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Festive Crackdown or Festive Crisis? How Mthuli Ncube's Policies Punish the Poor
The Zimbabwean government, under the stewardship of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, has launched a door-to-door crackdown to confiscate smuggled goods. This initiative, introduced during the festive se...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 10:09hrs | 136 | by Kindred Sibanda
Zimbabweans drive property boom in Sandton, South Africa
A growing number of high-net-worth Zimbabweans are turning to Sandton, South Africa, as a preferred destination for property investments, business expansion, and lifestyle enhancement.One proj...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:43hrs | 5733 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Oprah Winfrey' gets a car from Chivayo
Controversial businessman and self-proclaimed philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo has sparked fresh debate after presenting veteran talk show host Dr. Rebecca Chisamba with a brand-new 2024 Toyota Fortune...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 19:47hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inches closer to rejoining Britain's colonies club
Zimbabwe's "remarkable democratic progress" has positioned the nation closer to rejoining the Commonwealth, the bloc's secretary-general, Ms. Patricia Scotland, has said.As Zimbabwe intensifie...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:20hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
PowerTel says not moved by Starlink
PowerTel Communications says it will not lose sleep over the recent launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe adding it can match the speeds and affordability of the globally recognised satellite internet giant....Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:13hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
It's a puppet show at townhouse
Zimbabwe is now well and truly a banana republic,nay, it has moved a notch up to become a certified armpit of the world , thanks largely to ZANU PF's authoritarian rule It is abundantly clear ...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:15hrs | 878 | by Wonder Bvungura
Chamisa wants a political settlement
AS Zimbabwe celebrated Heroes Day, opposition politician Nelson Chamisa (NC) lamented the vast disparities in quality of life and the struggles faced by ordinary citizens.In a wide-ranging int...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 07:01hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Exposing Mnangagwa Sadc facade
Your Excellencies, I write this public letter as an ordinary citizen of Zimbabwe, a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).It is in the true African spirit of ubuntu...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 15:34hrs | 1844 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
TelOne panics
TelOne Zimbabwe has partnered with Eutelsat OneWeb, a subsidiary of the French-based satellite operator Eutelsat Group, to strengthen its internet services ahead of the anticipated launch of Starlink ...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:36hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets technical modalities for Starlink implementation
Zimbabwe is on track to finalize technical arrangements enabling it to adopt Starlink, a high-speed, cost-effective broadband service, becoming one of the few African nations to do so. President Mnang...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex- ZOL executive appointed IMC managing director
IMC Communications, the exclusive distributor of Starlink services in Zimbabwe linked to Wicknell Chivayo, has appointed Mr. Denny Marandure as its managing director. Mr. Marandure, an IT expert and f...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates 100 laptops
Five primary schools in the Midlands province have recently received a donation of 100 laptops and accessories from President Mnangagwa, marking a significant step towards enhancing the integration of...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dear Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu
Dear Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, 1. Please hire a Comms team ASAP. 2. Part of fostering confidence is having timely, reliable, and accessible means of informing the public in advance of ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:21hrs | 2 | by Anonymous
Has Chamisa been bought?
IN early 2008, Simba Makoni, with the covert but obvious backing of the late powerful ex-general, Solomon Mujuru, sprung up to the podium and made the brave announcement to stand against Robert Mugabe...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:28hrs | 4 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa's foot in the mouth again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has an uncanny ability to frequently put his foot in the mouth, sometimes without harm but his recent episode on structured currency has left a trail of economic disaster....Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | 6 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe to launch 3 more satellites
THE Government is gearing up to expand Zimbabwe's space programme, with plans in motion to launch into orbit three additional satellites that are designed to enhance the country's earth observation ca...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'US not Prosecutor-General of the world'
THE United States of America is neither the Prosecutor-General, nor the Judiciary of the world, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere has said.Reacting to...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mbare boy scales high to rule Google
ZIMBABWEANS are well-known for their resilience and undying desire to overcome obstacles in their way.Tech guru, Dr James Manyika, the senior vice president of research, technology and society...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures food security for urban dwellers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated that his Government will ensure that all the vulnerable households across the country receive food aid, including those staying in urban centres.Speaki...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch rail fibre optic project
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to launch the second phase of the National Rail Fibre Optic Project today in Somabhula on the outskirts of Gweru, Midlands Province, as the country scales up the moment...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Limit exposure to cellphones, TVs'
EXPERTS have warned that early and continuous exposure to cellphones and television sets damages eyesight. Optometrist and founder of Spectsworld, Dr Kudzaishe Gugulethu Kubvoruno, said the fa...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
TelOne mulls decommissioning copper cable infrastructure
THE country's landline telecoms provider, TelOne, says it will be decommissioning some of its copper cable infrastructure to stem rampant vandalism, which cost the firm US$1 million last year....Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide workshop raises eyebrows over chief's role
An invitation to a sensitisation meeting in Bulawayo sent to media editors regarding the Gukurahundi outreach community programme has cast doubt on the National Chiefs Council's authority over the gen...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 14:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge to Victoria Falls fibre optic cable testing completed
IMPLEMENTATION of the Zimbabwe National Broadband Plan (2023–2030) is on course, with a test run for the fibre optic cables that run from Beitbridge to Victoria Falls and Harare having been complete...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 10:17hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Industrial applications of Gold Nanotechnology and their trading potential
The intersection of gold with nanotechnology is opening up new frontiers in various industrial sectors. Gold nanotechnology involves the use of gold nanoparticles, which are particles of gold that are...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe politics is no game for naive thinkers
They say hope is for people who cannot see the truth! There are those hopeful one day Zanu-PF will stop governing Zimbabwe, yet the truth is speaking against their hope.In a candid conversatio...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Chamisa allies hunt for Biti, Welshman Ncube?
THE crisis in the opposition CCC is deepening and broadening, with senior members and advisors to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa publicly firing political salvos and diatribes interpretively directed to...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government processes Old Gwanda Road construction papers in record time
THE Government has been commended for processing the Old Gwanda Road construction project papers in record time with the investor optimistic of receiving the green light to commence work before year-e...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Powertel inks US$100m network upgrade deal
PowerTel Communications, a subsidiary of State power utility Zesa Holdings, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and non-disclosure agreement with Ghanaian company Vobiss Solutions Limited for a U...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Dembare fans appeal for neutral venue
DYNAMOS supporters have added their voice in calling for the hosting of the Chibuku Super Cup final between the Glamour Boys and Ngezi Platinum Stars at a neutral venue.Just a few weeks after ...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC crisis deepens
THE crisis in the opposition CCC is deepening and broadening, with senior members and advisors to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa publicly firing political salvos and diatribes interpretively directed to...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa laptops stolen
Five Form 2 students from Chrome High School in Shurugwi have been granted bail until Monday after they were accused of stealing 16 laptops that had been donated to Selukwe Primary School by the Presi...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 20:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe likely to approve Starlink
Zimbabwe has received Starlink's application for a licence to provide satellite internet services and it is likely to be approved, information minister Jenfan Muswere said on Monday.Muswere, w...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 21:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nearing a fully-fledged family dynasty!
Last week, a reporter with a national daily newspaper phoned for my opinion on how I believed the country's new Cabinet should be constituted.This was after the recently-held hotly disputed ha...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:11hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean voters deserve respect
FOR probably the first time in its history, Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party will go into an election without a manifesto in a clear demonstration of its disdain for voters.Zanu-PF, which has b...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 8 | by Kholwani Nyathi
Powertel to invest US$50m towards network expansion
POWERTEL Communications, a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has revealed plans to invest in excess of US$50 million towards network expansion and rural datafication, as it increases connectivity across th...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent Western puppet faking political bravery
There is a sequence that can be employed to identify CCC leader Nelson Chamisa as a snollygoster!A snollygoster is a political candidate, usually willing to be an instrument of another country...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 9 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
TelOne chokes under ZWL$20.5 billion govt debt
TelOne is struggling to recover about ZWL$20.5bn in unpaid obligations by the government which has affected the viability of the State-owned fixed telecommunications network operator.The gover...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
TelOne suffers US$7,4m loss
SATE-OWNED telecom firm, TelOne, says government's delay in paying its debt has caused a loss of US$7,4 million on its balance sheet as the local currency continues to depreciate.The Zimdollar...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa receives Afreximbank award
STRIVE Masiyiwa, the founder and chairperson of the Econet Group and Cassava Technologies, has expressed his appreciation at the recognition he received at the Afreximbank's Pan-African Business and D...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:21hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
BCC trench excavation- motorists beware
THE Bulawayo City Council will be digging trenches across 15th Avenue between George Silundika Street and Fife Street as internet service provider Utande will be laying optic cables.In a state...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC's candidate selection in Harare East rigged in advance
I have noted your insult @DavidColtart. This - Jonathan - is pathetic and beneath you. Why are you so brazenly racist? ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe satellite starts transmitting data
ZIMBABWE'S first earth-observation satellite, ZimSat-1, has started collecting data from space after undergoing successful orbital stabilisation.The satellite, which is monitored from the Mazo...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli's theatrics expose government lack of seriousness in addressing Zim economic crisis!
So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube, over the weekend, went around shops in Bulawayo, like a crazed vigilante, tearing down tags displaying prices strictly in US dollars!He even berated a haples...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:02hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by Musa Kika
Controversial lawyer frets over Zimbabwe election date secrecy
LAW expert and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika has revealed that failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to proclaim an election date as stipulated by the Constitution ste...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
PowerTel committed to bridging rural digital divide
INTERNET service provider, PowerTel Communications (Pvt) Ltd which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zesa has reaffirmed its commitment towards bridging the digital divide riding on the infrastruc...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to convert coal to fertiliser
A Zimbabwean government-owned entity, Verify Engineering, is preparing to use locally available coal to develop ammonia-based fertilisers as the country ramps up agricultural productivity."We ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 12:42hrs | 24 | by Takudzwa Changadeya
Mnangagwa's dark trail
CorruptionAs for the optics and visuals, you wouldn't say President Emmerson Mnangagwa - where corruption is concerned - has disappointed.During the hot days - months before the late R...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 3 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa will never be genuinely revered by Zimbabweans!
It was so beautiful watching the final part of the coronation of the new British monarch, King Charles III, this afternoon.Although I m...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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