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Chasi pays school fees for 1 200 pupils
ENERGY minister and Mazowe South legislator Fortune Chasi (Zanu-PF) has paid tuition fees for 1 200 pupils from underprivileged families in his constituency as the community bears the brunt of the clo...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:09hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Metallon sells gold assets to Tagwirei's Landela
MZI Khumalo's Metallon has completed the sale of Shamva Mine to Kuda Tagwirei's Landela Mining Ventures, while the sale of Mazowe Mine is expected shortly.The transaction represents a change o...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1806 | by Staff reporter
Baboons targets Kariba patients
KARIBA - Some residents in the resort town of Kariba have raised red flag to Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management to tame troops of baboons attacking patients at the district hospital....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1404 | by Naume Muza
Zimbabweans can't breath under Zanu-PF
WHEN I look at what is happening in my beloved country, my heart bleeds. I feel like tearing myself apart with anger. I feel like I don't belong to this nation and yet Zimbabwe is my only country whic...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:45hrs | 712 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabweans must not be used by the army to oust Mnangagwa
In this article my desire is to enlighten the public especially those that are not well connected to the corridors of power in Zimbabwe, what do I mean by the term corridors of power? It simply means ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 11:04hrs | 4031 | by Knowledge Hakata
Zimbabwe economy run by master criminals fleecing the poor
Ordinary Zimbabweans have suffered for years as a result of currency manipulation and corruption by the elites who have siphoned US dollars away into their overseas bank accounts. Now, a recent ruling...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1462 | by Thandekile Moyo
How RBZ, govt sabotaged plans to restore Zimdollar
UNITED States $75 allowances and allowing retailers to trade in forex show a government shifting into reverse gear, possibly ditching two years' worth of policy steps to end dollarisation.The ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:26hrs | 6348 | by Staff reporter
Stampede as office burns at NRZ 24-storey building
A WOMAN was yesterday rushed to hospital after inhaling smoke while scores were evacuated from the 24-storey National Railways of Zimbabwe's Parkade Centre in Bulawayo's city centre following a fire i...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:56hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Corruption is nurtured not natured
My handset is still hot, result of a 'boiling point' debate on social media on who is causing the 'yo-yo' movement on our currency by supplying the money sold at street corners. The argum...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 17:00hrs | 678 | by Thomas Tondo
Mliswa slams 'bunch of empty head' MPs
CONTROVERSIAL Norton MP, Temba Mliswa was Wednesday suspended for a continuous six house sittings by Speaker Jacob Mudenda over rowdy behaviour.But an angry Mliswa, reacting to the move, accus...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2933 | by newzimbabwe
Govt terminates CSC deal
GOVERNMENT has cancelled the much touted US$130 million deal with a United Kingdom company, Boustead Beef (Boustead) for the recapitalisation of the Cold Storage Company (CSC), it has emerged....Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic crisis reach a breaking point
FORMER finance minister and MDCAlliance vice-president Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe, gripped by the twin crises of an imploding economy and the Covid-19 pandemic that have seen the International Monetary...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:21hrs | 1983 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new dispensation turned into piracy
I THOUGHT the 2017 Operation Restore Legacy was meant to rescue our sinking ship, but only to be surprised when the "saviours" turned out to be pirates.The question is: was the operation a gen...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:02hrs | 522 | by Fanuel Gwete
Chamisa says Zimbabwe now on verge of implosion
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said Zimbabwe was facing an implosion due to a multi-layered crisis and only a "transitional mechanism" can rescue the country.Chamisa told The Sta...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:16hrs | 3139 | by Staff reporter
For how long can Mnangagwa cling on to power?
It honestly did not have to come to this. Having suffered under Robert Mugabe's cruel pharaonic rule for the biblical 40 years, Zimbabweans desperately deserved a rescue. This explained their euphoria...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:09hrs | 1182 | by Siphosami Malunga
Nude Madzibaba jailed 4 years after fondling congregant
A self proclaimed Mutorashanga apostolic prophet Madzibaba Never Mavhurere was slapped with a four year jail term by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro on Friday for fondling a congregant's p...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:38hrs | 434 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mthuli Ncube tells Zanu-PF that he's no magician
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Wednesday told glum-faced Zanu-PF heavyweights in a closed-door politburo meeting that the economy is in terrible shape and he has no magic wand to rescue it overnight...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 08:01hrs | 7469 | by Staff reporter
Government patches collapsed road at Boterekwa
GOVERNMENT has moved in to avert a potential disaster at Boterekwa stretch in Shurugwi after illegal mining activities resulted in an underground tunnel which had seen part of the road collapsing....Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 18:47hrs | 1983 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, hostage to various Zanu-PF factions
ZIMBABWE's deepening political and economic crises can now only be resolved through decisive action and sincere national dialogue if imminent civil unrest is to be avoided, analysts have warned....Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 16:50hrs | 3010 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa now has few options left
ZIMBABWE's deepening political and economic crises can now only be resolved through decisive action and sincere national dialogue if imminent civil unrest is to be avoided, analysts have warned....Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 8192 | by Staff reporter
Zipra veterans claim continued marginalisation
THE ZIPRA Veterans Trust has reiterated its call for the formation of a National Transitional Authority (NTA), warning, the current political and economic situation in the country was a national secur...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:38hrs | 323 | by newzimbabwe
Tendai Biti in crusade to deny Zimbabwe World Bank support
AT a time when the country is grappling with devastating effects of Covid-19, opposition officials are working flat out to ensure that Zimbabwe does not get assistance from international lenders such ...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:52hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Nude Madzibaba nabbed after fondling congregant
IN a bizarre incident that sent tongues waging in Mutorashanga an apostolic prophet Madzibaba Never Mavhurere was arraigned before Guruve magistrate court...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 18:44hrs | 2457 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zimbabwean woman in SA court for murdering daughter
A ZIMBABWEAN woman based in South Africa was Wednesday remanded in custody after she appeared in court in that country facing murder charges following the death of her six-year-old daughter early this...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:28hrs | 1572 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabweans send distress call
THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans living in South Africa have issued distress calls over hunger, with many pleading poverty due to loss of income following the lockdown imposed on the country to control the sp...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:28hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Donor comes to the aid of Zimbabweans in SA
Veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has revealed that a donor has come to the rescue of Zimbabweans who are facing starvation in South Africa following the enforcement of lockdown.Sibanda ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 09:57hrs | 2277 | by Stephen Jakes
Starving Zimbabwean doctor begs for aid
A MEDICAL doctor employed by the Health and Child Care ministry at Beitbridge District Hospital has publicly declared her poverty and begged for help via Twitter.The NewsDay confirmed Sandra K...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:55hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, stew over economy
President Mnangagwa has directed Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya to announce economic stabilisation measures following a meeting on Wednesday. ...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:45hrs | 4901 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe must get debt clearance from China'
FORMER State Enterprises and Parastatals minister Gorden Moyo has urged government to ask for debt cancellation from China so that the southern African nation could be able to contain the COVID-19 cur...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Relief for arrested MDC councillor
CHIPINGE MDC Alliance ward 8 councillor Chrispen Rambo, arrested for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the lockdown period has been released, with the State ordered to pursue the...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:12hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube calls for GNU to rescue economy
FORMER War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube is known for his straight talk and fearless character. A long-time serving Zanu-PF member and a liberation stalwart, Tshinga always speaks out his mind when g...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:25hrs | 2297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe National Army rescues Binga villagers
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has provided the Social Welfare department with transport to carry drought relief grain to villages in Binga so that vulnerable beneficiaries are not charged transport...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: IMF hammers country already on its knees
Mercifully, Zimbabwe's infection and death rates from Covid-19 are so far very low but the economy, already labouring under the effects of drought, has been hit by the lockdowns. Worse, the IMF has de...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 696 | by Baffour Ankomah I New African Magazine
'Zimbabwe in gridlock under Mnangagwa'
THE ruling Zanu-PF has failed to deal with Zimbabwe's multifaceted crisis as the socio-economic situation continues to deteriorate since 2018 elections, a survey has shown.According to a repor...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims Africa's electoral system is a big circus
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has slammed Africa's electoral system as a "big circus if not an embarrassment to the continent", hence the recurrence of disputed polls.In his 50...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1868 | by Staff reporter
Attacks evoke memories of Gukurahundi tactics
LAST week on Wednesday night (May 13, 2020), I woke up to find several missed calls and messages from fellow human rights defenders telling me that Zimbabwe's youngest MP, Joanna Mamombe (27), and her...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:40hrs | 336 | by Thandekile Moyo
Chinhoyi fire tender under probe over Banket hospital inferno
CHINHOYI - The Government has instructed a probe into Chinhoyi municipality fire brigade after it failed to react to put down ravaging fire that destroyed a drug room at Banket district hospital on We...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:31hrs | 465 | by Naume Muza
'Money printing impact is worse than Covid-19'
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has warned government against printing money to fund the ZW$18 billion Covid-19 Economic Recovery and Stimulus Package saying to do so will have a more...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1373 | by Staff reporter
'Over-reliance on China to derail Zimbabwe recovery'
ZIMBABWE is highly exposed to any sharp economic slowdown in China due to what will likely be an overreliance on the Asian economic powerhouse for financial support.There are fears the escalating ...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Justice Maphosa donates to distressed families
PROMINENT South Africa based Zimbabwean businessman Mr Justice Maphosa has donated food hampers and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 1 100 vulnerable families who include returnees from South Af...Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:23hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says abducted MDC Alliance activists' breasts suckled by captors
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime has a hand in the alleged abduction and torture of party legislator Joanna Mamombe and two party activists by alleged sta...Published: 16 May 2020 at 09:20hrs | 2870 | by Staff reporter
MDC official recounts 'abduction' ordeal
ONE of the three MDC Alliance officials, Cecilia Chimbiri, who was allegedly abducted on Wednesday, yesterday recounted the horrific sexual and physical abuse they endured at the hands of the kidnappe...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:54hrs | 4467 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF missing the target
MDC-AlliAnCe leader nelson Chamisa is simply a face representing an ongoing struggle against a multifaceted catastrophe that has been ravaging the livelihoods of the ordinary people of Zimbabwe for fa...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1306 | by Gumisai Nyoni
BREAKING: Abducted MDC officials found badly beaten
Youth Assembly Leaders C. Chimbiri, Hon. Joanna Mamombe & Netsai Marova were found badly beaten and dumped along Bindura Road. We have since rescued them with the help of our lawyers....Published: 15 May 2020 at 05:25hrs | 9072 | by Maureen Kademaunga, MDC-ALLIANCE Secretary for Social Welfare
Mnangagwa's rescuer comes to the rescue of Zimbabweans stranded in SA
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman based in South Africa, Mr Justice Maphosa has offered to assist 400 stranded Zimbabweans in the neighbouring country who were struggling to raise bus fare to return home. ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:30hrs | 6308 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 Lockdown blues - Chirundu man sodomize 3 boys over wild fruits
A 27-year-old Chirundu man appeared in court facing three counts of sodomizing three minors aged ten and nine years after luring them with baobab wild fruits at the border town.Herbert Chamuno...Published: 12 May 2020 at 13:23hrs | 1165 | by Naume Muza
Boy dies mysteriously in Glendale, as witchcraft comes under scrutiny
THE Tsungubvi community was plunged into mourning this Sunday following the mysterious death of Crispen Magwaza in an incident believed to be connected to his failure to pay for the services of a comm...Published: 12 May 2020 at 11:29hrs | 2093 | by Staff reporter
Trio invokes ancient Tonga custom in 'kidnap and rape' incident
TWO brothers and their cousin who allegedly invoked an ancient Tonga custom to kidnap a girl (17) and take her to their homestead where one of them raped her before introducing her to relatives as his...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
NetOne to pay Bosso's last installment this monthend
THE Highlanders executive will have to work round the clock and hope to pull some magic following revelations that principal sponsors NetOne will be paying the last installment of their deal this mont...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's suicidal response to internal storms
Following the March 31, 2019, Supreme Court ruling which declared that the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa's ascension to the leadership of that party in 2018 was unprocedural, there has been turmoil in th...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:16hrs | 2011 | by Nobleman Runyanga
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