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Mnangagwa, Chiwenga in fierce battle to control Masvingo provinces
"Ladies and gentlemen the situation in our country has reached another level…," said the late army General Sibusiso Moyo while addressing the nation during the November 2017 sanitized coup whi...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1971 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean diamonds producer expands into Botswana
VAST Resources says its acquisition of Gem Diamonds Botswana (GDB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of London headquartered Gem Diamonds, aligns with its longer-term strategy to "maximise and crystallise" t...Published: 15 hrs ago | 687 | by Staff reporter
Villagers make way for billion dollar Chinese project
"Instead of joy and fulfilment, the fortunes sitting in the bowels of our fathers' land have brought misfortunes upon us," 78-year-old Chokutaura Chananda said ruefully.Chananda is among hundr...Published: 15 hrs ago | 556 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini residents fret over illegal miners
Illegal mining activities in Matabeleland South's Esigodini area have led to an increase in gender-based violence cases and a child pregnancy, a local non-governmental organisation says.The Bu...Published: 15 hrs ago | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anti-sanctions fight reaches UN HQ
SCORES of people, led by anti-imperialist group December 12 (D12) Movement yesterday picketed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States of America, calling for the removal of illeg...Published: 16 hrs ago | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zera probe unearths fuel scam
AN investigation by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has unearthed "massive abuse" of the Zimbabwean dollar fuel facility by oil marketers that insist on US dollar payments despite acce...Published: 16 hrs ago | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$1,3bn in forex leaks
ABOUT US$1,3 billion is being siphoned out of the country every year and the proceeds are benefitting countries that ironically accuse Government of corruption.This was revealed by the Zimbabw...Published: 16 hrs ago | 186 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's fake mega-deals raised false hopes
IN the run-up to the 30 July 2018 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly claimed that Zimbabwe had attracted investment commitments amounting to over US$16 billion since he took over power...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs up in arms with Zimplats over shares
CHIEFS in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Chegutu and Zvimba are up in arms over platinum miner Zimplats' failure to allot the 10% community shares agreed to in 2011.The chiefs are also disgruntled that the c...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T elects female deputy mayor
THE Municipality of Chegutu Friday underwent rituals to formalise the nomination and appointment of Ward 6 councillor, Dadirai Guyo as the town's new deputy mayor.Guyo becomes the first female...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:32hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner dies after falling into mine shaft
A GOLD panner died after he fell into a 20-metre-deep mine shaft in Umzingwane while illegally prospecting for gold. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mange...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:25hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses Nduna's attempts to grab gold mine
HIGH Court judge Justice David Mangota has dismissed an application by Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna in which he sought to be declared the lawful owner of Danly Mine.The lawmaker had sued RioZi...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:48hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of abetting 'new colonialism'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was accused of abetting a "new colonialism" by the MDC Alliance on Thursday over reports that Chinese miners are evicting entire villages in Mutoko and Uzumba in search of...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:47hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
'Schools operating with skeleton staff'
MEMBERS of Parliament have revealed that several primary schools are operating with only a single teacher covering all grades in some instances, making it difficult for examination classes to prepare ...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:24hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into mine dispute
THE names of Zimbabwe's late strongman Robert Mugabe and his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) have been dragged into a blazing dispute over Ran Gold Mine, a Mashonaland Central domic...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Explosive dossier exposes Chiadzwa gems tax sleaze
A whistleblower has submitted an explosive dossier to the Zimbabwe revenue Authority (Zimra) providing insight into how diamond mining firms in the Chiadzwa diamond fields in Manicaland, evaded tax ob...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Ambassador Matemadanda presents his credentials to the Mozambican president
On Thursday 16th September 2021, comrade Victor Matemadanda presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellence president of Mozambique, accrediting him as Zimbabwe's Ambassador to the Nation of Mozam...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 16:15hrs | 1384 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Pastor survives an arson attack
Villagers from Enaleni area in Bubi ward 1 were left shell shocked after unknown assailants petrol bombed a local pastor's house.The pastor, Ephraim Ndlovu who is also the Habakkuk Trust Commu...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 12:12hrs | 1859 | by Stephen Jakes
Govt, civil servants showdown looms
A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its restive workers after the Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday announced that all civil servants who have not been vaccinated shall not be all...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner brings life to Bindura
FOR 27 years, the residents of Simona struggled to access medical facilities and markets for their farm produce in nearby Bindura due to the appalling state of the roads.But in just two months...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
'Grab business opportunities availed by Second Republic'
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has challenged Zimbabweans to grab opportunities availed by the Second Republic and venture into businesses that will help develop the country. Speaking at t...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:53hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Abuse of authority by parliamentary committees
A number of small scale miners and big mining companies have complained about the total fragrant abuse of power and office by the chairman of the Parliamentary mining committee MR Edmund Mukaratigwa w...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 814 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe ranked among high-risk money laundering countries
RELEASED on September 13, 2021, the 10th Basel anti-money laundering index showed Zimbabwe scored 6,78 out of 10 (where 10 indicates the highest risk level) and has landed in the top 12 of the unenvia...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:49hrs | 452 | by Prosper S Maguchu
Chinese miner pegs whole village
VILLAGERS in Uzumba, Mashonaland East province, are up in arms against a Chinese company, Heijin Mining, whose black granite mining claim covers the entire village.This was revealed in a lette...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
Consider local firms for road project
WHILE we are preoccupied with the noise from the political parties as 2023 nears, the Chinese are quietly tightening their grip on Zimbabwe by grabbing mining claims and every mountain to extract blac...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 164 | by Taona Chauya
Chamisa expels 14 more councillors
Fourteen Gweru urban and Vungu Rural District MDC Alliance councillors have been expelled from the party after they attended a meeting called by a rival faction led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora. Acc...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fires councillors
The MDC faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa has fired 10 Gweru urban and four councillors from Vungu Rural District Council after they recently attended a meeting which was called by MDC-T leader Mr Doug...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:52hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Mvuma granted town status
THE Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has granted Mvuma town status, making the gold mining centre the fourth town in the Midlands Province. The other towns in the province are Gokwe, Zvis...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:51hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda seals record sponsorship with Bosso
A company linked to corruption involving billions of dollars is set to be unveiled as the flagship sponsor of Zimbabwe's two biggest football clubs, Dynamos and Highlanders.Sakunda Holdings, w...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 12:33hrs | 2799 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF forces villagers to pay for war vets' welfare'
AS the country gears for 2023 elections and political tensions rise, a report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) highlights how traditional leaders and Zanu-PF activists are coercing villagers across...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:05hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over mine closure
DOMBOSHAvA villagers have bemoaned the closure of a local gold mine which they say has transformed their lives.The mining claim being operated by Munyukwa Chibanda Mining Syndicate was tempora...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:56hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland is marginalised
FORMER speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo says the Matabeleland region continues to be marginalised with locals not benefiting from natural resources.Moyo, who now fronts the opposition Unite...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:50hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Bosso on verge of securing massive sponsorship
FROM being labelled as clueless in the early days of his term, Highlanders executive committee chairman Johnfat Sibanda is about to prove his detractors wrong as he is on the verge of clinching the bi...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:46hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira drags Chiwenga in the mud
Chickens have come home to roost for ZANU PF Masvingo Provincial Chairperson, Ezra Ruvai Chadzamira as he drags Vice President Constantine Chiwenga into t...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 00:36hrs | 8964 | by Paul Ndou
Female pilot makes history
For the first time in the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) history, the Sword of Honour, an award for exceptional performance in flying training was yesterday presented to a female officer graduate Air Lie...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:11hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Treasury loses $112 billion to dodgy crony tax exemptions
TREASURY, always in financial dire straits, lost about ZW$112 billion in potential revenue last year (approximately US$1.3 billion on the official exchange rate) through tax expenditures consisting of...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:52hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
The godfather of Matebeleland politics, Abednico Ncube
The creation of empires and dynasties through the Zanu-PF structures continue to gain thrust and traction within Zanu-PF in Matebeleland South as noted with the continuous personalization of the vast ...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:48hrs | 862 | by Jerry Zinodla
Biti caution govt over IMF windfall
ZIMBABWE'S former Finance ministers Herbert Murerwa and Tendai Biti have warned the government against using the recent US$961 million worth of special drawing rights (SDRs) from the International Mon...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:39hrs | 1792 | by Staff reporter
'It's wrong for Chinese miner to evict villagers'
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has described the planned eviction of Kaseke villagers in Uzumba, Mashonaland East province, by a Chinese mining company as illegal.Heijin Mining C...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:29hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
24% of pupils fail to return to school
TWENTY-FOUR percent of pupils have not returned to school following the reopening of learning institutions due to early pregnancies, school boys venturing into artisanal mining and failure to pay fees...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:19hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers kill man in home raid
A Bulawayo man was shot dead at his home by four suspected armed robbers in an attack that left his neighbour with gunshot wounds. The man's family talked about the devastation of losing a loved one f...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2128 | by Staff reporter
Mineworkers demand US$600 pay per month
Mineworkers have demanded their pay base to be pegged at US$600 inclusive of their Covid 19 allowances.In a statement Zimbabwe Diamond Allied and Mineral Workers Union Secretary-general Justic...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 12:18hrs | 990 | by Stephen Jakes
Chinese miner arrested in Zimbabwe
A CHINESE miner, Liu Chong, was yesterday arrested by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) detectives for illegally conducting mining activities in the protected Mavhuradona Wilderness in Muzara...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:40hrs | 1947 | by Staff reporter
2 die, one injured in Insiza mineshaft collapse
TWO people died and another one was critically injured after a mineshaft collapsed at Stembok Mine in Insiza in Matabeleland South province last Wednesday.Acting provincial police spokesperson...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:39hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns campaigning members
Zanu-PF has threatened to disqualify its members who are campaigning for top positions in its structures ahead of internal elections set for next month before being given the greenlight by the party l...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Mine workers push for 270% salary hike
THE Zimbabwe Diamonds and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (ZDAMWU) is pushing for a 270% salary increase that would see the least paid worker pocketing at least $65 000 per month.They are cur...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:25hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
My desperate plea to billionaire Masiyiwa
Last Sunday I dwelt on the depressing theme of the hardship that journalists often endure for failing to toe the ill-defined line drawn by intolerant politicians.Newspaper editors must be the ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | 2597 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Will the IMF US$961m windfall rescue Zimbabwe?
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Covid-19 has caused substantial long-term global macroeconomic environment change, and the pandemic inflicted long-term scars on the global economy....Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:04hrs | 238 | by Learnmore Nyamudzanga
Mthuli Ncube to launch US$ bond on VFEX
WITH the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) being one of the innovation reforms meant to support the process of financial deepening, Government is working on launching a US$ bond and list it on the ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:58hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter
IMF SDR release puts Biti in his place
IN April 2021, the International Monetary Fund's Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) granted debt relief to the 28 poorest and most vulnerable countries hit by catastrophic natural disaste...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1092 | by Nobleman Runyanga
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