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Give Chamisa a chance
Zimbabwe is currently suffering from aggravated kwashiorkor of leadership, both in the opposition and the ruling party.The political space without the charismatic Nelson Chamisa is seemingly l...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:50hrs | 1119 | by Leonard Koni
Elon Musk's Starlink eyes Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S telecoms sector faces massive disruption with the anticipated entrance of SpaceX's Starlink, the global satellite internet service giant linked to US tech billionaire Elon Musk into the cou...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Our feelings matter too
I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to be a volunteer at an online free teen support hotline last year. It was a place where young individuals could seek solace, guidance, and a listeni...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:29hrs | 9 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Mazibisa eyes filling BF with Hustlers Summit 3.0
NEVER in the history of Zimbabwe has anyone had the slightest idea to fill up Barbourfields Stadium with a business theme. Soccer has had people packing the stadium with a capacity of 25 000-plus peop...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry frets over suspension of import duty
CAPTAINS of industry in Zimbabwe are sweating over the recent suspension of import duty and import value-added tax (VAT) on 10 basic groceries saying this was tantamount to exporting jobs and killing ...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Insanity is repeat mistake over and over again and expecting a different result and peer pressure is it's midwife
No one should undertake anything with the intention to fail. Being pragmatic means doing everything in your power to maximise the chances of success by considering all possibility of failure and takin...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 18:06hrs | 6 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe embarks on rebranding journey
ZIMBABWE is embarking on a journey to repair its image, which was battered by the Western media over the years through negative publicity.The assault on its image perception by the West follow...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why ordinary Zimbabweans not particularly thrilled, or may actually be terrified, over possible gas and oil discovery!
The advent of the 'metaverse', or most specifically social media, has created an alternative reality for most people - which, oftentimes, is far divorced from the real physical world that we live in....Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa must embrace Khupe
I AM happy that MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has joined the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).Those who are opposed to her decision because they don't trust her are wrong, totally wrong....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | | by Martin Stobart
Zanu-PF MPs defend US$1.6bn Command Agric looting
Zanu-PF members of Parliament are defending the looting of US$1.6 billion under the Command Agriculture programme and are plotting to crucify vocal individuals, mainly from the opposition, they accuse...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Public hearing on Health Services Bill flops
A PUBLIC hearing on the Health Services Amendment Bill flopped in Chinhoyi after only four residents attended the meeting.Of the four attendees, only two of them made contributions before the ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa on party candidates
CITIZENS Coalition for Change interim leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa took an indirect swipe at his deputy Professor Welshman Ncube when he hinted that in any upcoming elections he will sideline party struc...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pumula residents worry over Chinese mine blasts
BULAWAYO residents in Pumula North are living in fear due to heavy blasting works at a nearby Chinese quarry mine.A Chinese firm, Haulin Quarry Mining Company is conducting quarry mining on th...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drifts into 2023 election mode
NO date has been set for the 2023 elections, but Zimbabwe is already getting into election mode, with evident electioneering and voter registration awareness campaigns by political parties and various...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos labour to beat Yadah
Dynamos 1- 0 YadahDYNAMOS sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup despite apparent fitness concerns as they laboured to beat Yadah at the National Sports Stadium yesterda...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam: Lubimbi villagers set demands for relocation
THE Lubimbi villagers in Binga are resisting government's move to relocate them from their ancestral land to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, demanding a clear relocation plan....Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
4 management tips to ensure you have happy drivers
Making sure you keep your employees happy in their roles is always an important step in any successful organization but, with drivers, it can be a very difficult thing to do. Working long hours, usual...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff writer
Kwekwe deputy mayor dies
KWEKWE deputy mayor Shadreck Tobaiwa has died.Tobaiwa who also once served as the mayor of Kwekwe between 20082013 is believed to have succumbed to Covid-19 complications.Kwekwe Mayor ...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders extend begging bowl to members
HIGHLANDERS have made a passionate appeal to their members and fans for financial assistance to ensure the club's continued existence.Bosso were hit hard by Covid-19 after their principal spon...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
12 pregnant women test positive at maternity wing
TWELVE pregnant women at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)'s Lady Rodwell Maternity Unit have tested positive for Covid-19 prompting authorities to conduct mass testing for everyone and disinfecting...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
A plot to dethrone Matanga from police exposed
Once again social media was abuzz with Twitter messages spread by Temba Mliswa attacking the Police Commissioner-General Godwin Tandabantu Matanga. Themba is a big mouth and an attention seeker who ha...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 23:12hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Young college students abusing family planning pills to stop periods
SHOCKING details have emerged that some female students at tertiary institutions around the country are using birth control pills to suppress their periods.One of the main reasons is that some...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Constitution Amendment Bill benefits outweigh negatives'
The MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora claimed it had to support the Constitutional Amendment (No.2) Bill as rejecting it would have meant discarding other clauses such as devolution, the women's and youth...Published: 04 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi is not the last, You can be the next to be hacked
There has been a lot of questions on how the former Vice President Cde Kembo Mohadi got his phone hacked and how the recordings were acquired. That can happen to anyone in these times of technology us...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 10:17hrs | 6 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
We need closure on questionable national projects !!!
Zimbabwe is the only country, where I have witnessed Mps going to Parliament to collect fuel coupons, allowances, good ventilation in Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Sheraton Hotel ( Rainbow Towers), and th...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 14:12hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Was November 2017 a false start for Zimbabwe?
THEN there was the incident in New York on 9/11, I drove into the garden of my daughter and her husband and they shouted at me to come and see what was happening.I walked into the house and sa...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | | by Eddie Cross
The new Minister of Foreign Affairs in Zimbabwe puts sanctions in disarray
The United Kingdom of Britain imposed sanctions on three security chiefs plus a minister of state security. If the president of Zimbabwe appoints cde Isaac Moyo who is currently the Director. General ...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 14:16hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zifa discuss Covid-19 crisis
THE ZIFA board yesterday discussed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis that has hit the Warriors training camp for the CHAN tournament after almost half the members tested positive for coronavirus this ...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally says hunger will fuel uprisings
ZION Christian Church leader Nehemiah Mutendi, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest allies, yesterday warned that the high levels of hunger in the country could trigger mass uprisings, hence ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa a rumbling tinpot
Temba Mliswa is a political turncoat and ruble rousing attention seeker. September 2014 Temba Mliswa supported Joyce Mujuru and labelled Jonathan Moyo and others as gay gangsters who worked for the CI...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Richard Mthwakazi
Dear Mthuli Ncube: Just having a weak currency alone may not boost exports
Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe's Finance minister, wrote an interesting article in the Financial Times, defending the re-introduction of a local currency. His argument was primarily premised on the theory tha...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:08hrs | | by Perry Munzwembiri
De-dollarisation fraught with risk
LATIN American countries such as Bolivia and Peru - like Zimbabwe did this week - once embarked on de-dollarisation without macro-economic stability and other necessary conditions, with the process en...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sunshine journalism: What happens on cloudy days?
I RECENTLY read on the ZBC website that Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa had "urged the media to write positive developmental stories about Zimbabwe in the new dispensation", and this reminded m...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Madinda Ndlovu skirts exit buzz
Highlanders coach Madinda Ndlovu was yesterday fighting hard to skirt questions about his future at Bosso following links with a move to Botswana side Gaborone United, choosing to talk about the block...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cost of dying goes up in Zimbabwe
A NEW wave of price increases has seen hard-pressed Zimbabweans grappling with counting the cost of dying.Funeral insurance companies, hit by a failing local currency, have joined the bandwago...Published: 02 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
AHFoZ calls for stakeholder meeting over healthcare costs
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) notes with concern that most service providers and health institutions have introduced or continue charging members co-payments and/or shortfa...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 09:36hrs | | by Agencies
'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 | 5 | by Nomusa Garikai
The problem with kaSong Kejecha
WHEN all is said and done, 2018 has been another good year for Winky D as his anticipated album, Gombwe, reasserted his position as Zim dancehall's top dog.A year is a long time and 11 months ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chiefs not for sale'
BULAWAYO Chiefs FC director Lovemore Sibanda has quashed rumours that his team's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League franchise is up for sale, saying they are gearing up for their second season in the ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shearwater acquires up-market cruise boat
SHEARWATER Adventures has acquired a 100-seater up-market cruise boat to cater for executives.The two-deck boat was manufactured by a Bulawayo company at a total cost of about $500 000 and is ...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
2019 National Budget requires everyone's support, commitment
Zimbabweans of various walks of life reacted in a mixed manner to the 2019 National Budget which was announced by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube last week. ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 19:20hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Currency crisis an elephant Mthuli Ncube should have dealt with
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has played his role of presenting his budget, and clearly, according to his budget statement, government is very much aware that the real time gross settlement balances a...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 07:56hrs | | by Editorial - newsday
Zimbabwe air travellers figures increase
MORE than one million passengers have travelled by air in Zimbabwe in the first nine months of the year, latest statistics have revealed.According to a report by Air Traffic Controllers Associ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's first 50 days: Zimbabwe sinks deeper into abyss
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week completed 50 days in office, but in that short stint, the negatives have so far outweighed the positives amid indications he faces a herculean task in his bid to...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Some Zimbabweans have poisoned themselves with spit
THE more one reads some reactions to the current upheavals in the economy, the more one sees that some people have poisoned themselves with spite.It's not only me who has observed that. Level-...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Conway Tutani
Rugare Gumbo will not apply for re-admission into Zanu PF
FORMER Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, a stalwart of the liberation struggle, is ready to walk away from politics and will not apply for re-admission into the party, but would consider a return if ...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Saboteurs behind price increases
PRICE increases that were reported in the country last week were being fuelled by political and economic speculators who were aiming at scuttling the acceptance of President Mnangagwa's new Cabinet, a...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's world falls apart
Senior MDC-Alliance members could dump Mr Nelson Chamisa over his confrontational post-election strategies, and seriously doubt the opposition party has a legal leg to stand on in attempts to have the...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Media play critical role in fuelling conflicts
SOUTHERN Africa is a flashpoint for conflict, with Zimbabwe renowned for political violence and South Africa for xenophobia, terrorism threats from Al Shabaab in Mozambique, including hunger and other...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political hallucinations swaying Chamisa
According to Cambridge Advanced Learners' Dictionary, "hallucination" means "seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling something which does not exist."When Morgan Tsvangirai was yelling in pain on ...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Panganai Kahuni
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