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Stalinist approach to COVID-19 vaccines only fuels more hesitancy and skepticism!
The easiest way to make someone mistrust and distrust you (arousing suspicions about you), is to act as if you are hiding something from him....Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 08:41hrs | 600 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mystery of Kuda Tagwirei's assets in Zimbabwe revival plan
In December, the government of Zimbabwe announced a multibillion-dollar project called Kuvimba Mining House Ltd. that would hold some of the nation's most valuable gold, platinum, chrome and nickel mi...Published: 11 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Separated by a river, but worlds apart
Depending on one's propensity to follow the news, the world, at varying days of December of 2019 was introduced to the novel corona virus, a highly contagious and deadly virus preliminary reports at t...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 13:40hrs | | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance fight over Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Victoria Falls
THE MDC Alliance and Zanu-PF are fighting over glory in the roll-out of vaccination in the country's prime tourism city.The government rolled-out vaccination exercise for all willing residents...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 9 | by Samantha Power
COVID herd immunity will not happen in 2021, says WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said Monday that herd immunity to the coronavirus would not be achieved in 2021, despite the growing availability of vaccines. ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 reasons why all businesses need enterprise security software
In today's digital world, data security is one of the most controversial topics among business owners and consumers. The way business is done has completely changed as almost every existing company ha...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 12:02hrs | 481 | by Staff Writer
How TB Joshua's prayers in Nazareth saved this young man from killing someone!!!
The official Facebook page of T.B. Joshua shared the touching testimony of a young man living in Switzerland who says the pastor's prayers during his Nazareth meeting saved him from killing himself or...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 06:09hrs | | by Tawia Acheampong
Mnangagwa's advisor speaks on US Dollar ban
Member of the Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council Dr Shingi Munyeza has penned seven points which he predicts will occur after the gazetting of the Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 by F...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 08:36hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Here we go again
Mnangagwa has made clear that Zimbabwe will have its own currency again by the end of the year. Economist and former senior MDC MP Eddie Cross says it will be the strongest currency in the region. The...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 18:04hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Mnangagwa joins African Peer Review Mechanism
The new dispensation has taken yet another giant move to open up to the international community, with Zimbabwe set to join the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).APRM is an organ under the A...Published: 22 May 2019 at 14:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Transgender activist attacks Mnangagwa
A Bulawayo cross dresser and transgender activist Ricky "Rikki" Nathanson says President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a ruthless person who presided over the murder of 20 000 Zimbabweans during his time as M...Published: 08 May 2019 at 08:57hrs | 15456 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gukurahundi mass graves exhumation intent - is the Matebelalnd Collective accomplices?
History is littered with many heinous crimes committed by man against man all in the name of power, from the Turkish genocide against the Armenians, the Nazi Jewish holocaust, Pol pot madness, the Rwa...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1010 | by Fikile wa Malikongwa
African Union and Sadc are spineless
A combined African Union (AU), Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and President Emmerson Mnangagwa trio-solution to the entangled, Zimbabwean problem will not yield the correct result. In p...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | 190 | by Pearl Matibe
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 16:43hrs | 3907 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa faces a new wave of unrest as civil servants to strike on Friday
Zimbabwe faces a new wave of unrest as the group representing government workers announced on Wednesday that civil servants across the country will go on strike after salary negotiations failed....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | | by AP
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:10hrs | 2469 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mthuli Ncube in currency volte-face
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who two months ago indicated that he would prioritise currency reforms, including demonitising the country's fiat currency last Wednesday made a huge climb down on the p...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption damaging Zimbabwe recovery
TRANSPARENCY International's 2017 corruption perception index ranked Zimbabwe number 157 out of 180 countries. Using a scale of 0 to 100 (where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean), Zimbabwe has...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 993 | by Paddington Masamha
Mnangagwa's scarf feature in MDC election results court challenge
Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Friday filed a legal challenge to the results of the country's first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, alleging "gross mathematical errors" and calling ...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:42hrs | | by AFP
Divided nation, broken economy face Zimbabwe's new leader
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure as Zimbabwe's newly-elected president got off to a rocky start.President-elect Emmerson MnangagwaHe narrowly secured a five-year term in an election marre...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | | by Bloomberg
Why I married Olinda, Tytan speaks
Those who thought the relationship between musician Tytan (born Njabulo Nkomo) and social butterfly Olinda Chapel was a publicity stunt plucked from a Hollywood movie scene got a shock of their lives ...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 07:02hrs | 3142 | by Staff Reporter
Commonwealth to save Zimbabwe?
The Commonwealth is reported to have agreed to a rescue mission for Zimbabwe at its meeting in London this week during the visit by Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Lieutena...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe six months on: Life in the fast lane
In October 2017, just six months ago, Robert Mugabe was state president and it looked as if we were stuck with him for another five-year term after elections in 2018.There seemed to be no poss...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 12:50hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe's $4,2bn game changer, 90 000 jobs, timelines given
WHILE the market is still digesting the meaning and implications of the $4, 2 billion platinum deal that was sealed by Government on Thursday last week, judging by the envisaged scope and scale of the...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Global Advocacy trip by the MDC Alliance delegation: A big achievement and a strategic move
1.We wish to acknowledge the interest generated by the trip to the US and that it is fundamental that there be adequate communication to clear the myths. The MDC understands the importance of accounta...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 12:12hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti
Analyst raps deputy finance Minister over airport $15m loan deal
An analyst Tendai Njila has expressed skepticism over the government acquired loan of $15 million for the upgrading of the Harare International Airport which deputy minister of finance Terence Mukupe ...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 11:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Surely army tanks couldn't have come out to target only Chombo, Chipanga
A United Kingdom based Zanu PF members Nick Mangwana‏ has expressed skepticism as to the fact that it appears the army's operation restore legacy was targeting only Ignatius Chombo, Kudzanayi Chipan...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 10:33hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Understanding the method behind Mnangagwa's cabinet
Zimbabwe has a new President and a new cabinet. The ascendency of the former to the throne was greeted with praise, the naming of the latter with skepticism and sometimes sheer outrage.Excitem...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 15:37hrs | | by Hubert Sithole
The so-called experts!
Things are unfolding at a hectic pace that it is impossible to maintain objectivity in analysing the daily events. For me however, the problem lies with the so-called experts on Zimbabwe. They are the...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 16:19hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Loopholes emerge in BVR
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted to a loophole in the voter registration process, which allows multiple registration using different national identity documents as the biometric voter ...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T does not need a coalition, it has been winning since it started - Analyst
A Political commentator Butler Tambo has said the MDC-T has been winning significant numbers during elections since 2000 and it does not need a coalition with any political party to win.The re...Published: 22 Jul 2017 at 05:40hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Paul Ryan won't miss chance for tax reform in the United States
One of President Trump's most popular campaign promises was to lower taxes and simplify the tax code in the United States. Now that he has been in office for several months and the Republicans are rea...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Confusion over police roadblocks
The Home Affairs ministry insists it is committed to the decision to limit roadblocks to 40 countrywide, but opposition and rights campaigners said the pronouncement was a half-hearted first step....Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
'Sex is demanded everywhere'
She has seen it all but principles have guided her to be what she is today. From city of Kings to the capital city, she has done quite well in the industry. A jack of all trades aptly describes Charle...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 14:16hrs | | by Latwell Nyangu
Tsvangirai engages opinion leaders, students in Ngezi, Chinhoyi
President Morgan Tsvangirai today continued with his Mash West tour, first engaging community leaders in rural Ngezi before proceeding to Chinhoyi, where he spoke to community leaders and later en...Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 16:37hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Tsvangirai invades Mugabe's backyard
President Morgan Tsvangirai today hit the ground running in Mugabe's home province of Mashonaland West, with his first meeting in Zvipani, Hurungwe West being attended by 42 village heads, 7 chiefs, 1...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 17:43hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'I have no regrets,' says Gono
DR Kereke alleged, soon after I terminated his contract, that I had in 2008 stolen US$37 535 300 plus R1 410 000 and GBP21 511.Of course, nothing could be further from the truth and in any...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 22:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai capitulates on coalition conditions
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has softened its stance on the minimum conditions that were to be met by other opposition in order to consummate a coalition to confront President Robert...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of bond notes and media deception
Nothing could be more pig-sickening than a packet of lies in black and white. It could be easier to forgive if it is taken as reckless abandon to detail by the writer, but becomes atrocious when it is...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 13:17hrs | | by Rungano Dzikira
Bond notes to hit the market in 2 weeks
BOND notes are now ready and will be released into the market in two weeks' time as part of the export incentive that is meant to reward exporters and ease cash shortages.The bond notes ar...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ rules out conversion of foreign currency into Bond notes
FOREIGN currencies in bank accounts will not be converted to bond notes when they are finally introduced, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya has said. In a telephone interv...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bond notes fears push ZSE higher
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Industrial Index reversed its year to date loss after gaining 1,04 percent to 115.78 at the close of trades yesterday. The stock market was on the brink of registering ...Published: 19 Oct 2016 at 11:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZSE loses $1.1 billion
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has shed $1.1 billion between July 2015 and July 2016 as foreign investor skepticism saw the local bourse register large divestments, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has s...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 07:36hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Herculean task for new radio Skyz FM
BULAWAYO's new radio station Skyz FM is now live. But the station faces more than just the burden of looking for advertisers and revenue to sustain its operations.After nearly 18-months of wai...Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 09:14hrs | | by Divine Dube
Zimbabwe tobacco, gold producers set for windfall payouts
GOVERNMENT, through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), will soon make windfall payouts to exporters, particularly tobacco farmers and gold producers, from earnings accruing from the export incent...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe afraid of dying alone, says Lumumba
Acie Lumumba - real name William Mutumanje - says President Robert Mugabe is not afraid of dying but is "afraid to die alone".He said 92-year-old Mugabe was "on a suicide path" and describ...Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 13:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
The fate of Vice President Mnangagwa
"Pasi nemhandu, pasi nemhandu pasi nemhandu, pasi nemhandu....!!" (translated as Down with the enemy) gleefully chanted Vice President E.D Mnangagwa soon after his "appointment" as the Vice President ...Published: 29 Jul 2016 at 06:27hrs | | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
'I'm not a CIO,' says Pastor Mawarire
After giving the voiceless a voice and hope to millions of Zimbabweans reeling from a depressed economy, Pastor Evan Mawarire of the popular #ThisFlag campaign last week quietly left Zimbabwe for ...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Low-cost airlines hit turbulence, Flyafrica prepares for second coming
THE charm of air travel, which has largely been spurred by Government's willingness to issue licences to prospective airlines in line with the open skies policy, has been a major motivation to many in...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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