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Zimbabwe MPs go 9 months without allowances
In an unusual display of cross-party solidarity, Members of Parliament (MPs) in Zimbabwe have voiced their dissatisfaction regarding delayed disbursements of allowances, which they claim are severely ...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:50hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for 39 war vets accused of public violence
The High Court has granted an application for review filed by 39 war veterans who were previously arrested for participating in an illegal gathering intended to promote public violence. Initi...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:07hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa parades broke forces; mums on stipends
Despite pampering uniformed forces with praises during 44th Defence Forces Day celebrations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, (who is also the Commander In-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces) deliberat...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 22:51hrs | 1700 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Binga South MP laments nepotism at RDC
Fanuel Cumanzala, the legislator for Binga South (CCC), has accused the Binga Rural District Council (RDC) of rampant nepotism and corruption, which he claims has led to employees going unpaid for ove...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:18hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
ANC throw Amapanyaza under the bus
The Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens better known as 'AmaPanyaza' will lose their jobs with immediate effect.This was announced on an internal Gauteng Province internal circular addressed to '...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 08:28hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Councillors fume over US$7 allowance
SOME councillors are reportedly failing to attend committee meetings citing paltry monthly allowances of ZWL$113 000 that translates to less than US$7 at the prevailing interbank rate.This was...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic supports artists to maximise their talents for financial gain
Harare, 11 October 2023 - Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe is committed to propping up musicians and other creative artists and hel...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 22:03hrs | 13 | by Agencies
Zipra war collaborators feel betrayed by govt
Tensions are mounting among former Zipra liberation war collaborators who underwent vetting in 2021 to determine their eligibility for monthly payouts promised to them.These unarmed combatants...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 20:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Eat to live, not live to eat
None communicable diseases are on the rise and claiming more lives than wars. The terrible and horrible 'siamese' twins, diabetes and hypertension are the ring leaders of these phantom hit squads. How...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 22:35hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Knives out for Faz after election disaster
The shadowy Forever Associate Zimbabwe (Faz), which is at the centre of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial re-election, says it is now being used as a scapegoat by its critics, including Zan...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Govt has neglected us,' says war vets
DISGRUNTLED veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle are clamouring for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to improve their measly monthly allowances and pay-outs to surviving spouses and...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CIO, army seal off rural areas'
ZIMBABWE's security agencies have been accused of conniving with traditional leaders to turn rural areas into ‘no-go zones' for the opposition ahead of elections expected later this year.Acc...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC top officials fall for ZANU PF money
There are reports reaching this reporter indicating that some Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior members are stampeding for ZANU PF's stipends as the ruling party is leaving no stone unturned ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 11:49hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF fears economic implosion
Zanu-PF has admitted that economic implosion is a big threat to its bid to retain power in next year's general elections.In its central committee (CC) report released last week, Zanu-PF said h...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ pensioners' widows getting US$2 per month
OVER 70 widows of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s late workers are living in abject poverty in Bulawayo earning a paltry $1 200 per month, an equivalent of US$2.After enquiring with ...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Grassroots Soccer closes shop in Zimbabwe
GRASSROOTS Soccer Incorporation (GRS) will wind up its operations in Zimbabwe on Thursday this week, after 20 years in the country, rendering over 200 people jobless.Grassroots Soccer, headqua...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim authorities rescind dismissal of traditional leaders sacked for resisting partisan manipulation during elections
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have reinstated six traditional leaders to their positions as village heads after rescinding their illegal and unceremonious dismissal which took place seven years ago.T...Published: 01 May 2022 at 20:38hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
War veterans trial moved to April 11
THE trial of 40 war veterans arrested last year while demanding a review of their monthly stipends has been set for April 11, after their application for exception was dismissed yesterday by Harare ma...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to ease burden on pensioners
PENSIONERS in various parts of the country are reportedly travelling long distances to access their paltry monthly stipends at banks in cities.Last Thursday, Finance deputy minister Clemence C...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Village health workers complain of paltry stipends
VILLAGE health workers (VHWs) have raised concern over the measly US$14 monthly stipend they receive from government for their services.VHWs are the first primary healthcare providers in commu...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Private doctors, medical aid societies square off
PRIVATE medical doctors have threatened to turn away patients on medical aid until they have been paid for their services.Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association presi...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF war vets 'defect' to Zapu
Zanu-PF-linked war veterans in Matabeleland South province have reportedly defected to the opposition Zapu party in protest over measly stipends they get from government despite the sacrifices they ma...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Give war vets US$200 monthly pension'
UMZINGWANE legislator Levi Mayihlome (Zanu-PF) has urged government to pay pensioners including war veterans a minimum of US$200 in monthly pensions to cushion them against the high cost of living in ...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Indosaka junior stars celebrate anniversary
INDOSAKUSA Junior Stars (IJS), an offspring of Bulawayo's celebrated and award-winning Indosakusa the Morning Star, will on September 12 celebrate its first anniversary in the music industry.A...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The lessons from Zambia
I have just celebrated my 77th birthday and have settled on two proud new titles. I have now added a new title to my repertoire. I was given the title of mukoma at the Manica Post. Governor Josiah Hun...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:03hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zipra war vets bemoan shortage of registration forms
THE Zipra War Veterans Association has expressed concern over lack of registration forms in the Matabeleland region to enable former freedom fighters to register during the ongoing vetting exercise....Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Ordinary citizens bribing to register as war vets'
VETERANS of Zimbabwe's liberation war have claimed that ordinary citizens are paying bribes to register as freedom fighters in order to benefit from monthly pension stipends at the expense of real lib...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimfirst is founded on the philosophy of Pan Africanism.
Pan Africanism is the philosophy which dictate that people of African descend should have common interest and are unified. Judging by the political records of the leading ZANU PF regime, Zimbabwe is y...Published: 27 May 2021 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by The President of Zimbabwe People First
War vets want more cash
WAR veterans in Karoi have demanded more cash from Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, instead of being given loans for income-generating projects.The issue arose during a public hearing on the 202...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | | 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 14:40hrs | | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
We've long neglected war vets, says Mnangagwa's govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted that it has neglected its independence war fighters for too long, and now wants to correct the anomaly by prioritising their welfare to ensure they are well taken care of....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
100% payout hike, grocery vouchers for pensioners
PENSIONERS and widows are set to get a 100% increase to their monthly stipends, as well as grocery vouchers worth $3 000 from the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), NewsDay reported.Ns...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to increase pensioners monthly stipends
PENSIONERS have urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to increase their monthly stipends in order to cushion them from the harsh economic situation that continues to affect the country....Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe's messenger of hope
RUNAWAY inflation in Zimbabwe has rendered its currency almost worthless.With US$8 billion in unpaid debt, the country can barely afford services for its citizens, and the deterioration is epi...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa in Bloomberg's top 50
ZIMBABWEAN businessman and philanthropist, Mr Strive Masiyiwa, has been named by Bloomberg among the top 50 prominent figures that have changed the global business in 2020. The annual Bloomber...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Importance of Unity, Mzilikazi's legacy
The legacy of Mzilikazi "the Trailblazer" who left Kwa-Zulu in the early 1800's to trail through the rigid Territories of the North-West, passing through certain areas and establishing his 'Kraals' wh...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Sizwe Mda
Zimbabwe-Iran scholarship goes 19 months without stipend from govt
To the minister responsible for students on govt scholarships We were awarded Government Sponsored Scholarships to study in various Engineering disciplines in the Islamic Republic State of Ira...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Student
War vets demand $600 monthly pension
THE Defence and War Veterans ministry has requested a review of pensions for war veterans which are currently pegged at the salary grade of an army warrant officer of $350 per month.Former fre...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets meet over economic meltdown
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) in Bulawayo has called for an urgent emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss various issues affecting the country and their welfare...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAPU fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
ZANU is a criminal organization built on a foundation of lies, conspiracy, treachery and a network of bought puppets masquerading as all sorts of officials. These officials are found on all strata of ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | | by ZAPU
Felix Ndiweni seeking political asylum status
They are striking similarities between the rise of Nelson Chamisa to the helm of the MDC-T and the current on-going attempts by Felix Ndiweni to grab the Ndiweni Chieftainship of Ntabazinduna in Matab...Published: 16 May 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by ViewFromMatopos
Zimbabwean students reduced to beggars in Algeria
ZIMBABWEAN students studying on State scholarships in Algeria have, for the umpteenth time, made an impassioned plea to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to look into their welfare, which is now dire, as t...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Judas has plenty cousins
Regime change instigators have picked pawns from among our own who are now bidding for their masters. Indeed where government is lagging behind we must constructively and progressively point it out, a...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 15:57hrs | | by Tondo Chinehsha
No pay for striking doctors
Government has said it will not pay doctors for the days they were absent at their work stations during the 40-day long industrial action which started early in December and ended at the start of last...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 13:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
An analysis of Chamisa's recent trip to Israel
In the midst of a gruelling election campaign, MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa surprised many by posting pictures on social media holidaying in Israel, which he dubbed a private vis...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Lovemore Ranga Mataire
Zim students in Algeria wallow in penury
OVER 400 Zimbabwean students studying in Algeria on government scholarships are reportedly struggling to make ends meet following their alleged neglect by the State, forcing some to turn to nefarious ...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New dispensation rejuvenates Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF's preparedness to part ways with some candidates that served under the ousted regime of Mr Robert Mugabe and take on board new dynamic and progressive players that communities look to for a fr...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwean students starving in Algeria'
HARARE West MP, Jessie Majome (MDC-T) last week gave a heart-breaking description of Zimbabwean students in Algeria, who are starving due to the government's failure to release their $3 000 yearly sti...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe presidential scholarship students turn to prostitution
Desperate Zimbabwean students on the presidential scholarship programme, faced with rising costs, are turning to prostitution, gambling and other dangerous pursuits to fund their studies, Parliament h...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 10:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MPs grill Kagonye over failure to up pensions
THE government has failed to uphold its promise to pensioners made last year by former Public Service and Labour minister Prisca Mupfumira, who pledged that the government would raise pensioners' stip...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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