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People are running out of basics during lockdown - MP Chikwinya
Kwekwe MDC legislator Settlement Chikwinya has lamented that people in his constituency are running out of basic food during the lockdown period."Took a drive around the constituency late afte...Published: 49 mins ago | 121 | by Stephen Jakes
Bank clients in quandary
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday appealed for the reopening of banks at least once a week during the lockdown period for them to access their money in foreign currency accounts and other services. All banks and ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 173 | by Staff reporter
The plot to keep Douglas Mwonzora out of power
MDC has an engine running twenty four hours. This is the engine of scheming and plotting The party is now not stable and fear exists,power struggle manifests itself As the establishment's need t...Published: 14 hrs ago | 4534 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Frank Buyanga Sadiqi a victim of abuse of power?
Business tycoon Frank Buyanga Sadiqi is no stranger to controversy and media limelight. Frank is popular for not backing out of fights. Frank Buyanga as an underdog took on dreaded former CIO Minister...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1698 | by John Mbizvo
Thokozani Khupe says 'Supreme Court ruling a victory for democracy'
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a previous High Court judgment that declared Mr Nelson Chamisa an illegitimate leader of the MDC. The court ruled that Dr Thokozani Khupe was the legitimate acting...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank faces mammoth task on inflation, says Fitch
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will likely face strong headwinds in its quest to bring inflation down to its target of 50 percent by year-end and also stabilise the weakening Zimbabwe dollar, glob...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Malawi president takes wage cut to fund coronavirus fight
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika said Saturday he was taking a wage cut to help fund the fight against the coronavirus, and ordered his government to the same.Mutharika said in a statement h...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 09:01hrs | 842 | by Agency staff
Chamisa must account for $7m party funds, says Khupe
Mr Nelson Chamisa, whose ascension to the helm of the opposition MDC-T in February 2018 was recently nullified by the Supreme Court, has to account for the $7 million he received under the Political P...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:31hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
Coal concessions: Zesa fights back
ZESA Holdings is seeking legal recourse after Government withdrew its coal concessions in the Western Areas of Hwange District.The power utility intended to venture into mining to guarantee co...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
As COVID-19 stalks the continent, Masiyiwa donates 45 Ventilator ICU sets to Zimbabwe
Businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa has donated 45 Ventilator Intensive Care Unit (ICU) suites to Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Masiyiwa, who has been leading a ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 21:35hrs | 3130 | by Agencies
Spare a thought for Nelson Chamisa!
Luke Tamborinyoka who was the deputy spokesperson of the opposition led by Nelson Chamisa before the Supreme Court ruling this week has said that Morgen Komichi’s move to support the ruling caught t...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 17:39hrs | 7479 | by Ka Mhlaba's social media
Prayer or science in the face of COVID-19
"If churches are being shut down for the purpose of saving lives. Was there a need for them in the first place? Even church pastors are waiting for the coronavirus to clear so they can continue healin...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:27hrs | 904 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Jonathan Moyo threatens to expose Mwonzora
Professor Jonathan Moyo has threatened to expose how MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora sent him a message begging for money to fight Nelson Chamisa. Moyo was responding to Mwonzora, "In 2002...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 11:38hrs | 7392 | by Mandla Ndlovu
$19m Econet loot sold on black market
Two suspected fraudsters, both employees of Econet Wireless have appeared in court facing charges of stealing RTGS$19 984 475 which is probably the biggest fraud ever to hit the country's telecommunic...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:46hrs | 4270 | by Staff reporter
Ex-wife killer jailed for 19 years
AN Inyathi man who killed his ex-wife by stabbing her five times with a flip knife for dumping him has been sentenced to 19 years in jail for murder. Lyton Sibanda (24) who was a herdsman at F...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Sports betting catches a cold
GLOBAL suspension of sporting activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left multitudes of sports punters miserable and some in the red. Sports betting has over the years grown into a lucrative indu...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Health workers get allowances raise
On-call, night duty and standby allowances for public sector health workers have been raised by between 60 percent and 100 percent with effect from January, with the Covid-19 risk allowances, in three...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Dr Khuphe versus Advocate Chamisa case, a close analysis
Although Dr Khuphe won the above case, it is somewhat not a sweet victory by any measure. Thus because in its ruling, the court instructed MDC T to hold an extra-ordinary Congress to vote for a ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 23:01hrs | 3927 | by Njabulo
WATCH: Chamisa accused of US$3 million fraud
The Chairperson of the Morgan Tsvangirai Legacy Edwin Dzambara has sensationally accused MDC leader Nelson Chamisa of diverting over US$3 million party funds for his personal use.In a pr...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:48hrs | 2569 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman pays R850 debt with sex for 3 days
A Bulawayo woman who has been under unbearable pressure from her neighbour over an 850 rand debt made a shocking decision to be debt-free when she offered him sex in exchange for the money she owed hi...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:25hrs | 2719 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt, civil servants headed for clash
GOVERNMENT and its workers are headed for a showdown amid revelations the civils servants were demanding United States dollar-denominated salaries post the Covid-19 pandemic.In the past, the g...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Nurses desert Wilkins
NURSES at the country's main Covid-19 isolation centre, Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital, are resigning as morale hits rock bottom in the crucial health sector, which is in the frontline of Zimbab...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:51hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man in 5 million pula heist
A ZIMBABWEAN and six Batswana have been arrested for allegedly seizing almost five million pula from a cash-in-transit vehicle in the neighbouring country. Botswana police told that country's ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's hands are clean
Embattled MDC deputy secretary for International Relations Douglas Mwonzora has said his hands are clean and he is not leading any faction plotting to depose the party's leader Nelson Chamisa....Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 19:25hrs | 3031 | by Staff reporter
United Nations donates US$770 million to Zimbabwe for Coronavirus
United Nations Zimbabwe has donated US$770 million UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Zimbabwe. According to government sources the money seeks to support Zimbabwe deal with the drought s...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:15hrs | 3135 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube sets up Pandemic National Disaster Fund
Government has established the Zimbabwe Covid-19 National Disaster Fund to enable citizens and other well-wishers to contribute towards the fight against the deadly virus which has killed nearly 50 00...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:12hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not the change that Zimbabwe needs!
During the course of my life I heard three stories that I dismissed as mere jokes. Firstly a human resources lecturer once told us that he once came come across a white colour employee that did not kn...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:17hrs | 998 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Zanu PF driver up for theft
Zanu PF Guruve driver Monalisa Jessamin allegedly stole money which amounted to US$ 460 and $1700 bond in a lift from Guruve to Mvurwi yesterday.Sources familiar with the incident told B...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:10hrs | 577 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa's new minimum wage riles employers, employees
Both employers and employees are not happy with the minimum wage that was gazetted recently by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima. According to Statutory ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
Komichi rejected by own Midlands allies
AMBITIOUS top MDC politician, Morgen Komichi has been rejected by his own allies in Midlands Province where he is a party senator.By virtue of having been party deputy chair post MDC-2014 cong...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1547 | by newzimbabwe
Diaspora dependance hit hard by lockdown
Most diaspora dependance in Zimbabwe have been hit hard by the country's total lockdown as they cannot have access to their monies sent on money transfer agencies.Officials from money transfer...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 21:01hrs | 2965 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Challenging the attempt to remove Nelson Chamisa as MDC president in Zimbabwe
On 30 March, Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has issued a judgement that would effectively remove Nelson Chamisa as the leader of the MDC-A. Although the name of the party is not essential as a new moniker c...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 14:20hrs | 4134 | by David Coltart
Fadzayi Mahere blamed for Chamisa's troubles
Gokwe-Nembudziya Member of Parliament Mayor Justice Wadyajena has accused prominent activist Advocate Fadzayi Mahere of being behind the ouster of Nelson Chamisa from the helm of MDC. In...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 14:19hrs | 6869 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Relief for the vulnerable, elderly
Real Open Opportunities for Transformation Support (ROOTS) in conjunction with the department of Social Services has come to the rescue of vulnerable community members for the duration of the 21-day l...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:33hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: David Coltart speak on Khupe - Chamisa judgment
The Mnangagwa regime is deeply concerned about the threat that Nelson Chamisa's MDC A Party poses to its hegemony and yesterday went to extraordinary lengths to try to neutralise that threat. On the f...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 12:21hrs | 4790 | by David Coltart
Corporate Zim unites in the fight against Covid-19
WHILE the coronavirus pandemic has exposed mankind to one of the worst disease outbreaks in modern times, it is also bringing out the best in people.With global giants such as Alibaba, Roche a...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 11:13hrs | 523 | by Robin Mungate
Can the judiciary choose for the people?
Zimbabwean politics is a joke and it is now at its rotten state. Politics and judiciary are never near each other. The juduciary consists of lawyers, laws and judges whilst politics has people, ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:01hrs | 792 | by Leonard Koni
RBZ orders corporates to bank US$ earnings into domestic nostro accounts
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered all corporates receiving foreign currency, to deposit the money into their domestic nostro bank accounts. Last week, the RBZ lifted the ban on th...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1896 | by Staff reporter
What people are doing to pass lockdown time
BULAWAYO residents are using the 21-day total lockdown declared by the Government to combat the spread of Covid-19 to engage in yesteryear activities and revive hidden talents to kill time. Th...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
RBZ suspends forex rule
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended the 30-day foreign currency balance liquidation requirement for exporters as well as its attendant penalty system so as to minimise the impact of Covid...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:31hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal fights break out in Bulawayo
POLICE in Bulawayo were yesterday called to restore order at mealie meal queues in the city centre and Nketa Suburb as residents fought over the commodity. Anti-riot police were called to disp...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:30hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
US$ revenues for own use: RBZ
Corporates receiving free funds from domestic transactions are allowed to use the funds for their own use either for foreign or for domestic payments, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said. Go...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:29hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis could sabotage Zimbabwe's coronavirus lockdown
Buckets and jerrycans in hand or in wheelbarrows, dozens of Zimbabweans stand close to each other in a long queue, patiently waiting at a borehole in Harare's middle-class Mabelreign suburb to collect...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:54hrs | 298 | by AFP
Mnangagwa okays US dollar use
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has gazetted Statutory Instrument 85/20, which will allow citizens and businesses to charge goods and services using the United States (US) dollar as part of combating the...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:08hrs | 6387 | by Staff reporter
EFF warns Zimbabwe's army
EFF Zimbabwe President Innocent Lutshutsha Gagu Ndibali has warned the members of the Zimbabwean security services to desist from infringing on the rights of citizens during the lockdown period. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:55hrs | 6850 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RBZ suspends 30-day forex liquidation requirement
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has suspended the 30-day liquidation requirement on un-utilized foreign currency balances for exporters to support its use of free-funds policy. Last week the RBZ ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 11:12hrs | 2403 | by Staff reporter
Police patrol streets as Zimbabwe begins coronavirus lockdown
Zimbabwe on Monday began enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against coronavirus after the disease left one person dead and infected six others.President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:46hrs | 1374 | by AFP
Chamisa calls for social safety nets
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has called on the government to provide safety nets and provisions for the vulnerable as the country face twin evils of poverty and Covid-19. He also said the country shou...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1942 | by Staff reporter
Ex-soccer player 'steals, kills' woman
A FORMER footballer from Bulawayo allegedly killed a shopkeeper in the city as he fled from her shop after stealing peanut butter. Leniency Mpofu (30) who once turned out for a club that has s...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube redirects 2020 budget allocations to fight Covid-19
GOVERNMENT has availed $500 million and approved recruitment of 4 200 health workers as part of a wider Covid-19 (coronavirus) mitigation measures, that include redirecting the 2020 budget expenditure...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
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