58hrs | 2307 | by Staff Reporter
NetOne undertaking a network upgrade
TELECOMMUNICATIONS company NetOne Cellular Pvt Ltd is undertaking a network upgrade aimed at consistently delivering exceptional service.In a statement, the company said it is steadfast in its...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:35hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Historic Agreement Facilitates Passport-Free Travel Between Zimbabwe and Botswana
In a groundbreaking development, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a transformative agreement that allows citizens of Zimbabwe and Botswana to tr...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 17:00hrs | 1874 | by Staff Reporter
Teenage Hadebe to leave US Major League Soccer
ZIMBABWE soccer international Teenage Hadebe has disclosed that he is leaving US Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo whom he has been with since 2021.The former Bantu Rovers, Chicken Inn, ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:19hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults girlfriend and her mother
In a shocking incident that has left a family in distress, a 26-year-old man from Filabusi, Mabuze Village, allegedly sneaked into his girlfriend's home, assaulted her and her mother, who had tried to...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:51hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
SADC PF reappoints Secretary General
The 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum has endorsed the reappointment of the Forum's Secretary General, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, for a second five-year term.Delegates to t...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:21hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar maintains stable range on RBZ Auction, parallel market
The Zimbabwean dollar has maintained a stable range on both the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction and the parallel market platforms in recent weeks, according to a trading update...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash overturns loss into profit
EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (EHZL), a FINTECH company, successfully transformed its financial performance, turning a loss into a profit of ZWL$130.19 million after tax for the half-year ending A...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
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 | 383 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells prison officers to uphold human rights
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged newly graduated prison officers to maintain discipline and uphold human rights principles in their interactions with inmates. Speaking at the graduation ceremony...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:42hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits, Double candidates fielded for by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crisis that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nominati...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats is cutting spending on its US$1.8bn projects
The decline in global platinum prices is compelling Impala Platinum to reduce its planned expenditures across its operations, including Zimplats, which is expected to negatively impact local suppliers...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 08:22hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry begs Treasury for infrastructure development
Sports Arts and Culture Minister, Kirsty Coventry, made a plea to the treasury for funding to address the dire state of sports infrastructure, implicitly urging the government to invest in sports....Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:43hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Brito's selection cast doubts on the Warriors ambitions
THE decision by interim coach, Baltemar Brito to include untested and largely inactive foreign-based youngsters for the crucial 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria in Kigali this...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:38hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chevrons humiliated by Namibia
The national cricket team faced a devastating series defeat against underdog Namibia, losing the fifth and final T20 International by eight runs while chasing a modest target of 102 at the United Spor...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:31hrs | 46 | by Staff reporte
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