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A year after Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean politics appear to have changed due to the media reportage of the past twelve months since Robert Mugabe's ouster in the political scene. The question of a new Zimbabwe in the name of the n...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 12:29hrs | 674 | by Brian Maregedze
Zimbabwe's economic recovery is possible but whilst the country remains a pariah state, it is IMPOSSIBLE!
"AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, told journalists in Johannesburg this week that while Zimbabwe is making progress, its economy and relations with lenders are still a way from being repaired," repor...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1193 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mthuli Ncube tax evokes memories of 2008 crisis in Zimbabwe
When Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a comparatively youthful, Cambridge-trained economist as finance minister in September, he gave him an almost impossible task: repay billions of ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:25hrs | 1134 | by Bloomberg
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School set for Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is not only Open for Business but for dialogue too, as it forges ahead with engaging locals and foreigners in its quest to attain a middle class economy by 2030....Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:27hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Supporting Mnangagwa without backing Zanu PF, backing MDC without supporting Chamisa
"Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator," observed a sage.I am not into political prophecy, but this week last year - precisely November 6, 2017, the day then President Robert Mugabe s...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | 2576 | by Conway Tutani
$1 million gas depot for Bulawayo
LP Gas firm, Matsa Energy, is in the process of setting up a $1 million depot in Bulawayo, a move which will increase supplies and create more job opportunities for locals.The gas depot will b...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Local content creators expected Kwese shutdown
LOCAL content creators have reacted to the closure of Econet's Kwese TV saying it was inevitable. The media group last week announced that it would be closing their Kwese satellite services from Novem...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe staggers on
LAST Friday, Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube, tweeted that he would curb Zimbabwe's economic crisis by limiting "government expenditure, rationalise posts in the public service...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:23hrs | 900 | by Pearl Matibe
Zimbabwe producers in panic mode, rush to offload stockpiled goods
Some manufacturers of basic commodities are reportedly in panic mode, amid indications they are now desperate to immediately off-load the products they have been allegedly stockpiling in the last few ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:05hrs | 6460 | by Staff reporter
Hamara injects $5m hatchery expansion project
ONE of the country's leading poultry inputs suppliers, Hamara Chicks has invested about $5 million for the expansion of its day-old chick hatchery as it moves to satisfy market demand.Hamara C...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 07:58hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Shun all forms of graft, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged university graduates to shun all forms of corruption and thrive to spearhead eradication of graft in the building of the Second Republic. In an acceptanc...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:30hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
US diplomat optimistic of Zim economic rebirth
A Top United States diplomat has expressed optimism about Zimbabwe's prospects of turning around its economy in the wake of reforms being implemented by President Mnangagwa's Government. Mr Ti...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe empty shelves scare
Austin Mushanguri shakes his head in dejection and walks away from the fridges in an affluent supermarket in the capital after reading a sign saying he can only buy one bottle of beer instead of the d...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:09hrs | 4549 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council rates up 5%
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), which ran a stand-still budget for three years, has increased charges by 5% across the board, as it seeks to improve water supplies as part of a $212 million budget fo...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:27hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Price hikes rile Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF is concerned with the unjustified hiking of prices of basic commodities and the shortage of certain goods being experienced in the country, which the party expects to end soon as Government is...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF probes shortages of basic commodities
Zanu-PF is concerned with the unjustified hiking of prices of basic commodities and the shortage of certain goods being experienced in the country, which the party expects to end soon as Government is...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa strikes right tone at the Big Apple
President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered his maiden speech to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.This was a historic speech, his virgin address after the topplin...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 12:26hrs | 2447 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama warns Mnangagwa
Former Botswana president Ian Khama has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against entertaining fly by night foreign investors who do not add value to the country's tottering economy, the Daily News ...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 20066 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$800m forex reserve gap
Zimbabwe requires a foreign currency cover of US$1 billion, against current reserves of US$200 million and needs to further increase production to narrow the gap, an official has said.Ms Jesim...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
BCC sees SME mainstreaming as engine of growth
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has pledged to formulate policies aimed at promoting the growth of small-to-medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), as part of its strategy to revive the city's economy....Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional amendments: Likely scenarios
WITH Zanu PF holding a majority in the National Assembly, one of the most prevalent fears is what the majority will be used to achieve. Today, we explore the possibilities and concerns that arise from...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 817 | by Paul Kaseke
Mnangagwa gets World Bank support
THE World Bank will support Zimbabwe's economic recovery and international debt clearance efforts, a senior official of the multilateral lender has said. Yesterday, World Bank vice-president f...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
President Mohadi meets industry leaders
ACTING President Kembo Mohadi will get full appreciation of issues besetting local industry when he meets industrial leaders during their annual congress underway in Bulawayo seeking to come up with i...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Selborne Hotel in massive upgrade
THE Selborne Hotel, one of Bulawayo's oldest accommodation facilities, has embarked on a massive upgrade of its infrastructure in anticipation of increased business and attracting more clients. ...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Evening kick-off for DRC showdown
FOR the first time in many years, Zimbabwe will play a competitive international assignment at home under floodlights after ZIFA yesterday confirmed a hectic weekend for the Warriors next month. ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:18hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Kariba District Chairperson Mr George Masendu elected Kariba Mayor
Finally Kariba Municipality has a set of new councillors, 8 from the MDC Alliance and one from ZANUPF who has claimed such ward from the former deputy Mayor in ward 6. The fresh set brought about a lo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 462 | by John T Chirinda
World Bank optimistic on Mnangagwa's new Cabinet
Bretton Woods institution, the World Bank says work outlined by the new Cabinet should determine the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, as investors are increasingly warming up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Govt to institute Provincial Councils, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says provincial councils will be instituted soon as they are provided for in the constitution of Zimbabwe so as to ensure government's devolution thrust is fully implement...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:41hrs | 5235 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF youth vow to pile pressure on govt
YOUTHS from the ruling Zanu PF party say they will keep pressuring President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to implement its election campaign promises, giving priority to job creation and Bulawayo r...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
African Sun euphoric about conferencing, foreign visits
AFRICAN Sun Limited (ASL) has announced it will spend $2,1 million in the last quarter of 2018 on refurbishments to improve standards of its hotels and boost occupancy in the future.Africa Sun...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on Mnangagwa's new Cabinet
THE new Cabinet will be sworn-in at Sate House today with Zimbabweans across the political divide optimistic that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new 20-member team will immediately hit the ground runn...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Dhlamini elected new Vic Falls Mayor
Councillor Somvelo Dhlamini of the MDC Alliance has landed the Victoria Falls mayoral post taking over from Sifiso Mpofu with calls by the residents to shun self-enrichment and to consolidate the reso...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 19:09hrs | 1520 | by Staa reporter
Joshua Nkomo's daughter commends govt funding of foundation
THE late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's daughter, Tandiwe Barbara Nkomo-Ebrahim, says government's decision to partner the Joshua Nkomo National Foundation brings more hope to the fulfilment of the lat...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Nkatha set to debut against Bosso
KINGSTONE Nkatha is set to make his debut for Harare football giants Dynamos when they face-off old enemy Highlanders in a rescheduled Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) clash on Sunday....Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel consumption spikes 24%
Fuel consumption has spiked 24 percent to 752,4 million litres between January and June this year, largely in response to rising economic activity sparked by renewed investor confidence following the ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1628 | by Staff reporter
Lovemore Moyo hails Mnangagwa
Leader of the newly-formed United Movement for Devolution (UMD) has welcomed the appointment of a seven-member Commission of Inquiry into post-election violence that rocked Harare on August 1. ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:09hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Priorities for the new Parliament
THE harmonised elections have come and gone. A new Cabinet will soon be in place, and Members of Parliament and councillors sworn-in.The time for sloganeering is over and economically weary Zi...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:08hrs | 240 | by John Makamure
Anxiety as Zimbabwe awaits Chamisa vs Mnangagwa ruling
ANXIETY gripped Harare and other parts of the country as the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) began the much-anticipated hearing to determine the case in which MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is con...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's new find a gem
HIGHLANDERS' new signing Tafadzwa Sibanda did not take time to prove to all and sundry that he is a gem when he was introduced as a second half substitute in a stalemate with Nichrut at Ascot Stadium ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:34hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Govt budgets $1,5m for free dialysis
Government has set aside $1,5 million to bankroll costs associated with renal treatment following its recent policy on free dialysis in all public health institutions, Health and Child Care Minister D...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
'USA sanctions will harm the poor,' argue analysts - garbage in garbage out
"In computer science, garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) is where flawed, or nonsense input data produces nonsense output or "garbage"!" explained Wikipedia."The principle also applies more genera...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 07:51hrs | 898 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa's US sanctions expected to sow misery in Zimbabwe
The decision by President Donald Trump to extend sanctions on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration came after Zimbabwe's new government failed to meet international obligations, and spurned a...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 15:03hrs | 4202 | by Staff reporter
'Hard work over miracles,' says Chiwenga
Tomorrow, Zimbabwe marks Heroes Day and on Tuesday Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day. The Sunday Mail News Editor Darlington Musarurwa spoke with Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga about these i...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:43hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Your Excellency the President let me begin by applauding you on your 50.8% triumph on this year's elections giving you your first term as President of Zimbawe. I would like to thank you for ev...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 08:08hrs | 3429 | by Mberi Prince
Chamisa, Khupe fights cost opposition votes
CIVIC society groups based in Matabeleland have blamed the two warring MDC-T factions, led by Nelson Chamisa (left) and Thokozani Khupe (right), for selling out their parliamentary seats to the ruling...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1684 | by Staff reporter
Observers raise red flag over elections
INTERNATIONAL observers watching over Zimbabwe's watershed elections have raised the red flag over the way Monday's elections were held, although those based in the region largely gave a thumbs-up to ...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa & Chamisa engage in show of force
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa wound up their campaigns by mounting massive rallies in Harare yesterday, ahead of tomorrow's watershed national elections - with both...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 20:09hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa engage in show of force
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa wound up their campaigns by mounting massive rallies in Harare yesterday, ahead of tomorrow's watershed national elections, with both ...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:42hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
A message to our community
We set up this page to advocate for a bright and optimistic future for the New Zimbabwe. Since November 2017, we have promoted peace, progress and prosperity. Now we feel that at this historic moment,...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 12:51hrs | 594 | by Precious Kwaramba
Chamisa, Mnangagwa in final showdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa will today address defining rallies of their political lives a stone's throw from each other ahead of elections on Monday.Mn...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:33hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
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