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Professor Arthur Mutambara, Dr Nkosana Moyo and Advocate Nelson Chamisa are speaking
I have dwelt a lot regarding Chamisa's infantile approach to politics and his policies that do not make too much sense. However, I wish to commend Chamisa's visit to Matabeleland South two days ago. T...Published: 20 mins ago | 102 | by Nomazulu Thata
Govt playing games with Zapu properties
ZAPU and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) veterans yesterday accused the government of "playing games" with its properties seized in the 1980s.Zipra was the military wing of Za...Published: 12 hrs ago | 985 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner brings life to Bindura
FOR 27 years, the residents of Simona struggled to access medical facilities and markets for their farm produce in nearby Bindura due to the appalling state of the roads.But in just two months...Published: 12 hrs ago | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns 79
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa today celebrates his 79th birthday with the dream of a better and greater Zimbabwe still his main mission. Since his inauguration in November 2017, Mnangagwa has remained ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 3027 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's message to ZANU PF members
Professor Jonathan Moyo has appealed to members of Zanu-PF to prioritise than be partisan because new merit-based Zimbabwe can never be achieved under the current ruling party [Zanu-PF]. Writi...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 13:26hrs | 5575 | by Mandla Ndlovu
IDs for 'forgotten citizens'
THE Registrar-General (RG's) office yesterday started issuing identity documents to the San community in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, creating a sense of belonging among these almost forgotten citi...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:03hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Companies struggle to pay $7 billion tax
ZIMBABWE'S private sector owed the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) $6,5 billion in unpaid taxes at the end of last year, according to an annual report released by the tax collector.Zimra sa...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Byrom leaves Somerset for Glamorgan
Zimbabwe-born toporder batter Eddie Byrom has left English county cricket side Somerset after signing a two-year deal with Glamorgan and will spend the rest of the season there on loan.Byrom, ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:53hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born Andrew Mukuba making waves in US College football
As a small child in the African country of Zimbabwe, he dreamed of playing American football. Fast forward several years, and the now Texas resident is the first true freshman to start at safety for C...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:53hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Number of war vets needing limbs declines
THE number of ex-combatants needing artificial limbs for injuries sustained during the armed liberation struggle has been falling over the years, the Defence and War Veterans ministry has revealed....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:48hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Peace and reconciliation in the Second Republic
The inherent Western footprints in the ontology and epistemology of African nationalism in the past has stagnated the dream of realising how we can reconstruct the past and re-imagine the future....Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 119 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Women pressure groups abandon Marry Chiwenga in her hour of need
WOMEN'S rights groups have remained silent over the mounting struggles Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been facing for the past 18 long months.In ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira drags Chiwenga in the mud
Chickens have come home to roost for ZANU PF Masvingo Provincial Chairperson, Ezra Ruvai Chadzamira as he drags Vice President Constantine Chiwenga into t...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 00:36hrs | 8573 | by Paul Ndou
Harare council manager nabbed for 'falsehoods'
A HARARE City Council manager was on Thursday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after he allegedly produced a false report claiming that Fossil Construction Company had comple...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:49hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Life without a visa in Diaspora a nightmare
STAYING in the UK without a visa or a right to stay is intolerable, the worst thing that can happen to a human being is to become an illegal immigrant in a 'hostile environment'. People wh...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:16hrs | 559 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa says Mnangagwa's machinery will not kill his MDC
THE spirit of the MDC will not die despite the sustained and determined efforts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to destroy the movement, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said....Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:53hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investors line up new bank in Zimbabwe
A group of domestic and foreign investors has lodged an application with Zimbabwean authorities to roll out an investment bank, the first such institution since investment banks were toppled under the...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:35hrs | 2971 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mock return of 'Zupco trains'
ZIMBABWE United Passengers Company (ZUPCO)'s incapacitation has forced the government to reintroduce the unpopular old and dilapidated commuter train system.However, the initiative has not bee...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:31hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
'Parents cheated on school fees'
Parents are being shortchanged by being ordered to pay school fees in full under the guise that their children will learn for 80 days while in actual fact the majority will attend class for only 40 da...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:27hrs | 934 | by KK Zvauta
Chamisa says, 'We need a new direction: Every vote matters'
TWO decades ago, a diverse range of people and groups came together to build a glorious movement that would play a significant role in shaping the governance of our country.At the time, Zimbab...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 356 | by Nelson Chamisa
24% of pupils fail to return to school
TWENTY-FOUR percent of pupils have not returned to school following the reopening of learning institutions due to early pregnancies, school boys venturing into artisanal mining and failure to pay fees...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:19hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Retired colonel found dead
Retired Colonel Patrick Tawona Maponga was found dead at his home in Magunje on Tuesday morning.He was 60. The late Maponga lost his wife early this year.A former freedom fighter, join...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 9465 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will never reverse Mugabe's land reform
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed he will never reverse the land reform which was pioneered by the late former President Robert Mugabe.Mugabe died on September 6 i...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:27hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe being run by clueless ZANU PF clowns
The Emmerson Mnangagwa led ZANU PF government has once again proven beyond no doubt that they are clueless and a bunch of mediocre buffoons. They impose policies which are half baked and result in the...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1374 | by Prince Njagu
Mnangagwa will fall with a thud
As I prepared to leave Sydney and its congestion and retreat to a quieter place this past Sunday morning, my curiously inquisitive eye caught a disturbing news report in one of the weekend newspapers ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:36hrs | 7568 | by Mutsa Murenje in Alice Springs, Australia
Mnangagwa says Mugabe was 'principled’
Former president Robert Mugabe distinguished himself as a principled man who did not deviate from what he believed to be right, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. The President said this in a...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Underpaid teachers turn to loan sharks
CASH-STRAPPED teachers said they had to approach loan sharks to borrow money for bus fare to return to work on the reopening of schools yesterday.They were caught unawares when government anno...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:40hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF captured by a minority cartel and foreigners'
Former Zanu-PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu says the ruling party ‘is no longer revolutionary', adding that it has been captured by a minority cartel and foreigners.The seemingly disgrun...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 19:52hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
War vets savage Mnangagwa again
UNAPOLOGETIC war veterans have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still interre...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces fresh war vets onslaught
VETERANS of the liberation war have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still in...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 2750 | by Staff reporter
'ECD struggling under COVID-19'
EARLY childhood development (ECD) is key for development and deserves funding from government and stakeholders to ensure children are well groomed. In Zimbabwe and other third world countries, governm...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Elections without reforms is repeating mistakes but expecting different results
IT pleasing to see that the media, mainly independent media, have begun to remind opposition parties and civil society organisations in the country that preparations for 2023 election need to start no...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:24hrs | 247 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Hadebe's team woes mount
WARRIORS defender Teenage Hadebe's Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo continued to struggle, this time suffering a 2-0 defeat to Portland Timbers at home on Saturday.Hadebe was barred fro...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:23hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
War vets expose ugly Zanu-PF fights
WAR veterans in Mashonaland West province have laid bare deep-rooted factionalism in Zanu-PF and blasted their national chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa for accusing other former freedom fighters of be...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2753 | by Staff reporter
My desperate plea to billionaire Masiyiwa
Last Sunday I dwelt on the depressing theme of the hardship that journalists often endure for failing to toe the ill-defined line drawn by intolerant politicians.Newspaper editors must be the ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:10hrs | 2594 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Zimbabwe makes first payment to Paris Club in 20 years
ZIMBABWE says it has made its first debt repayment to a group of creditor countries known as the "Paris Club" under a refreshed plan to clear up to US$10,7 billion owed to several multilateral funders...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:06hrs | 2652 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to reclaim urban constituencies in 2023
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has vowed to lead Zanu-PF to a resounding victory over the opposition and reclaim urban constituencies during the 2023 harmonised elections, saying successive MDC administrations i...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:59hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Govt investigates abuse of war vets
THE Government has reportedly launched an investigation into the alleged ill-treatment of veterans of the liberation struggle employed by various local authorities in the country.The investiga...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:57hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
More buses to boost ZUPCO fleet
GOVERNMENT is moving with speed to comprehensively address challenges in urban transportation through procuring hundreds of large volume buses, with the country set to take delivery of a consignment o...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:49hrs | 206 | by Staff writer
Mnangagwa snubs Chiwenga's estranged wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa was hospitalised last week after her health continued to deteriorate, and claims she has not received financial assistance from her ...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:48hrs | 5063 | by Staff reporter
Warriors fire blanks against Bafana Bafana
Zimbabwe 0 - 0 South AfricaTHE Zimbabwe Warriors began their bid to qualify for the 2020 World Cup in Qatar on a disappointing note after being held to a goalless draw by South A...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 19:55hrs | 1839 | by Staff reporter
'Top bankers assigned to guard Zimbabwe's IMF windfall'
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube laid out a solid spending plan for the US$961 million recently injected by the International Monetary Fund (iMF), saying the windfall would be guarded by three top banker...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 07:01hrs | 4889 | by Staff reporter
'No teacher can go to work under unfair conditions'
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) Obert Masaraure has warned that government's newly recruited 3 816 teachers will soon join their colleagues to fight for better working conditions ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 12:02hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe true liberation heroes need to finally unshackle themselves from those who hijacked the struggle
This past week has been a most painful one for all of us who respect and honour the history of our beloved country, its legacy, and the struggle that brought about its liberation.Firstly, ther...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 17:55hrs | 313 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Import Substitution: A case for soya beans
For the past 10 years, Zimbabwe has produced an average of 56 000 metric tonnes (mt) of soya beans per year against national demand of 240 000 mt for food, animal feed and industrial consumption. In t...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 15:26hrs | 392 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chiyangwa daughter launched GoFundMe appeal for weight loss op
Her father often makes jokes about Zimbabweans who don't have cash - now Michelle Chiyangwa is getting not a lot of sympathy in her hour of need.The 31-year-old daughter of Phillip Chiyangwa, ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 20:41hrs | 2430 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC fears Zanu-PF will use IMF US$1 billion for 'electioneering'
Close to US$1 billion released to Zimbabwe by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be misused by the Zanu-PF government to finance its 2023 election campaign, the Movement for Democratic Change...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 19:35hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Parents sweat over fees hike
TEACHERS unions have warned of unprecedented school dropouts as parents struggle to raise school fees following a government-imposed 33% hike for the extended term.Schools reopen today for exa...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:49hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Abraham Lincoln and building national unity in Zimbabwe
There is a national consensus that the economic Structural Adjustment Programme (eSAP), imposed on Zimbabwe in 1991 by donors led by the IMF and the World Bank, has been one of the leading causes of t...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:17hrs | 243 | by Fay Chung
'Mnangagwa spooked by spectre of youth revolution'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba last week accused award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono (HC), who is also a stern critic of the government of sour grapes after his bid...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
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